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    Ain Shams University Wind Energy, ERGY 530

    Faculty of Engineering Spring-2017


    New Programs, CHEP
    Where Does the Wind Come From?
    • Uneven heating of the Earth
    – What if the Earth did not rotate?
    Where Does the Wind Come From?
    • Add rotation (and thus the Coriolis effect) and
    what happens?
    Where Does the Wind Come From?
    • Secondary and tertiary
    circulations also occur
    around the earth
    – Secondary
    • Hurricanes (tropical cyclones)
    • Extratropical cyclones
    – Tertiary
    • Uneven heating due to terrain
    or surface properties
    – Land/sea breezes
    – Mountain/valley breezes
    – Thunderstorms
    – Tornadoes
    Power in the Wind Foundations
    •
    mass m kg
    Density     [ 3]
    volume V m

    • Volume  area * length  AL [m 3 ]

    • Velocity 
    length L m
    time
     [ ]
    t s

    • Power 
    energy J
    time
    [ W]
    s
    • Energy 1
    2
    1
     K . E .  mass * ( velocity ) 2  mv 2 [ J ]
    2
    Come up with an equation for power as a function only of Area, Velocity and Density:

    1 2 1 1
    K .E. 2 mv ( V ) v 2
    (  AL ) v 2
    1
    Power    2  2   Av 3
    t t t t 2
    What Happens to the Wind as you Go
    Up in Elevation?

    A sample graph of wind speeds from 0 to 140 m


    L
    ( )
    = TI
    𝑁
    𝑣 3
    𝑖𝑥= h
    WPD = ½ ρ 𝑁

    ρ
    𝑣m
    𝑣ℎ
    𝑁
    𝑣 3
    ℎ=1 h
    EPF = 𝑁𝑣m 3
    Power in the Wind
    kg m
    • Let’s check our units: N 2
    s
    1 J Nm
    PW   Av 3

    2
    3
     
    2
    kg m kg m
     m 2
       
     
    3 3
    m s s

    kg m 2 N m J
    s 3

    s

    s
     Watt
    Capacity Factor
    24 hr 365 days
    # hr / yr    8760 hr / yr
    day yr

    The amount of energy generated divided by the


    amount which could be produced if the turbine were
    running at its full capacity all of the time.

    Typically considered over a year, but could be


    measured over any timeframe.

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