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3. One big historical use for wind power was water pumping. Estimate the power output for a typical large Dutch Windmilil at
FIGURE 1.3 Historical farm windmills at J.B. Buchanan farm near Spearman, Texas. Windmills have since been moved to an outdoo
3. One big historical use for wind power was water pumping. Estimate the power output for a typical large Dutch Windmilil at 10 meters per second windspeed (see Chapter 1, Fig 1.3). Easiest way would be to estimate the diameter of the unit (use the best clues from the image), calculate the swept area, and assume some efficiency factor
FIGURE 1.3 Historical farm windmills at J.B. Buchanan farm near Spearman, Texas. Windmills have since been moved to an outdoor museum in Spearman.
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