SOLUTION: A wind generator has blades 4.20 m long. Find the tip speed when the blades are rotating at 22 rev/min. Round the answer to the nearest integer. The speed =

SOLUTION: A wind generator has blades 4.20 m long. Find the tip speed when the blades are rotating at 22 rev/min. Round the answer to the nearest integer. The speed =

Algebra.Com

Question 1108643: A wind generator has blades 4.20 m long. Find the tip speed when the blades are rotating at 22 rev/min.
Round the answer to the nearest integer.
The speed =
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


v = wr when w is measured in radians per minute.

w =

v = wr = 44p(4.20) = 580.6 m/min.

Edwin

RELATED QUESTIONS
A wind turbine has a total height of 50m, with 3 equally spaced blades that are 16m in... (answered by Alan3354)

An airplane propeller whose blades are 5.50 feet long is rotating at 2400 rpm. Find the... (answered by solver91311)

The four blades of a helicopter meet at right angles and are all the same length. The... (answered by nerdybill)

1)The rotor blades of an helicopter are 16ft long and are rotaing at 120rmp.... (answered by Alan3354)

If the angle between each blade of the wind turbine is the same and each blade has a... (answered by Alan3354)

A flywheel is rotating at an angular velocity of 1,215 rev/min. When the power is... (answered by Alan3354)

A flywheel is rotating at an angular velocity of 1,215 rev/min. When the power is... (answered by Alan3354)

How far does a point on the tip of a rotor blade travel when it makes one complete... (answered by Theo)

Please help me solve this problem An airplane propeller measures 8 feet from tip to... (answered by MathLover1)