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Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure: it doesn't have a specific origin.

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What happens if there is no wind for the wind generator?

simply when there is wind it stors up some electrisate and releses it very slowly it genrarets power for its self it even use it when there is wind becase it would go around rely slowly <><><><> Wind generators only produce power when there is enough wind to turn the generator. For small scale units (private, home use) you need enough battery storage to carry you through times of no wind. For commercial generators, they are placed in locations where the patterns of wind are known to be steady and nearly continuous. When there is no wind...the windmill when there is wind stores up energy inside itself so that on a day when there is no wind, you have energy! :)


Why should wind turbine blades be light?

Wind turbine blades should be light to maximize their efficiency in capturing wind energy and to reduce stress on the turbine's components. Lighter blades can also be more easily controlled and rotated to face optimal wind directions. Additionally, lighter blades are easier and less expensive to transport and install.


How fast does wind need to be to turn a windmill?

Most windmills begin turning at wind speeds of around 5-8 miles per hour, with optimal electricity production occurring at wind speeds of 25-35 miles per hour. If the wind speed exceeds 55-60 miles per hour, most windmills will shut down to prevent damage.


Mary is biking downhill. she notcies that her shirt and hair begin to pull back on her and blow in the wind that she is creating as she moves faster. This wind is an example of which of the following?

Drag


How does a wind turbine harness the wind?

Wind, as all moving masses, carries something called kinetic energy. When that kinetic energy hits the large blades on a wind turbine they begin to spin. That spinning can then be used to turn a generator to create electric energy. Most wind turbines can yaw so that they are perpendicular upwind or downwind (depending what the design is) to the wind. Facing in the right direction allows the turbine to operate as efficiently as possible. The wind blows and the blades of the turbines turns. The kinetic energy derived from the turning movement of the blades turns in the electric energy in the plant than transferred to the nearest grid by transmission lines. The wind turbines turn and collect the kinetic energy and turns it into mechanical energy.

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What is the sail?

When you are beating in a sailboat you are sailing very close to the wind. You will have the mainsail sheeted in very tightly. In most boats that would be at approximately a 30 degree angle to the wind. When on a beat you are approaching the point at which you will begin to luff ( or loose the wind in your sails).


What is beating the sail?

When you are beating in a sailboat you are sailing very close to the wind. You will have the mainsail sheeted in very tightly. In most boats that would be at approximately a 30 degree angle to the wind. When on a beat you are approaching the point at which you will begin to luff ( or loose the wind in your sails).


How does the wind begin?

Wind begins as a result of differences in air pressure. When air near the Earth's surface is heated by the sun, it rises and creates a lower pressure area. Cooler air then moves in to fill the void, resulting in the movement of air we feel as wind.


What is a sentence using that?

The night's wind howled as the moon glared through the clouds, a storm was coming this way, that fight for surival was about to begin......


What happens if there is no wind for the wind generator?

simply when there is wind it stors up some electrisate and releses it very slowly it genrarets power for its self it even use it when there is wind becase it would go around rely slowly <><><><> Wind generators only produce power when there is enough wind to turn the generator. For small scale units (private, home use) you need enough battery storage to carry you through times of no wind. For commercial generators, they are placed in locations where the patterns of wind are known to be steady and nearly continuous. When there is no wind...the windmill when there is wind stores up energy inside itself so that on a day when there is no wind, you have energy! :)