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Comparison of Power, and Specific Power for Six Wind Turbines at Wulf Test Field Corrected for Air Density

  Marlec 910F   LVM 6F   Air 303H   Air 403   BWC 850   Ampair  
Dia. (ft) 3 4 3.83 3.83 8 3
Dia. (m) 0.91 1.22 1.17 1.17 2.44 0.91
Area (m2) 0.66 1.17 1.07 1.07 4.67 0.66
 
Wind
Speed		 Marlec
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		   LVM
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		   Air 303
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		   Air 403
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		   BWC 850
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		   Ampair
Power
at 15 C
Sea Level		  
(mph) W W/m2 W W/m2 W W/m2 W W/m2 W W/m2 W W/m2
6 0.35 0.53 0.12 0.10 0.23 0.22 0.12 0.11 0.48 0.10 0.12 0.18
7 0.92 1.40 0.12 0.10 0.46 0.43 0.12 0.11 2.20 0.47 0.35 0.54
8 2.30 3.50 0.35 0.30 1.62 1.51 0.36 0.33 7.70 1.65 1.17 1.79
9 4.37 6.65 1.99 1.70 4.40 4.10 1.31 1.23 21.63 4.63 2.70 4.11
10 6.90 10.51 5.85 5.01 8.91 8.31 3.70 3.45 40.49 8.67 4.93 7.51
11 9.78 14.89 11.82 10.12 14.47 13.49 8.60 8.02 65.48 14.02 8.46 12.87
12 13.12 19.96 17.79 15.23 20.72 19.31 15.53 14.48 92.54 19.81 12.45 18.95
13 16.80 25.57 24.92 21.34 26.97 25.14 24.38 22.72 122.50 26.22 17.27 26.28
14 20.71 31.52 31.71 27.15 33.57 31.29 35.13 32.75 150.31 32.17 22.20 33.79
15 24.97 38.00 39.55 33.86 40.40 37.66 46.96 43.78 182.30 39.02 28.07 42.73
16 29.23 44.48 46.80 40.07 48.15 44.89 60.35 56.25 214.69 45.95 34.18 52.03
17 33.83 51.49 55.46 47.48 56.60 52.76 74.45 69.40 251.22 53.77 40.06 60.96
18 38.32 58.32 63.54 54.40 66.09 61.61 89.50 83.43 290.92 62.27 46.99 71.51
19 43.03 65.50 70.56 60.41 76.16 71.00 105.40 98.25 328.34 70.28 53.45 81.35
20 47.87 72.85 77.58 66.42 87.51 81.57 123.44 115.07 368.82 78.94 59.79 91.00
21 52.81 80.38 85.89 73.53 100.70 93.87 142.92 133.23 404.82 86.65 65.78 100.12
22 58.11 88.44 92.32 79.04 115.64 107.79 163.35 152.28 456.64 97.73 70.95 107.98
23 63.63 96.85 99.81 85.45 132.42 123.44 186.77 174.11 505.27 108.14 76.12 115.85
24 69.38 105.60 105.31 90.16 151.17 140.92 211.39 197.06 577.06 123.51 80.58 122.65
25 75.37 114.71 111.16 95.17 172.93 161.21 235.65 219.67 615.99 131.84 84.11 128.01
26 82.39 125.39 116.43 99.67 196.20 182.89 264.92 246.96 673.72 144.20 86.81 132.12
27 89.52 136.25 121.34 103.88 221.32 206.31 294.20 274.25 711.17 152.21 89.39 136.05
28 95.27 145.01 124.73 106.79 249.21 232.31 320.25 298.54 743.14 159.06 91.86 139.81
29 101.14 153.94 130.00 111.30 277.57 258.75 347.98 324.38 791.30 169.36 93.74 142.67
30 107.82 164.10 132.57 113.50 308.25 287.34 381.55 355.68 828.87 177.40 95.97 146.07
31 112.19 170.75   334.98 312.27 411.19 383.31 846.01 181.07 97.14 147.85
32 112.88 171.80 364.50 339.78   895.66 191.70  
33 122.08 185.81 391.70 365.14 904.16 193.52
34 124.73 189.84 413.12 385.10 912.69 195.35
35     942.34 201.69

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