> As for the wind generator question, for me, E=MV^2 is still a valid law of > physics. When the wind doubles in speed, the wind contains four times the > energy. If the wind generator is 100% efficient and extracts all the > energy possible then the output also goes up four times. I will not > believe the cube thing until I see it proven clearly enough for my mind to > accept it.
I don't think you can make the assumption that wind generator efficiency is constant. As I understand it (reference books are in storage) the efficiency increases significantly with RPM. That's why so many wind generators aren't very effective at low wind speeds. There are both mechanical and electrical inefficiencies that change (differently) with rotational speed. _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
