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betz's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bet-z's law
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A law describing the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind. It states that no turbine, regardless of its design, can capture more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy in wind.

Etymology

It was published in 1919, by the German physicist Albert Betz.

Phrases

Betz's coefficient Betz efficiency Betz limit

Frequently Paired Words

Betz's coefficient Betz efficiency Betz limit

Questions

What does betz's law mean?
A law describing the maximum power that can be extracted from the wind. It states that no turbine, regardless of its design, can capture more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the kinetic energy in wind.
Where does betz's law come from?
It was published in 1919, by the German physicist Albert Betz.

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