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Wind-stream power in coherent SI units calculator

The wind-stream relation requires consistent density, velocity and area units; imperial inputs need the imperial coefficient.

Pwind=0.5×ρ×A×V3P_{\text{wind}} = 0.5 \times \rho \times A \times V^{3}

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kg/m³
m²
m/s
W

Worked example

Given

  • ρ\rho = 1.2 kg/m³
  • AA = 35 m²
  • VV = 9 m/s
Pwind=0.5×1.2×35×93=15,309P_{\text{wind}} = 0.5 \times 1.2 \times 35 \times {9}^{3} = 15{,}309

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
PwindP_{\text{wind}}wind-stream power before captureW
ρ\rhoair densitykg/m³
AAswept aream²
VVwind speedm/s

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