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Originally Posted by jamesqf
BS in Math & Physics, graduate degrees in computer engineering, so yes, I think I have some notion of what an equation is :-)
I think what you're overlooking here is that the (100 - 59.3 = 40.7)% (see, there's an equation for you!) isn't all, or even mostly, going into drag. It's just passing through, uncaptured. Which, when you think of it, is pretty much common sense, since if a turbine captured all the energy from wind, the air would stop moving, and it would be perfectly calm directly behind the turbine.
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Considering the above, me thinks it's time you put all that education to use and show some mad math skills.
Some thing along these lines?
Calculating the Coefficient of Drag - Urbee Example | Sustainability Workshop
The formula would need to be added to and modified a bit, right?
Prove to us that you can make this (
compact turbine generator) mathematically work.
Maybe this is why such things are called "proofs".
