QuestionIf the wind speed at 1 m is and at 7 m calculate: (i) The frictional velocity (ii) The roughness parameter (iii) The eddy viscosity coefficient at 5 m (iv) The wind speed at 25 m
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. The wind speed at 1 m is .
2. The wind speed at 7 m is .
3. We are using the logarithmic wind profile to calculate the required parameters.
4. The von Kármán constant () is approximately 0.4.
STEP 2
1. Calculate the frictional velocity ().
2. Calculate the roughness parameter ().
3. Calculate the eddy viscosity coefficient at 5 m.
4. Calculate the wind speed at 25 m.
STEP 3
Calculate the frictional velocity () using the logarithmic wind profile equation:
We have two equations for two heights:
Divide the second equation by the first to eliminate :
Solve for .
STEP 4
Calculate the roughness parameter ().
Use the value of found in STEP_1 in either of the original equations to solve for .
Solve for .
STEP 5
Calculate the eddy viscosity coefficient () at 5 m.
The eddy viscosity coefficient is given by:
Substitute m and the value of from STEP_1.
STEP 6
Calculate the wind speed at 25 m using the logarithmic wind profile:
Substitute the values of and obtained in previous steps.
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