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Large turbines like the Vestas V164 8.0MW have nominal rotor speeds of ~10RPM. This sounds pretty slow, but with a blade length of 80M, this corresponds to a t
by mikeyouse 9y ago
Large turbines like the Vestas V164 8.0MW have nominal rotor speeds of ~10RPM. This sounds pretty slow, but with a blade length of 80M, this corresponds to a tip speed of nearly 200mph. Low RPM doesn't mean low tip speeds.