The power P generated by a certain windmill design depends upon its diameter D, the air density , the air viscosity µ, the wind velocity V, the rotation rate Ωand the number of blades n. (a) Write this relationship in dimensionless form. A model windmill, of diameter 50 cm, develops 3.8 kW at sea level when V  40 m/s and when rotating at 4200 rpm. (b) What power will be developed by a geometrically and dynamically similar prototype, of diameter 15 m, in winds of 35 m/s at 500 m standard altitude from sea level? (c) What is the appropriate rotation rate

Aloaded platform of total mass 500 kg is supported by a dashpot and by a set of springs of effective stiffness 72 kn/m. it is observed that when the platform is depressed through a distance x = 12.5 cm below its equilibrium position and then released without any initial velocity; it reaches its equilibrium position in the shortest possible time without overshoot. find the position and velocity of the loaded platform 0.10 sec. after its release. if a further load of 400 kg is added to the platform, find, i) the frequency of damped vibrations, and i) the amplitude of vibration after 2 complete oscillations, given that the initial amplitude is 15 cm.

Fluids at rest possess no flow energy. a)- true b)- false

Which of the following components of a pid controlled accumulates the error over time and responds to system error after the error has been accumulated? a)- proportional b)- derivative c)- integral d)- on/off.