Mach Number exceeds 0.3 for large wind turbines (15MW)

Hello Ramya,

The design max tip speed of the IEA Wind 15-MW is 95 m/s. At standard atmospheric conditions, that is already a Mach number of about 95/340 = 0.279. So, it is quite reasonable that the relative velocity of the incoming flow at the tip can exceed Mach 0.3, especially in the floating case where we have seen some rotor over-speeds in the controller sometimes.

Hope that helps,
Garrett

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