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1 Supplemental Learning Module
COHERENT APPLICATION THREADS CATs Wind Turbines Supplemental Learning Module EK 301 MECHANICS 1 Wind Turbines & Friction Don Wroblewski Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Chair, Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Program

2 BRAKING AND FRICTION BRAKE Braking used to stop rotor in high winds, to prevent structural failure

3 BRAKING AND FRICTION MB rBR N F N x
Moment from aerodynamic forces on blades MB x Brake FRICTION force rBR N Brake NORMAL force N F VIEW FROM BELOW Maximum FRICTION force Sum moments about x axis FRICTION force needed to prevent motion m is static coefficient of friction Minimum NORMAL force needed to prevent motion,


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