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 ^ <x 12>A</x> | m² | Swept area (turbine/sail etc.) | ^ <x 12>A</x> | m² | Swept area (turbine/sail etc.) |
 ^ <x 12>V</x> | m/s  | Wind speed | ^ <x 12>V</x> | m/s  | Wind speed |
-^ <x 12>\rho</x> | kg/m³ | (rho) Air density (~1.225) |+^ <x 12>\rho</x> | kg/m³ | Density of Air (rho) ~1.225 at 25°C |
  
 **Example: eXperimental Turbine Lenz-Rotor with 0.96 m² surface @ 4 m/s** **Example: eXperimental Turbine Lenz-Rotor with 0.96 m² surface @ 4 m/s**
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 | Decent VAWT | 0.30 | | Decent VAWT | 0.30 |
 | Good VAWT | 0.35 | | Good VAWT | 0.35 |
-| Superb  VAWT | 0.40 | +| Good HAWT | 0.40 | 
-| Superb  HAWT | 0.45 |+| Big Grid MW+ HAWT | 0.45 |
  
 === Torque === === Torque ===
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 <x 20> <x 20>
-Re = {{V ∗ D ∗ \rho}/{\u}}+Re = {{V ∗ D ∗ \rho}/{\nu}}
 </x> </x>
  
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 ^ <x 12>V</x> | m/s | Incoming flow velocity | ^ <x 12>V</x> | m/s | Incoming flow velocity |
 ^ <x 12>D</x> | m | Turbine Diameter | ^ <x 12>D</x> | m | Turbine Diameter |
-^ <x 12>\rho</x> | kg/m³ | Density of Air (rho) ~1.225 at 25°C) | +^ <x 12>\rho</x> | kg/m³ | Density of Air (rho) ~1.225 at 25°C | 
-^ <x 12>\u</x> | m²/s | Kinematic viscosity of Air (1.57e-5 at 25 °C) |+^ <x 12>\nu</x> | m²/s | Kinematic viscosity of Air (nu) ~1.57e-5 at 25 °C |
  
 **Example: Helical Gorlov-Rotor with 35 cm radius @ 4 m/s** **Example: Helical Gorlov-Rotor with 35 cm radius @ 4 m/s**
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