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Physics — Energy Flow: Wind Turbine

Only part of the wind's kinetic energy is captured.

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Wind turbine energy flowKinetic energy (wind)100Electrical energy40Downstream wind50Friction/heat10Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 4 nodes and 3 flows. The widths add up.4 nodes named only by a flow — `Kinetic energy (wind)`, `Electrical energy`, `Downstream wind`, `Friction/heat`. They are drawn under the bare id with no labe…Conserved: 100 enters at `Kinetic energy (wind)` and 100 leaves at `Electrical energy`, `Downstream wind`, `Friction/heat`, and every one of the 0 nodes betwe…

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title "Wind turbine energy flow"
flow "Kinetic energy (wind)" "Electrical energy" 40
flow "Kinetic energy (wind)" "Downstream wind" 50
flow "Kinetic energy (wind)" "Friction/heat" 10