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    cabinet clears Windforce plant in high-wind Mannar". economynext.com. Echelon Media (PVT) Ltd. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021. "WindForce". LMD. Media...
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    Beaufort scale (redirect from Wind force)
    empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. The scale that carries...
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    private-sector beneficiaries of the "wind power boom" are WindForce and Senok, which currently own seven and three separate wind farms respectively, of the total...
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    Gale (redirect from Gale force wind)
    the National Hurricane Center used the term “gale” to refer to winds of tropical force[clarify] for coastal areas, between 33 knots (61 km/h; 17 m/s;...
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    A hurricane force wind warning is a warning issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when sustained winds or frequent gusts of 64 knots...
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    distribution of horizontal winds. The geostrophic wind component is the result of the balance between Coriolis force and pressure gradient force. It flows parallel...
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    Jaffna Lagoon, in Pachchilaipalli, Sri Lanka. Both wind farms are owned by the parent company WindForce, and have an installed capacity of 12 megawatts each...
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  • of Meteorological Terms; An English/Spanish/French/Dutch Dictionary of Windforce Terms Used by Mariners from 1750 to 1850. Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions...
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  • over a water surface, the wind applies a wind force on the water surface. The wind stress is the component of this wind force that is parallel to the surface...
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    "apparent wind"—the wind speed and direction as measured on the moving craft. The apparent wind on the sail creates a total aerodynamic force, which may...
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    Several types of joysticks were made, including the Force Feedback 2, the 3D Pro, and the regular SideWinder joystick. Also, several types of gamepads were...
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  • Lanka Business Online. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017. "Windforce Power Projects: Solar One Ceylon". Windforce.lk. Retrieved 31 October 2017....
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  • sail force. In this aspect, the boat will move forward because the keel (centerline), of the boat acts to the water as the sail acts to the wind. The...
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    to the wind force, the increased guy tension is resolved into a compression force in the tower or mast and a lateral force that resists the wind load....
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  • calculate wind force using the following formula. Fw = Pw x S x A, where Fw = The total wind force, Pw = The equivalent wind pressure, S = Wind Drag coefficient...
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    categories, based on the wind force and seas that they are designed to encounter: A yachts are fit for conditions that exceed wind force 8—40 knots (21 m/s)—and...
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    katabatic wind (named from Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis) 'descent') carries high-density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity...
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    early years of command, Beaufort developed the first versions of his Wind Force Scale and Weather Notation coding, which he was to use in his journals...
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    ship is rolled on its side or further by wave action, instability or wind force beyond the angle of positive static stability or it is upside down in...
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    The wind farm is operated by Daily Life Renewable Energy (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of WindForce (Pvt) Ltd, which owns most of the existing wind farms...
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    Point of sail (redirect from Head To Wind)
    the apparent wind, acts substantially like a wing with lift as a force acting perpendicular to its surface. A sail with the apparent wind perpendicular...
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  • -ˈstroʊ-/) is the theoretical wind that would result from an exact balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient force. This condition is called...
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    Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other...
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  • navigation. (Winds up to Force 8 & waves up to 4 metres) Class C - the boat is limited to inshore (coastal) navigation. (Winds up to Force 6 & waves up...
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    prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are the trends...
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    northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean. It produces sustained winds averaging 31 miles...
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  • Thumbnail for Darrieus wind turbine
    The Darrieus wind turbine is a type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) used to generate electricity from wind energy. The turbine consists of a number...
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    Purdy and Henderson, was intended to withstand four times the maximum wind force of the area. Called "one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers and a...
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    Dutch cycling time trial championships that takes place during storms of wind force 7 (50 km/h) or higher. They are not regulated by the Royal Dutch Cycling...
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    Wind tunnels are machines in which objects are held stationary inside a tube, and air is blown around it to study the interaction between the object and...
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