Albert Betz, born in 1885 and passing away in 1968, was a prominent German physicist and engineer known for his contributions to aerodynamics, particularly in the field of wind turbine technology. He is best remembered for formulating the Betz limit, which defines the maximum theoretical efficiency of a wind turbine. According to this limit, any wind turbine can capture a maximum of 59.3% of the kinetic energy in the wind passing through it.
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