Compensating For Wind
Wind Speed (m/s) |
Correction Factor |
1 or less |
1.00 |
2 |
1.36 |
3 |
1.64 |
4 |
1.86 |
5 |
2.06 |
6 |
2.23 |
7 |
2.40 |
8 |
2.50 |
9 or more |
Not Recommended |
Example: An excess temperature rise on a component is measured to be 5°C at a wind velocity of 8 m/s. The actual excess temperature is calculated to be 5*2.54=12.7°C