Aerodynamics of wind turbines

From the Publisher: Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is the established essential text for the fundamental solutions to efficient wind turbine design. Now in its second edition, it has been entirely updated and substantially extended to reflect advances in technology, research into rotor aerodynamics a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Hansen, Martin O. L.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Wind turbines.
Wind turbines > Aerodynamics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781601197009
9781844074389
9786000001988
Physical Description1 online zdroj (x, 181 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures and tables
  • 1: General introduction to wind turbines
  • 2: 2-D aerodynamics
  • 3: 3-D aerodynamics
  • 4: 1-D momentum theory for an ideal wind turbine
  • 5: Shrouded rotors
  • 6: Classical blade element momentum method
  • 7: Control/regulation and safety systems
  • 8: Optimization
  • 9: Unsteady BEM method
  • 10: Introduction to loads and structures
  • 11: Beam theory for the wind turbine blade
  • 12: Dynamic structural model of a wind turbine
  • 13: Sources of loads on a wind turbine
  • 14: Wind simulation
  • 15: Fatigue
  • 16: Final remarks
  • Appendix A: Basic equations in fluid mechanics
  • Appendix B: Symbols
  • Index.

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