Wind Energy Explained

Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application

by Manwell, James F.

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Fully revised, Wind Energy Explained, 2 nd edition, builds on the highly successful 1 st edition - now the leading textbook for wind energy degree courses. With two completely new chapters covering the fundamentals of Data Collection and Analysis and Computer codes and Wind Turbine Design and Testing, Manwell et al draw on substantial practical experience to provide a highly accessible introduction to the cross-disciplinary field of wind engineering. After an introductory chapter covering the w…

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Fully revised, Wind Energy Explained, 2 nd edition, builds on the highly successful 1 st edition - now the leading textbook for wind energy degree courses. With two completely new chapters covering the fundamentals of Data Collection and Analysis and Computer codes and Wind Turbine Design and Testing, Manwell et al draw on substantial practical experience to provide a highly accessible introduction to the cross-disciplinary field of wind engineering. After an introductory chapter covering the wind turbine's history and modern ...

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2009.
  • Edition:2. ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
  • Place of Publication:Chichester
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2009.

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  • Description:689 s

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0470015004, 9780470015001
  • oclc:ocn768084969
  • Dewey Decimal:621.312136

Table of Contents

About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Modern Wind Energy and its Origins -- 1.1 Modern Wind Turbines -- 1.2 History of Wind Energy -- References -- 2 Wind Characteristics and Resources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 General Characteristics of the Wind Resource -- 2.3 Characteristics of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer -- 2.4 Wind Data Analysis and Resource Estimation -- 2.5 Wind Turbine Energy Production Estimates Using Statistical Techniques -- 2.6 Regional Wind Resource Assessment -- 2.7 Wind Prediction and Forecasting -- 2.8 Wind Measurement and Instrumentation -- 2.9 Advanced Topics -- References -- 3 Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines -- 3.1 General Overview -- 3.2 One-dimensional Momentum Theory and the Betz Limit -- 3.3 Ideal Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine with Wake Rotation -- 3.4 Airfoils and General Concepts of Aerodynamics -- 3.5 Blade Design for Modern Wind Turbines -- 3.6 Momentum Theory and Blade Element Theory -- 3.7 Blade Shape for Ideal Rotor without Wake Rotation -- 3.8 General Rotor Blade Shape.

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Subjects

Energie éolienne Wind power

Writers

Manwell, James F. McGowan, Jon G. Rogers, Anthony L.

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