Overview

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 and the structural response of the wind turbine structure. Topics covered include increasing mass flow through the turbine, performance at low and high wind speeds, assessment of the extreme conditions under which the turbine will perform and the theory for calculating the lifetime of the turbine. The classical Blade Element Momentum method is also covered, as are eigenmodes and the dynamic behaviour of a turbine. The new material includes a description of the effects of the dynamics and how this can be modelled in an i? aeroelastic codei? , which is widely used in the design and verification of modern wind turbines. Further, the description of how to calculate the vibration of the whole construction, as well as the time varying loads, has been substantially updated.

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Author:   Martin O. L. Hansen (Technical University of Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781844074389

ISBN 10:   1844074382
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781138775077
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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'...everything you need to know about wind generation...' Seda Newsletter

'An excellent introduction to wind turbine aerodynamics.' David Infield, Professor of Renewable Energy Systems, Loughborough University, UK 'A well written, up to date and comprehensive textbook ... I would strongly recommend it.' Spyros Voutsinas, Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 'An excellent overview of the aerodynamics of modern wind turbines ... Highly recommended for practitioners, as well as theorists.' Professor Geir Moe, Department of Civil and Transportation Engineering, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway '...everything you need to know about wind generation ...' Seda Newsletter

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Martin O. L. Hansen is employed at the Technical University of Denmark, where he lectures in wind turbine and related technologies.

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