Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines /
Wind energy engineering : a handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines /
edited by Trevor M. Letcher.
- xxi, 600 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of contributors -- Preface -- Introduction. Why wind energy? / Wind resource and wind energy worldwide. Wind power fundamentals / Estimation of wind energy potential and prediction of wind power / Global potential for wind-generated electricity / The future of wind energy development in China / Wind power in the German system - research and development for the transition toward a sustainable energy future / Wind turbine technology. History of harnessing wind power / Wind turbine technologies / Aerodynamics and design of horizontal-axis wind turbines / Vertical axis wind turbines: farm and turbine design / Multielement airfoils for wind turbines / Civil engineering aspects of a wind farm and wind turbine structures / Civil engineering challenges associated with design of offshore wind turbines with special reference to China / Numerical methods for SSI analysis of offshore wind turbine foundations / Reliability of wind turbines / Practical method to estimate foundation stiffness for design of offshore wind turbines / Physical modeling of offshore wind turbine model for prediction of prototype response / Generation of electricity. Energy and carbon intensities of stored wind energy / Small-scale wind turbines / Integration into national grids / Environmental impacts of wind energy. Life cycle assessment: meta-analysis of cumulative energy demand for wind energy technologies / Environmental and structural safety issues related to wind energy / Wind turbines and landscape / Global rare earth supply, life cycle assessment, and wind energy / Financial modeling/wind economics. Economics of wind power generation / Investment, growth trends, and the future of wind energy. Growth trends and the future of wind energy / Index. Trevor M. Letcher -- Alexander Kalmikov - Jing Shi and Ergin Erdem - Xi Lu and Michael B. McElroy - Pei-yang Guo [and others] - Matthias Luther, Kurt Rohrig, and Wilhelm Winter -- Magdi Ragheb - Anca D. Hansen - Martin O.L. Hansen - Robert Whittlesey - Adam M. Ragheb and Michael S. Selig - Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Subhamoy Bhattacharya [and others] - Susana Lopez-Querol, Liang Cui, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Shuangwen Shen and Ryan O'Connor - Saleh Jalbi, Masoud Shadlou, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Domenico Lombardi, Subhamoy Bhattacharya, and George Nikitas -- Charles J. Barnhart - Patrick A.B. James and AbuBakr S. Bahaj - Jurgen Weiss and T. Bruce Tsuchida -- Michael Carbajales-Dale - Kaoshan Dai, Kewei Gao, and Zhenhua Huang - Marc van Grieken and Beatrice Dower - Zhehan Weng and Gavin M. Mudd -- Magdi Ragheb -- Lauha Fried, Shruti Shukla, and Steve Sawyer -- Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII.
"Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for contributing for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field, Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for onshore and offshore Wind Turbines is the most advanced, up to date, and research focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. This must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of wind power, the present state of wind power in the worldwide, integration into national grids, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, aesthetics, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. It also includes chapters on storing wind energy, small-scale wind systems, life cycle assessments, investments, and growth trends" -- Back cover.
9780128094518 0128094516
Wind turbines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power.
Wind turbines.
Handbooks and manuals.
621.312136 / WIN
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of contributors -- Preface -- Introduction. Why wind energy? / Wind resource and wind energy worldwide. Wind power fundamentals / Estimation of wind energy potential and prediction of wind power / Global potential for wind-generated electricity / The future of wind energy development in China / Wind power in the German system - research and development for the transition toward a sustainable energy future / Wind turbine technology. History of harnessing wind power / Wind turbine technologies / Aerodynamics and design of horizontal-axis wind turbines / Vertical axis wind turbines: farm and turbine design / Multielement airfoils for wind turbines / Civil engineering aspects of a wind farm and wind turbine structures / Civil engineering challenges associated with design of offshore wind turbines with special reference to China / Numerical methods for SSI analysis of offshore wind turbine foundations / Reliability of wind turbines / Practical method to estimate foundation stiffness for design of offshore wind turbines / Physical modeling of offshore wind turbine model for prediction of prototype response / Generation of electricity. Energy and carbon intensities of stored wind energy / Small-scale wind turbines / Integration into national grids / Environmental impacts of wind energy. Life cycle assessment: meta-analysis of cumulative energy demand for wind energy technologies / Environmental and structural safety issues related to wind energy / Wind turbines and landscape / Global rare earth supply, life cycle assessment, and wind energy / Financial modeling/wind economics. Economics of wind power generation / Investment, growth trends, and the future of wind energy. Growth trends and the future of wind energy / Index. Trevor M. Letcher -- Alexander Kalmikov - Jing Shi and Ergin Erdem - Xi Lu and Michael B. McElroy - Pei-yang Guo [and others] - Matthias Luther, Kurt Rohrig, and Wilhelm Winter -- Magdi Ragheb - Anca D. Hansen - Martin O.L. Hansen - Robert Whittlesey - Adam M. Ragheb and Michael S. Selig - Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Subhamoy Bhattacharya [and others] - Susana Lopez-Querol, Liang Cui, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Shuangwen Shen and Ryan O'Connor - Saleh Jalbi, Masoud Shadlou, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya - Domenico Lombardi, Subhamoy Bhattacharya, and George Nikitas -- Charles J. Barnhart - Patrick A.B. James and AbuBakr S. Bahaj - Jurgen Weiss and T. Bruce Tsuchida -- Michael Carbajales-Dale - Kaoshan Dai, Kewei Gao, and Zhenhua Huang - Marc van Grieken and Beatrice Dower - Zhehan Weng and Gavin M. Mudd -- Magdi Ragheb -- Lauha Fried, Shruti Shukla, and Steve Sawyer -- Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII.
"Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for contributing for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field, Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for onshore and offshore Wind Turbines is the most advanced, up to date, and research focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. This must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the fundamentals of wind power, the present state of wind power in the worldwide, integration into national grids, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, aesthetics, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. It also includes chapters on storing wind energy, small-scale wind systems, life cycle assessments, investments, and growth trends" -- Back cover.
9780128094518 0128094516
Wind turbines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wind power.
Wind turbines.
Handbooks and manuals.
621.312136 / WIN