Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application

Wind energy's bestselling textbook- fully revised. This must-have second edition includes up-to-date data, diagrams, illustrations and thorough new material on: * the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics; * wind turbine testing and modelling; * wind turbine design standards; * offshore wind ene [...]
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Wind energy's bestselling textbook- fully revised. This must-have second edition includes up-to-date data, diagrams, illustrations and thorough new material on: * the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics; * wind turbine testing and modelling; * wind turbine design standards; * offshore wind energy; * special purpose applications, such as energy storage and fuel production. Fifty additional homework problems and a new appendix on data processing make this comprehensive edition perfect for engineering students. This book offers a complete examination of one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and is a great introduction to this cross-disciplinary field for practising engineers.