| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Previous edition: 2017. |
| Contents |
Section A: Introduction. 1. Why Wind Energy? / Trevor M. Letcher -- 2. History of Harnessing Wind Power / Magdi Ragheb -- Section B: Wind Rource and Wind Energy. 3. Wind Power Fundamentals / Alexander Kalmikov -- 4. Estimation of Wind Energy Potential and Prediction of Wind Power / Jing Shi Ergin Erdem -- 5. Global Potential for Wind-Generated Electricity / Xi Lu Michael B. McElroy -- 6. Achieving Carbon Neutrality: The Future of Wind Energy Development in China / Jacqueline Lam Victor O.K. Li Shanshan Wang Peiyang Guo Danyang Zhu -- 7. Vertical wind speed profiles in atmospheric boundary layer flows / Sukanta Basu -- Section C: Wind Turbine Technology. 8. Wind Turbine Technologies / Anca Daniela Hansen -- 9. Small-scale wind turbines / Patrick A.B. James AbuBakr S. Bahaj -- 10. Civil Engineering aspects of a wind farm and wind turbine structures / Subhamoy Bhattacharya -- 11. Aerodynamics and the design of horizontal axis wind turbines / Martin Otto Lavér Hansen -- 12. Civil Engineering challenges associated with design of Offshore Wind Turbines with special reference to China / Subhamoy Bhattacharya Lizhong Wang Junwei Liu Yi Hong -- 13. Numerical methods for Soil-Structure Interaction analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations / Susana Lopez-Querol Liang Cui Subhamoy Bhattacharya -- 14. Reliability of Wind Turbines / Shawn Sheng Ryan O'Connor -- 15. Practical method to estimate foundation stiffness for design of offshore wind turbines / Saleh Jalbi Masoud Shadlou Subhamoy Bhattacharya -- 16. Physical Modelling of Offshore Wind Turbine Model for Prediction of Prototype Response / Domenico Lombardi Subhamoy Bhattacharya George Nikitas -- 17. Seismic Design and Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbines / Subhamoy Bhattacharya Sadra Amani Athul Prabhakaran Surya Biswal -- 18. Seismic Hazards associated with Offshore Wind Farms / Sadra Amani Athul Prabhakaran Subhamoy Bhattacharya Haroon Rashid Rajib Sarkar -- 19. Some Challenges and Opportunities around Lifetime Performance and Durability of wind turbines / V. Pakarashi Kieran Ruane Vesna Jaksic Abdollah Malekjafian Michael O'Bryne Frank Schoefs Bidisha Ghosh Luke J. Prendergasat Madjid Karimirad Jimmy Murphy Christopher Simon Wright Deirdre O'Donnell Gohar Shoukat Ramon Varghese Cian Desmond Subhamoy Bhattacharya -- 20. A Review of Wind Power in Grid Codes: current state and future challenges / Antonio Alonso-Cepeda Wes Baker Raquel Villena-Ruiz Eduard Muljadi Andrés Honrubia-Escribano Emilio Gómes-Lázaro -- 21. Intelligent design and optimization of Wind Turbines / Weifei Hu Jianhao Fang Zhenyu Liu Jianrong Tan -- 22. Wind and Hybrid Power Systems: Reliability-Based Assessment / Serkan Eryilmaz Yilser Devrim -- 23. Multi-fidelity simulation tools for modern wind turbines / Luca Greco Claudio Testa Alessandra Bianchini -- 24. Wind Turbine Supporting Tower Structural Health Monitoring and Vibration Control / Kaoshan Dai Ying Wang Zhenhua Huang -- 25. Innovative Foundation Design for Offshore Wind Turbines / Muhammad Aleem Hasan Emre Demirci Subhamoy Bhattacharya Sachin Jindal -- 26. Gravity-Based Foundation for offshore wind turbines / Muhammad Aleem Subhamoy Bhattacharya Surya Biswal Ganga Prakhya -- Section D: Storing Energy. 27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Storing Energy from Wind Turbines / Charles J. Barnhart -- 28. Climate Change Effects on Offshore Wind Turbines / Maria James Sumanta Haklar Ramon Varghese Subhamoy Bhattacharya Vikram Pakrashi -- 29. Life cycle assessment: a meta-analysis of cumulative energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions for wind energy technologies / Michael Carbajales-Dale-- 30. Wind turbines and landscape / Marc van Grieken Beatrice Dower -- 31. Turbulent-boundary-layer Trailing-Edge Noise Reduction Technologies including Porus Materials / Francesco Avallone Daniele Ragni -- 32. Global Rare Earth Supply, Life Cycle assessment, and Wind Energy / Zhehan Weng Gavin M. Mudd -- 33. Short-term power prediction and downtime classification / J.M. González-Sopeña B. Ghosh P. Mucchielli B. Bhowmik V. Pakrashi -- Section F: Economics of wind energy and certification issues. 34. Levelized Cost Of Energy (UK Offshore Wind Power) Drivers, Challenges, Opportunities and Practice 2010-20 / Lovemore Machiridza Subhamoy Bhattacharya -- 35. Certification of new foundations for offshore wind turbines / Muhammad Aleem Subhamoy Bhattacharya Jorge Mendoza Ganga Prakhya. |
| Summary |
Wind Energy Engineering: A Handbook for Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines, Second Edition continues to be the most advanced, up-to-date and research-focused text on all aspects of wind energy engineering. Covering a wider spectrum of topics in the field of wind turbines (offshore and onshore), this new edition includes new intelligent turbine designs and optimization, current challenges and efficiencies, remote sensing and smart monitoring, and key areas of advancement, such as floating wind turbines. Each chapter includes a research overview with a detailed analysis and new case studies looking at how recent research developments can be applied. Written by some of the most forward-thinking professionals in the field, and giving a complete examination of one of the most promising and efficient sources of renewable energy, this book is an invaluable reference into this cross-disciplinary field for engineers. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2023). |
| Subject |
Wind turbines.
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Wind power.
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Éoliennes.
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Énergie éolienne.
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wind turbines.
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wind power.
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Wind power
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| Added Author |
Letcher, T. M. (Trevor M.), author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Letcher, T. M. (Trevor M.). Wind energy engineering. Second edition. Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2022 9780323993531 (OCoLC)1346472705 |
| ISBN |
9780323958301 electronic book |
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0323958303 electronic book |
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9780323993531 |
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0323993532 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000074402774 |
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