LEADER 05532oam 2200481 450 001 9910297368103321 005 20190911100031.0 010 $a0-12-809429-X 010 $a0-12-809451-6 035 $a(OCoLC)987632216 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL09EO 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000079375 100 $a20170222h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aWind energy engineering $ea handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines /$fedited by Trevor M. Letcher 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aLondon :$cAcademic Press,$d[2017] 210 4$d?2017 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 600 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aIncludes index. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tList of contributors --$tPreface --$gPart I.$tIntroduction.$tWhy wind energy? /$rTrevor M. Letcher --$gPart II.$tWind resource and wind energy worldwide.$tWind power fundamentals /$rAlexander Kalmikov -$tEstimation of wind energy potential and prediction of wind power /$rJing Shi and Ergin Erdem -$tGlobal potential for wind-generated electricity /$rXi Lu and Michael B. McElroy -$tThe future of wind energy development in China /$rPei-yang Guo [and others] -$tWind power in the German system - research and development for the transition toward a sustainable energy future /$rMatthias Luther, Kurt Rohrig, and Wilhelm Winter --$gPart III.$tWind turbine technology.$tHistory of harnessing wind power /$rMagdi Ragheb -$tWind turbine technologies /$rAnca D. Hansen -$tAerodynamics and design of horizontal-axis wind turbines /$rMartin O.L. Hansen -$tVertical axis wind turbines: farm and turbine design /$rRobert Whittlesey -$tMultielement airfoils for wind turbines /$rAdam M. Ragheb and Michael S. Selig -$tCivil engineering aspects of a wind farm and wind turbine structures /$rSubhamoy Bhattacharya -$tCivil engineering challenges associated with design of offshore wind turbines with special reference to China /$rSubhamoy Bhattacharya [and others] -$tNumerical methods for SSI analysis of offshore wind turbine foundations /$rSusana Lopez-Querol, Liang Cui, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya -$tReliability of wind turbines /$rShuangwen Shen and Ryan O'Connor -$tPractical method to estimate foundation stiffness for design of offshore wind turbines /$rSaleh Jalbi, Masoud Shadlou, and Subhamoy Bhattacharya -$tPhysical modeling of offshore wind turbine model for prediction of prototype response /$rDomenico Lombardi, Subhamoy Bhattacharya, and George Nikitas --$gPart IV.$tGeneration of electricity.$tEnergy and carbon intensities of stored wind energy /$rCharles J. Barnhart -$tSmall-scale wind turbines /$rPatrick A.B. James and AbuBakr S. Bahaj -$tIntegration into national grids /$rJurgen Weiss and T. Bruce Tsuchida --$gPart V.$tEnvironmental impacts of wind energy.$tLife cycle assessment: meta-analysis of cumulative energy demand for wind energy technologies /$rMichael Carbajales-Dale -$tEnvironmental and structural safety issues related to wind energy /$rKaoshan Dai, Kewei Gao, and Zhenhua Huang -$tWind turbines and landscape /$rMarc van Grieken and Beatrice Dower -$tGlobal rare earth supply, life cycle assessment, and wind energy /$rZhehan Weng and Gavin M. Mudd --$gPart VI.$tFinancial modeling/wind economics.$tEconomics of wind power generation /$rMagdi Ragheb --$gPart VII.$tInvestment, growth trends, and the future of wind energy.$tGrowth trends and the future of wind energy /$rLauha Fried, Shruti Shukla, and Steve Sawyer --$tIndex. 330 $aWind 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. Wind energy is pivotal in global electricity generation and for achieving future essential energy demands and targets. In this fast moving field this must-have edition starts with an in-depth look at the present state of wind integration and distribution worldwide, and continues with a high-level assessment of the advances in turbine technology and how the investment, planning, and economic infrastructure can support those innovations. 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. Contains analysis of the latest high-level research and explores real world application potential in relation to the developments Uses system international (SI) units and imperial units throughout to appeal to global engineers Offers new case studies from a world expert in the field Covers the latest research developments in this fast moving, vital subject 606 $aWind power 606 $aWind turbines 606 $aWind power industry 615 0$aWind power. 615 0$aWind turbines. 615 0$aWind power industry. 676 $a621.45 700 $aLetcher$b Trevor$0858257 702 $aLetcher$b T. M$g(Trevor M.), 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910297368103321 996 $aWind energy engineering$91916111 997 $aUNINA