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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Frank Kreith, Susan Krumdieck
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
790 pages
30h 5m
English
CRC Press
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150 Principles of Sustainable Energy Systems
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Of course, the most critical part of the atmosphere for a WT is relatively close to the
ground. The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the lowest part of the atmosphere and
varies from the ground up to 500–2000 m in height depending on the time of day, tem-
perature, and pressure. In the ABL, the mean wind speed varies from zero at or near the
ground up to the free stream velocity of the atmosphere at the top of the ABL. In addition,
the velocity eld exhibits turbulent uctuations. In other words, each of the three velocity
components for an air particle has a mea ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966