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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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focus on understanding the basics of the blade aerodynamics to design an efcient WT.
Aerodynamics is the study of bodies moving through gases. Its use allows the blade and
tower shape to be optimized as well as optimizing blade rotational speed. The goal is
to maximize the extraction of power from the incoming wind stream and minimize the
effect of wind loads (both steady and unsteady).
The efciency of a WT is the power extracted by a WT from the power contained in the
wind owing through the area of the blades. Figure 3.18 contains a schematic comparing
this relationsh ...
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ISBN: 9781466556966