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Title Wind Turbine Technology
Creator/Author Spera, D.A. (ed.)
Publication Date1994 Jan 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6960578
Other Number(s)Other: ISBN: 0-7918-1205-7
Resource TypeBook
Subject17 WIND ENERGY; WIND POWER PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; SIZING; WIND TURBINES; EQUIPMENT; MACHINERY; POWER PLANTS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY
Description/AbstractThis book reviews advances in aerodynamics, structural dynamics and fatigue, wind characteristics, acoustic and electromagnetic emissions, commercial wind power applications, and utility power systems that use wind power plants. The book examines the choices made by inventors, designers, and builders of turbines; absorb their practical lessons; and presents the experience of a wide range of wind-energy professionals. Included are sources of technical information, side-by-side comparisons of commercial wind turbines, technical data on wind turbines of various sizes and types, and fundamental equations for engineers designing and analyzing systems. This book would be useful to practicing engineers, designers, meteorologists, researchers, utility project managers and planners, wind power plant developers, and equipment manufacturers, as well as students and teachers.
PublisherFairfield, NJ (United States); American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: X; Size: Pages: (638 p)
AvailabilityAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, 22 Law Drive, Box 2900, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900 (United States)
System Entry Date2008 Feb 08

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