Windpower principles - Their application on the small scale

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5166917

Calvert, N G

The book provides a theoretical treatment of the small-scale applications and technology of wind-powered machines, with particular emphasis on the sail mill windmill. The background, fluid mechanics and component characteristics of wind-powered machines are reviewed, and the aerodynamics and possible geometries of the airfoil are considered. Sails, sail mills and vertical axis mills are examined, and windmill control and performance testing and wind measurement are discussed. The calculation of the power available from various types of windmills in various sites is treated, and the construction of a small pilot wind power plant is discussed, with attention given to an evaluation of possible construction materials. Consideration is also given to windmills at sea and free-spinning, high-speed windmills, and to various means of energy storage.

• OSTI ID: 5166917
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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17 WIND ENERGY
170601* -- Wind Energy Engineering-- Applications
AERODYNAMICS
AIRFOILS
CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY STORAGE
FLUID MECHANICS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MECHANICS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PILOT PLANTS
POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SAILS
STORAGE
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TESTING
VELOCITY
WIND POWER