Small wind turbines for electricity and irrigation : design and construction / by Mario Alejandro Rosato.

Small wind turbines for electricity and irrigation : design and construction /

This practical book deals with the technology of small-power wind turbines as opposed to widely diffused industrial wind turbines and wind farms. It covers the most common wind turbine technologies in the small power segment: horizontal axis both for electrical generation and water pumping, vertical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosato, Mario Alejandro (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor and Francis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Wind turbines > Design and construction.
Online Access: Full text (WIT users only)
Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1 Small Wind Turbines: A Technology for Energy Independence and Sustainable Agriculture
  • chapter 2 General Theory of Wind-Driven Machines
  • chapter 3 Simplified Aerodynamic Theory for the Design of the Rotor’s Blades
  • chapter 4 Practical Design of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
  • chapter 5 Practical Design of Aerodynamic Action Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
  • chapter 6 Practical Design of Savonius Turbines and Derived Models
  • chapter 7 Engineering of the Support Structures for Wind Turbines
  • chapter 8 Probability Distribution of the Wind Speed and Preliminary Design of Wind Power Installations
  • chapter 9 Sizing Energy Storage Systems
  • chapter 10 Design of Wind Pumping Systems
  • chapter 11 Unconventional Wind-Driven Machines
  • chapter 12 Aerodynamic Characteristics of Blunt Bodies and Airfoils.

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