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JAIN

 
9780071843843: Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0071843841 ISBN 13: 9780071843843
Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2016

Synopsis

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A fully up-to-date, comprehensive wind energy engineering resource

 

This thoroughly updated reference offers complete details on effectively harnessing wind energy as a viable and economical power source. Globally recognized wind expert Pramod Jain clearly explains physics, meteorology, aerodynamics, wind measurement, wind turbines, and electricity. New energy policies and grid integration procedures are covered, including pre-deployment studies and grid modifications. Filled with diagrams, tables, charts, graphs, and statistics, Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition, is a definitive guide to current developments and emerging technologies in wind energy.

Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition covers:

  • The worldwide business of wind energy
  • Wind energy basics
  • Meteorological properties of wind and air
  • Wind turbine aerodynamics
  • Turbine blade element models and power curves
  • Wind measurement and reporting
  • Wind resource assessment
  • Advanced resource assessment topics, including

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About the Author

Pramod Jain, Ph.D., is founder and president of Innovative Wind Energy, Inc., a wind energy consulting company. He is recognized as a global expert in the planning of wind projects and has worked on projects in the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia that range from a single 100 kW turbine to a 100-plus MW wind farm. Dr. Jain's clients include Fortune 100 companies, the U.S. government, US Agency for International Development, US Trade and Development Agency, United Nations Development Programme, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, universities, utilities, municipalities, and private developers. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley, and a B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

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Publisher
McGraw Hill
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0071843841
ISBN 13 
9780071843843
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
417