Wind Energy Engineering, Second Edition (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

JAIN

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

About this title

Review

5 star review for the First Edition: "Outstanding! If you are in the wind industry, want to be, or are considering a wind project of your own, read this book! While it's not easy to cover the many facets of wind energy development, Mr. Jain has accomplished this with seeming ease. Each piece of the development puzzle is covered with just the right level of detail. The science behind wind energy is fully and very understandably explained; then matched with tools you can use, bridging the gap between theory and practice. Mr. Jain's work is essential for the classroom, job-site, homeowner, small business or community considering a wind project. Once you read it, keep it close by because you will find it an easy and necessary reference tool."-- (10/13/2010)

5 star review for the First Edition: "A must have for project managers (PM) in the wind industry. Book covers the routine to the complex in a clear, organized and well-illustrated manner. Reader/PM will take away a better understanding of what is involved in harnessing wind power and more importantly what is required for a successful wind project. Chapters 9 through 14 are especially helpful; they cover everything from wind turbine components to the planning and execution of a wind project. This book would be an excellent addition to a seasoned PM's resource library, but equally important as a "field manual" for a PM venturing into wind projects for the first time. It covers what every a PM has to be familiar with and deal with on a wind project. As a PM in the wind industry, I highly recommend it. Well done!"-- (10/11/2010)

Praise for the First Edition: "For those who want a grounding in the physics and basic engineering of wind turbines, this book probably isn't a bad place to start. All sections include useful references."-- (09/01/2010)

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.

Edition details

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