Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines: Emerging Topics (Wit Transactions on State-of-the-Art in Science and Engineering)

Focusing on aerodynamics of wind turbines with topics ranging from fundamentals to application of horizontal axis wind turbines, this book presents advanced topics including: Basic Theory for Wind turbine Blade Aerodynamics, Dynamics-Based Health Monitoring and Control of Wind Turbine Rotors, Experimental Testing of Wind Turbines Using Wind Tunnels with an Emphasis on Small-Scale Wind Turbines Under Low-Reynolds Numbers, Computational Methods, Ice Accretion for Wind Turbines and Influence of Some Parameters, and Special Structural Reinforcement Technique for Wind Turbine Blades. Because of its comprehensive coverage, "Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines" will attract readers not only from the wind energy community but also those in the gas turbines, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics communities.