Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines Book

List of Figures and Tables vi

1 General Introduction to Wind Turbines 1

2 2-D Aerodynamics 7

3 3-D Aerodynamics 18

4 1-D Momentum Theory for an Ideal Wind Turbine 27

5 Shrouded Rotors 41

6 The Classical Blade Element Momentum Method 45

7 Control/Regulation and Safety Systems 63

8 Optimization 78

9 Unsteady BEM Method 85

10 Introduction to Loads and Structures 103

11 Beam Theory for the Wind Turbine Blade 107

12 Dynamic Structural Model of a Wind Turbine 125

13 Sources of Loads on a Wind Turbine 139

14 Wind Simulation 147

15 Fatigue 157

16 Final Remarks 162

Appendix A Basic Equations in Fluid Mechanics 167

Appendix B Symbols 171

Index 175