Wind Energy (Woodhead Publishing India in Energy)

Bhatia, S. C./ Mangla, Puneet/ Devraj, Sarvesh

Woodhead Publishing India Pvt Ltd（2021/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 292 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9788193644621
• DDC分類 333.92

Full Description

Discusses the global status of wind energy, wind turbine technology, planning wind projects, wind resource assessment, off shore wind energy, major failures in wind turbines, role of lubricants in wind energy, wind energy based desalination processes and plants, environmental and ecological aspects of wind energy, carbon footprint of wind energy, barriers to wind energy, economics of wind energy.

A unique features of the book is chapters on improving wind turbine performance using nanomaterials and wind energy to power agriculture.

Contents

Preface
1. Wind energy: An overview
2. Global status of wind energy
3. Wind turbine technology
4. Small scale wind turbine technology
5. Planning wind projects
6. Wind resource assessment
7. Offshore wind energy
8. Wind farm
9. Major failures in wind turbines
10. Improving wind turbine performance using nanomaterials
11. Composite material and carbon nanotubes in wind turbine blades
12. Role of lubricants in wind energy
13. Wind energy powering agriculture
14. Wind energy based desalination processes and plants
15. Role of nanotechnology in non-conventional energy technology
16. Environmental impact of wind energy
17. Noise from wind energy and its control
18. Ecological aspects of wind energy
19. Carbon footprint of wind energy
20. Barriers to wind energy
21. Economics of wind energy
22. Financial and political aspects of wind energy
Abbreviations
Glossary
References
Index.