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Wind Energy Explained |  | Authors: James F. Manwell, Jon G. McGowan, Anthony L. Rogers
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 139647
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 590
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0471499722
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.312136
EAN: 9780471499725
ASIN: 0471499722
Publication Date: June 15, 2002
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Product Description
This authoritative textbook is intended to provide both a thorough and highly accessible introduction to the cross-disciplinary field of wind engineering. The economic viability and political appeal of wind power is on the increase, making this text a timely addition to the literature. - Developed to complement the increasing number of renewable/wind energy courses now available
- End-of-chapter tutorial sections (solutions manual available)
- Combines both academic and industrial experience giving the text a dual market appeal
- Comprehensive coverage spans every aspect of wind energy engineering
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Comprehensive guide for wind turbine engineering March 23, 2009
Young Kyung Kim (Korea)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Recent fever of renewable energy provoked me to delve into any business opportunites in wind farm project and I started to find a comprehensive guide for wind turbine engineering. There were some books, somewhat simpler, but I was looking for a more comprehensive one and found this one. Before this one, I purchased with many reviews with favorable comments, but it was very disappointing. I tried again and found this one after a couple of pages of search results reviewed. Although I am working as a project financier, mechaninal engineering in university facilitaed me to tackle this book. Amoungst 4-5 books so far I have read about wind energy related books, this book provides most comprehensive coverage from aerodynamics to current trend. However, I think that undergraduate coursework or any similar understanding in mechanics and engineering will be required to be able to follow through the contents. One thing sad is that someone stole this book on the way back to Korea after I attended European Wind Energy Conference held in Marseille, France March 2009. I was reading about two thirds of the book and as I made up my mind to read this book at least two to three times to build up wind engineering knowledge, I will order another one. If someone finds mine somewhere, lost between Marseille and Rome, please read it, not to use as a pillow, and keep in mind that mastering the book may lead you to wind bonanza. I would like to strongly recommend this book for beginner in wind turbine industry and wind farm business developer or financier who have enough curiosity and willingness to understand how wind becomes electricity, and finally transforms into money. YK Kim, Korea.
Comprehensive! June 6, 2007
John J. Gerondale (Houston, TX)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book helped me ace my mechanical engineering senior design project every step of the way. The material is easy to grasp for anyone with a basic background in math/science; and learning about how this stuff works is fascinating! The chapter on aerodynamics alone kept me writing computer codes for months. The author's writing style is modern and easy to follow.
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