Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines.pdf

Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

Second Edition

Aerodynamics of

Wind Turbines

Second Edition

Martin O. L. Hansen

London • Sterling, VA

Second edition published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008

First edition published by James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd in 2000

ISBN: 978-1-84407-438-9

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Printed and bound in the UK by TJ International, Padstow

Cover design by Nick Shah

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hansen, Martin O. L.

Aerodynamics of wind turbines / Martin O. L. Hansen. — 2nd ed.

p. cm.

ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-438-9 (hardback)

ISBN-10: 1-84407-438-2 (hardback)

1. Wind turbines. 2. Wind turbines—Aerodynamics. I. Title.

TJ828.H35 2007

621.4’5—dc22

2007011666

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