Wind Power Plants. Theory and Design

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Pages ix-x
FOREWORD, Page xi
INTRODUCTION, Page xii
THE HISTORY OF WINDMILLS, Pages xv-xvi
CHAPTER I - THE WIND, Pages 1-29
CHAPTER II - GENERAL THEORIES OF WIND MACHINES BASIC LAWS AND CONCEPTS OF AERODYNAMICS, Pages 30-46
CHAPTER III - DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCES OF THE HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND MACHINES, Pages 47-75
CHAPTER IV - HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINES DESIGN OF THE BLADES AND DETERMINATION OF THE FORCES ACTING ON THE WIND POWER PLANT, Pages 76-120
CHAPTER V - DESCRIPTION AND PERFORMANCES OF VERTICAL AXIS WINDMILLS, Pages 121-128,128a,128b,128c,128d,129-147
CHAPTER VI - USE OF WIND ENERGY FOR WATER PUMPING, Pages 148-174
CHAPTER VII - THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY BY WIND POWER, Pages 175-176,176a,176b,176c,176d,177-231
CHAPTER VIII - WIND POWER PLANT PROJECTS, Pages 232-246
CHAPTER IX - WIND POWER PLANTS: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS, Pages 247-254
APPENDIX - COMPUTER PROGRAMS, Pages 255-278
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 279-285
Inside Back Cover, Page 287