Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

This chapter contains sections titled: General Overview One-dimensional Momentum Theory and the Betz Limit Ideal Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine with Wake Rotation Airfoils and General Concepts of Aerodynamics Blade Design for Modern Wind Turbines Momentum Theory and Blade Element Theory Blade Shape for Ideal Rotor without Wake Rotation General Rotor Blade Shape Performance Prediction Blade Shape for Optimum Rotor with Wake Rotation Generalized Rotor Design Procedure Simplified HAWT Rotor Performance Calculation Procedure Effect of Drag and Blade Number on Optimum Performance Computational and Aerodynamic Issues in Aerodynamic Design Aerodynamics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines References