Wind Turbine Airfoils and Blades

Preface
Key to Symbols
Chapter 1 Overview of wind engineering
* Introduction
* Wind Turbine Airfoil Design Theory
* Aerodynamic Shape Design of Blade
* Composite Material Structural Design of Blade
* Aero-elastic Study of Wind Turbine Blade
Chapter 2 Aerodynamic Characteristic of Wind Turbine Airfoils
* Introduction
* Basic Theory of Wind Turbine Airfoils
* Aerodynamic Characteristic of Airfoils
* Stall Properties of Airfoils
* Roughness Properties of Airfoils
* Influence Between Geometry Parameter and Aerodynamic Characteristic
* Influence Between Roughness and Aerodynamic Characteristic
* Influence Between Reynolds Number and Aerodynamic Characteristic
* Method of Predicting Airfoil Aerodynamic Performance
Chapter 3 Integral Theory of Wind Turbine Airfoils
* Introduction
* Transformed Theory of Airfoil Profiles
* Integral Expression of Airfoils Profiles
* Airfoil Profiles Analysis Using Integral Expression
* Widely Used Properties for Airfoil Integral Profiles
* Control Equation of Shape Function
* Parametric Integral Convergence Characteristic of Airfoils
Chapter 4 Parametric Design Theory of Wind Turbine Airfoil Profiles
* Introduction
* Demand of Wind Turbine Airfoil Design
* Single Objective Optimization Design of Airfoil Profiles
* Multi-objective Optimization Design of Airfoil Profiles
* Optimal Design for Airfoils with Medium Thickness
* Design of Wind Turbine Airfoils Based on Noise Theory
* Design of Wind Turbine Airfoils Based on Maximum Power Coefficient
* Improvement of Airfoil Design Using Smooth Curvature Technique
* Design of Wind Turbine Airfoil Series with High Aerodynamic Performance
* Conclusion
Chapter 5 Wind Tunnel Test of New Wind Turbine Airfoils
* Introduction
* Model Design and Manufacture of New Airfoils
* Experimental Equipment and Method
* The Results of Wind Tunnel Experiments
* Conclusion
Chapter 6 Aerodynamic Theory of Wind Turbine Blade
* Introduction
* Aerodynamic Theory of Wind Turbine Blade
* Blade Tip Corrected Model of Wind Rotor
* Aerodynamic Theory Based on Shen's Tip Loss Corrected Model
* Validation of Corrected Model Using Experimental Data
* Conclusion
Chapter 7 Integral Expression of Wind Turbine Blade Shape
* Introduction
* Integral Method for 3D Blade Surface Shape
* Integral Model of ART-2B Blade
* Conclusion
Chapter 8 Shape Optimization Design of Wind Turbine Blade
* Introduction
* Sensitivity Analysis of Key Parameters for Wind Turbine
* Optimization Model Based on Total Cost of Energy
* Optimization Design for A 2-MW Wind Turbine Blade
* Conclusion
Chapter 9 Structural Optimal Design of Composite Material Wind Turbine Blade
* Introduction
* Mechanics Theory of Composite Material
* Structural Design of Composite Material Wind Turbine Blade
* Parametric Finite Element Model of Wind Turbine Blade
* A New Fluid Structure Interaction Method for Composite Material Blade
* Optimal Results of Composite Material Blade
* Conclusion
Chapter 10 Aerodynamic/Eero-elastic Analysis for Wind Turbine Blade
* Introduction
* Dynamic Structural Model
* Coordinate Transform
* Wind Load Model
* Validation of Aerodynamic/Aero-elastic Code
* Example Analysis
* Conclusion
Chapter 11 Aero-elastic Stable Analysis for Wind Turbine Blade Section
* Introduction
* Static Aero-elastic Analysis of Wind Turbine Blade Section
* Problem of Classic Flutter of Wind Turbine Blade
* Problem of Dynamic Stall Aero-elasticity of Wind Turbine Blade
* Conclusion
Reference
Acknowledgements
Index