| A Study of Wind Power Including Basic Concepts, Wind Farms, and Wind Turbines Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 128645137X ISBN-13: 9781286451373 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $24.08 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.95 lbs) 238 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, wind mills for mechanical power, wind pumps for pumping water or drainage, or sails to propel ships. Large-scale wind farms are connected to the electric power transmission network; smaller facilities are used to provide electricity to isolated locations. Wind energy, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean, and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. This book studies wind power including net energy gain, wind profile power law, community wind energy, and wind turbine design. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |