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

Jin Chen, Chongqing University, Chongqi, China; Quan Wang, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.