Wind Energy

WESEP-501

Previous offerings

Fall 2016, F'15, '13, '12

Course Objectives

Fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics and noise.

Outcomes

On completion of the course the attentive student will understand:

  • Blade element momentum (BEM) theory
  • Vortex line method
  • Basics of wind turbine aeroacoustics

Syllabus

  • 1-D momentum theory and Betz limit
  • Effect of wake rotation
  • Blade element momentum theory
  • Vortex line/lattice method
  • Turbine operation and annual energy production
  • Introduction to wind turbine aeroacoustics

Textbook and reading mtl.

There is no text book for this course. The suggested reading materials include the following.

  • Hansen, M. O. L. (2009). Aerodynamics of wind turbines. Earthscan.
  • Burton, T., Sharpe, D., Jenkins, N., & Bossanyi, E. (2001). Wind energy handbook. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Howe, M. S. (1998). Acoustics of fluid-structure interactions. Cambridge university press.
  • Crighton, D. G., Dowling, A. P., Williams, J. E. F., Heckl, M., & Leppington, F. G. (1992). Modern Methods in analytical acoustics: Lecture Notes. Springer-Verlag.