Wind energy conversion efficiency limit

Wind Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-437

  Lam, Gabriel C K ^a  

^a Nature and Technologies (HK) Limited   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Actuator disc theory; Betz limit; Wind energy conversion efficiency; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; HEAT ENGINES; POWER GENERATION; ROTORS; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND TURBINES;

ACTUATOR DISC THEORY; BETZ LIMIT; PELTON WHEEL; WIND ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

WIND POWER;

ACTUATORS; HEAT ENGINES; POWER GENERATION; ROTORS; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID MECHANICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 33846503221     PISSN: 0309524X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/030952406779502687     Document Type: Article

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