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Preface v Reading guide vi Acknowledgement vii Nomenclature xiii Chapter 1. More than a century of rotor research 1.1 Introduction 1.2 History of the actuator disc momentum theory 1.2.1 The British School 1.2.2 The German and Russian School 1.2.3 The contribution of Joukowsky and Betz to the vortex theory of propellers 1.2.4 The Betz-Joukowsky limit for wind turbines 1.3 From actuator disc to rotor aerodynamics 1.4 Why this book? Chapter 2. Force fields in fluid dynamics 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The equation of motion and the coordinate systems 2.3 Equivalence of the kinematic and dynamic methods 2.4 Conservative and non-conservative force fields 2.5 Force fields and energy 2.5.1 Work done by force fields 2.5.2 Choice of reference system 2.5.3 Work done by non-conservative force fields 2.5.4 Pressure as a conservative force in momentum balances 2.5.5 Pressure interpreted as potential energy 2.6 Definition of (non-)conservative forces as used in this book 2.7 Evaluation Chapter 3. Force fields and vorticity 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The role of Helmholtz's conservation laws 3.3 Generation of actuator disc vorticity 3.4 Convection of actuator disc vorticity 3.5 Convection of rotor vorticity 3

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Author

G. A. M. VAN KUIK

Publisher

IOS Press, Incorporated

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781643682785

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Engineering, Physics