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ALT 130 - Wind Power
This course will apply fundamental principles of the thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and mechanical systems to wind turbine engineering. Fundamentals of horizontal-axis wind turbines will be emphasized: wind energy conversion to useful work, wind turbine, aerodynamics, performance and design of wind turbine components. An overview of the wind resource and historical development of wind turbines and introduction of wind turbine installation and wind farm operation will also be covered. Co-requisite: NONE Prerequisite: ALT 110 and ALT 120 Credits: 2(Lec: 1 Lab: 3) School: School of Technology Department: Design Technologies Attributes: General Elective |