{"id":3368,"date":"2018-10-23T15:21:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T13:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mecheng-nrc.org\/eng\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2018-10-23T15:21:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T13:21:27","slug":"wind-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/med.sci.eg\/eng\/wind-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
Title<\/td>\nWind Energy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trainers<\/td>\nProf. Dr. Mervat A. Badr<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. Karam Y. Maalawy<\/p>\n

Dr. Mohamed F. Nasr<\/p>\n

Dr. Marwa M. Ibrahim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Duration<\/td>\n5 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contents<\/td>\n1- Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Renewable energy & Wind \u2013 Demand of electricity \u2013 Technological development.<\/p>\n

2- Historical Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Vertical axis wind turbines- Horizontal axis wind turbines.<\/p>\n

– Offshore & onshore turbines.<\/p>\n

– Technological innovations- The physics of utilizing wind energy.<\/p>\n

– Wind power- Drag & Lift devices.<\/p>\n

3- The Wind:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Nature of wind \u2013 Wind sources \u2013 Vertical wind speed gradient and surface roughness \u2013 Obstacles on the ground \u2013 Wind measurements \u2013 Wind Histograms \u2013 Weibull Distribution \u2013 Capacity factor – Site selection.<\/p>\n

4- Wind turbine components design:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Main issues of designing a wind turbine.<\/p>\n

– Design wind speed \u2013 Rotor blade design & materials \u2013 Types of hub attachment.<\/p>\n

– Yawing \u2013 Limiting power Output \u2013 Tower design.<\/p>\n

5- Aerodynamics & Aero-elasticity:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Aerodynamic shape Optimization of wind turbine blades.<\/p>\n

– Advanced blade airfoil sections.<\/p>\n

– Flutter optimization.<\/p>\n

6- Performance Characteristics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Curves of the power & thrust coefficients versus tip-speed ratio.<\/p>\n

– Behavior of turbines with pitch changing – Limits of blade element theory.<\/p>\n

7- Structural Loads and strength calculations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blade combined loading \u2013 Cyclic loads – Critical Loads on tower and nacelle.<\/p>\n

Material strength- Resonant frequencies – Fatigue limits.<\/p>\n

8- Power Transmission:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Types of gear box – Basic concepts<\/p>\n

– Wind Turbine Generators \u2013 A.C. machines and their construction – Synchronous A.C. machines.<\/p>\n

– Battery charging \u2013 Grid-connected operation \u2013 Induction generators.<\/p>\n

9- Controlling wind turbines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Types of control (Yawing \u2013 Pitching) \u2013 Controlling turbines by centrifugal mechanisms<\/p>\n

– Passive control \u2013 Spoilers & braking flaps \u2013 Other control concepts.<\/p>\n

– Pitch and yaw control optimization.<\/p>\n

10- Design & fabrication of functionally graded composite blades:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Different types of materials \u2013 Structural analysis by lamination theory- Computer programs.<\/p>\n

– Methods of production (Hand Lay-Up Fabrication \u2013 Resin Transfer Molding,\u2026..etc.).<\/p>\n

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