Environmental Wind Engineering and Design of Wind Energy Structures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baniotopoulos, Charalambos C. (Editor), Borri, Claudio (Editor), Stathopoulos, Theodore (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: CISM Courses and Lectures, 531
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy efficiency.; Fluid mechanics.; Buildings > Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Building Construction.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).

The book presents a state-of-the-art in environmental aerodynamics and the structural design of wind energy support structures, particularly from a modern computational perspective. Examples include real-life applications dealing with pollutant dispersion in the building environment, pedestrian-leve...