Wave, Wind, and Current Power Generation

Written by two well-known and respected engineers, this exciting new  volume is the most up-to-date and comprehensive text on power generation  from waves and water currents available today to engineers, scientists,  and students, also covering the latest advances in wind power  generation.

As the world turns further and further away from  fossil fuel energy sources, unconventional and renewable sources of  energy, such as power generation from water sources and wind energy, are  becoming more and more important. Hydropower has been around for  decades, but this book suggests new methods that are more cost-effective  and less intrusive to the environment for creating power sources from  rivers, the tides, and other sources of water. Written by two experts in  the field, it also covers wind energy and how it can be more  efficiently harnessed.

This groundbreaking new volume deals  with modern problems of using wind energy, namely, jet currents in the  atmosphere and the energy of water flows of rivers, ocean and sea  currents, including those caused by tides. Wind and water-based energy  sources form an essential part of the renewable energy solution. The  engineering measures discussed in this book prove, for example, that by  reducing the rate of dissipation of atmospheric surface low-level  currents by only one percent, it is possible to provide all of humanity  with energy at rates twice the per capita consumption of the wealthiest  countries. Whether for the veteran engineer or the engineering student,  this book is a must-have for any library.

Wave, Wind and Current Power Generation:
Is  one of the first books available on wave and current power generation  containing information for engineers to use for solving day-to-day  problems Assists engineers in rapidly analyzing problems and finding  effective design methods and select mechanical specifications Provides  methods and proven fundamentals of process design for practical  application Helps achieve optimum operations and process conditions and  shows how to translate design fundamentals into mechanical equipment  specifications Covers not just wave and current power generation, but  also has a section on wind power generation and a comprehensive overview  of renewable energy in the world today.