Power from Wind
A History of Windmill Technology
- Author: Richard Leslie Hills, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- Date Published: September 1996
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521566865
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The wind is a fickle source of power. Windspeeds are frequently too low to be of any practical use, so that windpower has generally remained a marginal resource. Since the inception of windpower around 1000 AD, technology has been deployed to obtain the most economical power from wind. The author traces its technical evolution, concentrating on the growth in understanding of wind and charting crucial developments in windmill design. The history of the windmill is focused on North Western Europe, drawing on the origins of the first horizontal windmills in Persia, Tibet and China. Industrial applications such as in textiles, papermaking and mining are examined. Gradually, windmills were improved but were finally eclipsed by steam engines in the nineteenth century due to increased levels of industrialisation. The book concludes with a look at the recent re-emergence of windpower as a viable source of power in the wake of the energy crisis.
Read more- First general treatment of windpower in English
- Copious illustrations
- Will appeal to the enthusiast and general reader
Reviews & endorsements
'Hills' Power from Wind, there is no doubt, is the definitive history of the technology developed over the ages to harness the power of the wind … This scholarly history will be useful to anyone professionally interested in the history of technology.' Benito Müller, Journal of Energy Literature
See more reviews' … well written, contains a lot of valuable information with many good pictures, and moreover includes interesting contextual aspects. Thus, it serves as a most welcome addition to the history of wind power technology.' Kristian Hwidfelt Nielsen, Centaurus
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- Date Published: September 1996
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521566865
- length: 336 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 188 x 28 mm
- weight: 0.607kg
- contains: 118 b/w illus. 22 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The wind
2. The horizontal windmill
3. The post mill
4. Tower and smock mills
5. Windmill sails
6. Windmills for land drainage
7. Windpower in industry
8. The demise of the traditional windmill
9. The windmill for pumping water and water supply
10. Electric power from the wind
Glossary and bibliography.
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