Springer Low Speed Wing Aero-Hydrodynamics: Emission-Free Lift, Thrust, and Power Generation (Sustainable Aviation)

This book explores the vast, untapped energy potential of wind over the oceans, which could meet global power demands for the foreseeable future. It highlights existing technologies, including high-speed autonomous sailing ships equipped with hydrokinetic turbines that convert ocean wind power into electricity and hydrogen. These technologies are sufficiently advanced to enable the construction of fleets of energy ships to launch an Apollo-type green energy development project. The book explains the rationale behind proposing autonomous sailing ships as a solution for generating abundant green electricity and hydrogen, aiming to prevent irreversible climate change by 2050. The authors focus on the applications and fundamental physics of steady and unsteady low-speed aerodynamics, specifically concerning lift, thrust, and renewable power generation, while minimizing mathematical complexity. Low Speed Wing Aero-Hydrodynamics: Emission-Free Lift, Thrust, and Power Generation is an introduction to hydronautical power engineering suitable for readers of various expertise levels. It caters to those with non-technical backgrounds concerned about the climate crisis, as well as to students, faculty, and researchers in the field of renewable energy technology. Proposes autonomous sailing ships as a means to generate abundant green electricity and hydrogen; Discusses the aerohydronautical power engineering concepts and tools needed for ocean wind energy conversion; Explains applications and fundamental physics of steady and unsteady low-speed aerodynamics with minimal mathematics.