- Rotor Aerodynamics
Rotor aerodynamics includes systems as diverse as propellers and turbomachinery,
although the latter topics is usually left out of the list.
Many books of aerodynamics contain a chapter on propellers. The books reported
below are among the best to study this topic in depth, without going to specialized
papers, dealing with one or another aspect.
Wind turbine technology is now mature, and further interesting development are
expected in the future. The aerodynamic theory can be partially derived by Glauert,
but many improvements have been formulated to deal with the peculiar aspects of
these machines. As for the helicopter, wind turbine books usually contain chapters
on related technological problems.
Other material somewhat related to rotary aerodynamics.
Propellers
Review: MUST HAVE. This is the basis of many later books (cited all over the
places), invaluable for aerodynamic theory, with clear physical insight, concise
and with appropriate mathematics. There is a definition of the propeller
characteristics and the basic aerodynamic models.
A good reading and the right place to start from.
Review: A well written book, with the fundamentals of incompressible
flow (equations, linearized theories, thin wing sections, general
wing theory). Specific problems of this class of rotary systems
include cavitation (with a theory of intermittent cavitation) and
propulsion efficiency, as depending on configuration.
Wind Turbines
Review: the book is multi-disciplinary item with several aspects
of wind energy systems. Among
other things, there are chapters on aerodynamics and acoustics.
Review: this is a book almost entirely devoted to aerodynamics
and structural interaction, with detailed description of loads and
moments. There are sections devoted to airfoil theory, rotational
effects, dynamic stall, rotor optimization, and computational
fluid dynamics.
Other Stuff
Review: It is a fundamental book on cascades. The author discusses the
basic equations, the important 2D models, incompressible and compressible
flow characteristics, and special topics, such as cooling and tandem cascades.
Good bibliography.
