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    Dr. Sathyajith Mathew (Assistant Professor & Wind Energy Consultant)

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Mathew, S. (2006). Basics of wind energy conversion. In: Wind Energy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30906-3_2

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