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Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC): the first large‐scale integration of wind turbines in a building
Author(s) -
Smith Richard F.,
Killa Shaun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.416
Subject(s) - wind power , world trade center , scale (ratio) , center (category theory) , marine engineering , control (management) , engineering , computer science , architectural engineering , geography , cartography , electrical engineering , artificial intelligence , archaeology , chemistry , terrorism , crystallography
This paper describes the design evolution of the large‐scale wind turbines proposed for the Bahrain Trade Center. It will describe the details of the wind turbines and their control, showing how several innovative ideas have come together and have been technically validated to produce the design for this unique building. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.