Bibliography: propellers, wind turbines and wings, sources and references

This bibliography on propellers, wind turbines and wings gathers the books and documents we relied on to develop the Heliciel propeller and wing design software and this website. We sort them into five families: energy-capture propellers, propulsion or lift propellers, wings and sails, theoretical background, and miscellaneous. Book titles are given in their original language.

In this page:

Energy-capture propellers Propulsion and lift propellers Wings and sails Theoretical background Miscellaneous

We also list a few documents available on the internet whose content matches or overlaps the books cited. These documents and their content may be subject to copyright. If you have written a document on the technology of propellers for energy capture or propulsion, or on wings, and you agree to be listed here, please write to contact@heliciel.com.

Bibliography on energy-capture propellers: wind and tidal turbines

These references deal with propellers that capture the energy of a fluid: wind turbines, wind generators and hydraulic turbines.

Bibliography on propulsion and lift propellers: aircraft, boats, drones

These references cover the theory of the propulsive propeller, both aerial and marine. The oldest ones also bear witness to how the theory was born.

Bibliography on finite-span wings, airfoils and sails

These references concern wing aerodynamics, Prandtl's lifting line and the hydrodynamics of sailing.

Bibliography on physics and fluid mechanics: theoretical background

These books provide the physics, hydrodynamics and pressure-loss background on which propeller calculations rest.

Miscellaneous: report on reducing the electricity consumption of motors

To go further, we can move from reading to theory: the evolution of propeller calculation methods tells how these authors followed one another, and the propeller theory page details the equations.