Application of a ray theory model to the prediction of noise emissions from isolated wind turbines and wind parks

Wind Energy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-119

  Prospathopoulos, John M ^a   Voutsinas, Spyros G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Complex terrain; Noise; Propagation; Ray theory; Wind park; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIFFRACTION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; RAY THEORY; WIND PARK;

WIND TURBINES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIFFRACTION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; WIND TURBINES;

NOISE; PREDICTION; SOUND PROPAGATION; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 34147170499     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.211     Document Type: Article

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