Recommended noise level design goals and limits at residential receptors for wind turbine developments in the United States

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-104

  Hessler, David M ^a   Hessler Jr , George F ^a  

^a Hessler Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER SPACE; DESIGN GOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; FIELD TESTING; MECHANICAL NOISE; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; MODEL PREDICTION; NOISE LEVELS; NOISE MODELING; NOISE PROBLEMS; OPERATIONAL NOISE; OPERATIONAL PROJECTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PROJECT PLANNING; RAPID GROWTH; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; REGULATORY LIMIT; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOUND LEVEL; VENTILATION FANS; WIND PROJECTS;

DESIGN; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FRICTION MATERIALS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 79952948075     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.3531795     Document Type: Article

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