Validations and improvements of airfoil trailing-edge noise prediction models using detailed experimental data

Wind Energy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-61

  Kamruzzaman, M ^a   Lutz, Th ^a   Wurz W ^a   Shen, W Z ^b   Zhu, W J ^b   Hansen, M O L ^b   Bertagnolio, F ^b   Madsen, H Aa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

far field noise spectrum; trailing edge noise; turbulent boundary layer; two point correlation; wall pressure fluctuation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AEROACOUSTICS; AIRFOILS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COPYRIGHTS; FORECASTING; LAMINAR BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NOISE POLLUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND POWER; WIND TUNNELS;

EUROPEAN UNION; FAR-FIELD NOISE SPECTRUM; NOISE PREDICTION MODELS; NOISE PREDICTIONS; PREDICTION SCHEMES; TRAILING EDGE NOISE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS; TWO-POINT CORRELATION; WALL-PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS; WIND ENERGY PROJECTS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84864339733     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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