On the use of a linear microphone array to measure wind turbine aerodynamic noise

Wind Energy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-76

  Genesca M ^a   Romeu, J ^a   Pamies T ^a   Sole J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b SENER Ingenieria y Sistemas S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

aerodynamic noise; microphone array; noise measurement; wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS; ACOUSTIC NOISE; AERODYNAMICS; MICROPHONES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURFACE TREATMENT; TURBULENCE; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMIC NOISE; AERODYNAMIC SOUND; HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES; LINEAR MICROPHONEARRAY; MICROPHONE ARRAYS; NOISE MEASUREMENTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; WIND TURBINE AERODYNAMICS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AERODYNAMICS; ARRAY; LINEARITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NOISE; RESOLUTION; SIGNAL; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84872902351     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.528     Document Type: Article

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