Aero-acoustics noise evaluation of H-rotor Darrieus wind turbines

Energy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 596-604

  Mohamed, M H ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic; CFD; Darrieus turbine; Noise; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

AEROACOUSTICS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NOISE POLLUTION; TRANSONIC FLOW; WIND POWER;

AERODYNAMIC ACOUSTICS; DARRIEUS TURBINE; DARRIEUS WIND TURBINES; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; NOISE; UNSTEADY REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; VAWT(VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE); WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING;

WIND TURBINES;

ACOUSTICS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NOISE; PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84892953741     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.031     Document Type: Article

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