Wind Turbine Noise

by Siegfried Wagner, Rainer Bareiï, Gianfranco Guidati

Overview

Over the last five years an enormous number of wind turbines have been installed in Europe, bringing wind energy into public awareness. However, its further development is restricted mainly by public complaints caused by visual impact and noise.

The European Commission has therefore funded a number of research projects in the field of wind turbine noise within the JOULE program. This book presents the most relevant results of these projects.

The book addresses all relevant aspects of wind turbine noise, namely: noise reduction, noise propagation, noise measurement, and an introduction to aeroacoustics. It may serve as a first reference in the field of wind turbine noise for researchers, planners, and manufacturers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642887123
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	02/23/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Current Situation of Wind Energy and Perspectives.- 1.2 Advantages of Wind Energy.- 1.3 Current Problems of Wind Energy.- 1.4 Road Map of the Book.- 2 Noise and its Effects.- 2.1 Sound and Noise.- 2.2 Definitions.- 2.3 Noise Regulations.- 3 Introduction to Aeroacoustics.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Definitions.- 3.3 The Linear Wave Equation.- 3.4 Elementary Solutions of the Wave Equation.- 3.5 Lighthill’s Acoustic Analogy.- 3.6 The Influence of Boundaries.- 3.7 Application of Aeroacoustic Theory.- 3.8 Conclusions.- 4 Noise Mechanisms of Wind Turbines.- 4.1 Classification of Noise Mechanisms.- 4.2 Low-Frequency Noise.- 4.3 Inflow-Turbulence Noise.- 4.4 Airfoil Self-Noise.- 4.5 Summary.- 5 Noise Prediction.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Low-Frequency Noise.- 5.3 High-Frequency Noise.- 5.4 Summary.- 6 Noise Propagation.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Mechanisms.- 6.3 Prediction.- 6.4 Results.- 6.5 Summary.- 7 Measurement of Noise and Flow Field.- 7.1 Acoustic Measurement in the Wind Tunnel.- 7.2 Acoustic Measurements on Operating Turbines.- 7.3 Flow Visualization on Operating Turbines.- 8 Noise Reduction.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Reduction of Tip Speed and Angle of Attack.- 8.3 Reduction of Trailing-Edge Noise.- 8.4 Reduction of Tip Noise.- 8.5 Reduction of Inflow-Turbulence Noise.- 8.6 Reduction of Blunt-Trailing-Edge Noise.- 8.7 Conclusions.- 9 Future Work.- 10 References.- 10.1 Recommended References.- 10.2 List of References.- Annex: Description of Tip Planform Shapes.