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Numerical modeling of wind turbine aerodynamic noise in the time domain
Seunghoon Lee1, Seungmin Lee, Soogab Lee
1AeroAcoustics and Noise Control Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea. kami00@snu.ac.kr
Abstract:
Aerodynamic noise from a wind turbine is numerically modeled in the time domain. An analytic trailing edge noise model is used to determine the unsteady pressure on the blade surface. The far-field noise due to the unsteady pressure is calculated using the acoustic analogy theory. By using a strip theory approach, the two-dimensional noise model is applied to rotating wind turbine blades. The numerical results indicate that, although the operating and atmospheric conditions are identical, the acoustical characteristics of wind turbine noise can be quite different with respect to the distance and direction from the wind turbine.
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