Published May 12, 2006 | Version v1
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The sound of high winds. The effect of atmospheric stability on wind turbine sound and microphone noise

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Description

In this thesis issues are raised concerning wind turbine noise and its relationship to altitude dependent wind velocity. The following issues are investigated: what is the influence of atmospheric stability on the speed and sound power of a wind turbine?; what is the influence of atmospheric stability on the character of wind turbine sound?; how widespread is the impact of atmospheric stability on wind turbine performance: is it relevant for new wind turbine projects; how can noise prediction take this stability into account?; what can be done to deal with the resultant higher impact of wind turbine sound? Apart from these directly wind turbine related issues, a final aim was to address a measurement problem: how does wind on a microphone affect the measurement of the ambient sound level?

Availability note (English)

Available at http://dissertations.ub.rug.nl/faculties/science/2006/g.p.van.den.berg/

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Publishing Information

Publisher
RUG
Imprint Place
Groningen (Netherlands)
Imprint Pagination
210 p.

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
38004386
Subject category
WIND ENERGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
Quality check status
Yes
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; ACOUSTIC MONITORING; ACOUSTICS; AIR FLOW; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE POLLUTION ABATEMENT; NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC OPINION; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STABILITY; VELOCITY; WIND; WIND TURBINES;
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL; EQUIPMENT; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; MACHINERY; MONITORING; POLLUTION; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY;