Wind Tunnel Aeroacoustic Tests of Six Airfoils for Use on Small Wind Turbines; Period of Performance: August 23, 2002 through March 31, 2004

Oerlemans, S.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: 14 Solar Energy;    Wind Turbines Wind Turbine Aeroacoustics;    Aeroacoustic Tests;    Aerodynamics;    Wind Tunnels;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15007773
RP-ID  :  NREL/SR-500-35339
RP-ID  :  AC36-99-GO10337
RP-ID  :  15007773

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Department of Energy, working through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is engaged in a comprehensive research effort to improve our understanding of wind turbine aeroacoustics. Quiet wind turbines are an inducement to widespread deployment, so the goal of NREL's aeroacoustic research is to develop tools that the U.S. wind industry can use in developing and deploying highly efficient, quiet wind turbines at low wind speed sites. NREL's National Wind Technology Center is implementing a multifaceted approach that includes wind tunnel tests, field tests, and theoretical analyses in direct support of low wind speed turbine development by its industry partners. To that end, wind tunnel aerodynamic tests and aeroacoustic tests have been performed on six airfoils that are candidates for use on small wind turbines. Results are documented in this report.