Directivity of blade-tower interaction noise

JASA Express Lett. 2021 Jun;1(6):063601. doi: 10.1121/10.0005267.

Abstract

This paper presents a combined experimental and numerical study that characterises the directivity of blade-tower interaction (BTI) noise. Numerical computations were performed using a hybrid approach combining unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and Curle's acoustic analogy, allowing the noise from the blades and the tower to be computed separately. The noise directivity of the blade and the tower components have a dipole pattern and a monopole-like pattern, respectively; hence, the resulting BTI noise directivity resembles an oval. Partial cancellations between the blade and tower components are also shown to affect the BTI noise directivity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics*
  • Noise*