Aeroacoustic Research on Aircraft and Wind Turbine Noise

Dear Colleagues,

We invite submissions to the Special Issue of the journal Energies on the topic Aeroacoustic research on aircraft and wind turbine noise.

Environmental noise from aircraft and wind turbines is not only a cause of annoyance in the local communities but also of harmful health effects and large economic losses due to strict environmental noise regulations and operational restrictions. Despite the respite that the COVID-19 pandemic gave to communities near airports in terms of noise, a rebound effect is expected shortly, which will continue the typical exponential growth of global air traffic (doubling every 15 years roughly). Similarly, the rising demand for renewable energies causes an increasing number of wind turbines being erected close to populated areas.

In order to ensure sustainable aviation and wind energy, it is necessary to enhance our understanding of the aeroacoustic noise generation mechanisms involved in aircraft and wind turbines. State-of-the-art experimental aeroacoustic techniques, such as acoustic imaging, applied in dedicated anechoic facilities and full-scale field measurements play an important role for supporting such development. Community noise assessment and policy-making are also crucial in order to provide accurate noise estimations that properly reflect the annoyance experienced by local communities and provide precise information for the enforcement of environmental noise laws. In the last decades, significant scientific efforts have been devoted to the research and development of efficient noise reduction measures, e.g. trailing-edge serrations or permeable inserts for palliating airfoil self-noise.

This Special Issue would like to encourage original contributions regarding recent development and ideas in the field of experimental aeroacoustic research on aircraft and wind turbine noise. This includes (but not limited to): advanced aeroacoustic measurement techniques, noise reduction measures, wind turbine noise, airframe noise, engine noise, acoustic imaging and noise source localization methods, community noise, noise assessment and prediction models,

Dr. Roberto Merino-Martinez
Guest Editor

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• aeroacoustics
• aircraft noise
• wind turbine noise
• noise reduction measures
• experimental aeroacoustic techniques
• noise source localization methods
• aeroacoustic wind-tunnel measurements
• full-scale field measurements
• noise assessment and prediction models
• community noise