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Multiple Pure Tone Noise Prediction
Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Fei Han, General Electric Global Research Center
  • Anupam Sharma, Iowa State University
  • Umesh Paliath, General Electric Global Research Center
  • Chingwei Shieh, Engineering Tools Center of Excellence
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Submitted Manuscript
Publication Date
12-10-2014
DOI
10.1016/j.jsv.2014.08.006
Abstract
This paper presents a fully numerical method for predicting multiple pure tones, also known as “Buzzsaw” noise. It consists of three steps that account for noise source generation, nonlinear acoustic propagation with hard as well as lined walls inside the nacelle, and linear acoustic propagation outside the engine. Noise generation is modeled by steady, part-annulus computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. A linear superposition algorithm is used to construct full-annulus shock/pressure pattern just upstream of the fan from part-annulus CFD results. Nonlinear wave propagation is carried out inside the duct using a pseudo-two-dimensional solution of Burgers׳ equation. Scattering from nacelle lip as well as radiation to farfield is performed using the commercial solver ACTRAN/TM. The proposed prediction process is verified by comparing against full-annulus CFD simulations as well as against static engine test data for a typical high bypass ratio aircraft engine with hardwall as well as lined inlets. Comparisons are drawn against nacelle unsteady pressure transducer measurements at two axial locations as well as against near- and far-field microphone array measurements outside the duct. This is the first fully numerical approach (no experimental or empirical input is required) to predict multiple pure tone noise generation, in-duct propagation and far-field radiation. It uses measured blade coordinates to calculate MPT noise.
Comments

This is a manuscript of an article from Journal of Sound and Vibration 333 (2014): 6942, doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2014.08.006. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
Elsevier Inc.
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Fei Han, Anupam Sharma, Umesh Paliath and Chingwei Shieh. "Multiple Pure Tone Noise Prediction" Journal of Sound and Vibration Vol. 333 Iss. 25 (2014) p. 6942 - 6959
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anupam_sharma/15/