Aeroacoustic research in the Netherlands related to aircraft development

Abstract

This paper reviews the acoustic research carried out in the past 10 years by Fokker and NLR to support the aircraft development programmes in the Netherlands. The following subjects are highlighted, emphasizing the development of the necessary experimental techniques and design tools. For jet noise reduction the feasibility of a lined ejector nozzle for the Fokker F28 aircraft was investigated by scale model measurements using decomposed hydrogen peroxide for hot jet simulation. Thrust performance measurements were included. For the design of optimum acoustic liners a mathematical model was developed to represent the fan and engine duct acoustically, taking into account the sound generation by rotor wake/stator interaction. Acoustic measurements were performed in the engine inlet of a Fokker F28 aircraft during flight. Techniques and facilities were developed for accurate in-situ measurements of the impedance of acoustic liner materials under realistic conditions. The technique was also demonstrated inflight. Large reductions of the propeller noise level inside the cabin of the Fokker F27 aircraft were obtained by dynamic vibration absorbers on the fuselage wall structure.