Wall treatments for aeroacoustic measurements in closed wind tunnel test sections

Aeroacoustic tests in closed wind tunnels are affected by reflections in the tunnel circuit and background noise. Reflections can be mitigated by lining the tunnel circuit. The present study investigates if lining exclusively the most accessible segment of a closed wind tunnel circuit, in particular the test section, is an approach which...

3D-printed Perforated Trailing Edges for Broadband Noise Abatement

Turbulent boundary layer trailing-edge noise scattered by a NACA0018 airfoil equipped with 3D printed perforated trailing-edge inserts, i.e. with straight cylindrical channels connecting the two sides of the airfoil, is investigated. The inserts have different permeability in order to assess the effect of this property on broadband noise...

Deterministic Model of AcousticWave Propagation in a Cavity

A mathematical model is proposed that evaluates acoustic propagation of turbulent boundary layer waves on top of a cavity enclosing a microphone. The goal is to optimize these cavity geometries to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of acoustic measurements. This model predicts the attenuation of the turbulent boundary layer fluctuations...

Assessment of the Thin-airfoil Method for Predicting Steady Pressure Distribution on Partially-porous Airfoils

An analytical method for predicting the steady pressure distribution on porous airfoils with a prescribed porosity distribution is assessed through comparison of its lift prediction with experimental data. The method is based on the thin-airfoil formulation. The no-slip boundary condition of the airfoil surface has been replaced by the Darcy’s...

Characterization of liners using a lattice-boltzmann solver

Acoustic liners are widely used as noise suppression devices, for example in aircraft engines. The effectiveness of the liners is measured through the impedance. In the present study, using a lattice-Boltzmann solver, the response of two liner geometries to grazing acoustic waves is examined. The two geometries have porosity equal to 0.99%...

Comparison between analog and digital microphone phased arrays for aeroacoustic measurements

Microphone arrays are useful measurement devices for estimating the location and strength of sound sources. Numerous comparative studies have been conducted regarding the performance of acoustic imaging methods in the past, but literature lacks of a systematic investigation on the role of the hardware on the measurements. This research...

Broadband Trailing-Edge Noise Reduction Using Permeable Metal Foams