Rotor Noise Attenuation with Leading Edge Devices

Noise generated by a leading edge in anisotropic turbulence

The noise generated by the interaction of a turbulent inflow with the leading edge of a flat plate or an airfoil is a dominant sound source, for example in rotor-stator configurations of fans and air condition units. Aeroacoustic research of this noise source often includes performing wind tunnel experiments, where the required incident turbulence is generated by passive grids or meshes. In cer...

Symmetric airfoil geometry effects on leading edge noise.

Computational aeroacoustic methods are applied to the modeling of noise due to interactions between gusts and the leading edge of real symmetric airfoils. Single frequency harmonic gusts are interacted with various airfoil geometries at zero angle of attack. The effects of airfoil thickness and leading edge radius on noise are investigated systematically and independently for the first time, at...

A Coupled CFD/CSD Investigation of the Effects of Leading Edge Slat on Rotor Performance

Title of Dissertation: A Coupled CFD/CSD Investigation of the Effects of Leading Edge Slat on Rotor Performance Asitav Mishra, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation directed by: Associate Professor James D. Baeder Department of Aerospace Engineering A coupled Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) and Computational Structural Dynamics (CSD) methodology is extended to analyze the effectiveness of a...

Attenuation of Vane-Rotor Shock Interactions with Pulsating Coolant Flows

The effect of the angle upper edge in shaped noise barriers with a T-shaped upper edge

Background and Objective: Efforts to improve the effectiveness of noise barriers have been made, including shape, aesthetics, form and gender. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the angle upper edge in shaped noise barriers with a T-shaped upper edge. Materials and Methods: A 2D boundary element method (BEM) was used to predict the insertion loss of the tested ba...