Fan Noise Research at NASA
- Author:
- Groeneweg, John F.
- Published:
- Feb 1, 1994.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
- Restrictions on Access:
- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- Results of recent NASA research to reduce aircraft turbofan noise are described. As the bypass ratio of a turbofan engine increases from five to as much as 20, the dominant source of engine noise is the fan. A primary mechanism of tone noise generation is the rotor blade wakes interacting with downstream stator vanes. Methods of analyzing rotor stator tone noise generation are described and sample results are given. The role of an acoustic modal description is emphasized. Wind tunnel tests of model fans and nacelles are described including a novel rotating microphone technique for modal measurement. Sample far field results are given showing the effects of inlet length, and modal measurements are shown which point to a new generation mechanism. Concepts for active fan noise control at the source are addressed. Implications of the research which have general relevance to fan noise generation and control are discussed.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19940020690.
Accession ID: 94N25172.
NAS 1.15:106512.
NASA-TM-106512.
E-8623.
1994 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering; 1-4 May 1994; Fort Lauderdale, FL; United States. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- No Copyright.
- Access Online:
- hdl.handle.net
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