Acoustic radiation from a semi-infinite duct with a subsonic jet

Description/Abstract

The radiation of high-order spinning modes from a semi-infinite exhaust duct is studied numerically. The issues involved have applications to noise radiation from the exhaust duct of an aircraft engine. The numerical method is based on solutions of linearised Euler equations (LEE) for propagation in the duct and near field, and the acoustic analogy for far field radiation. A 2.5D formulation of a linearised Euler equation model is employed to accommodate a single spinning mode propagating over an axisymmetric mean flow field. In the solution process, acoustic waves are admitted into the propagation area surrounding the exit of an axisymmetric duct and its immediate downstream area. The wave admission is realised through an absorbing non-reflecting boundary treatment, which admits incoming waves and damps spurious waves generated by the numerical solutions. The wave propagation is calculated through solutions of linearised Euler equations, using an optimised prefactored compact scheme for spatial discretisation. Far field directivity is estimated by solving the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings equations. The far field prediction is compared with analytic solutions with good agreement.