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On the prediction of "buzz-saw" noise in acoustically lined aero-engine inlet ducts

On the prediction of "buzz-saw" noise in acoustically lined aero-engine inlet ducts
On the prediction of "buzz-saw" noise in acoustically lined aero-engine inlet ducts
Aero-engines operating with supersonic fan tip speeds generate an acoustic signature containing energy spread over a range of harmonics of the engine shaft rotation frequency. These harmonics are commonly known as the "buzz-saw" tones. The pressure signature attached to a supersonic ducted fan will be a sawtooth waveform. The non-linear propagation of a high-amplitude irregular sawtooth upstream inside the inlet duct redistributes the energy amongst the buzz-saw tones. In most modern aero-engines the inlet duct contains an acoustic lining, whose properties will be dependent on the mode number and frequency of the sound, and the speed of the oncoming flow. Such effects may not easily be incorporated into a time-domain approach; hence the non-linear propagation of an irregular sawtooth is calculated in the frequency domain, which enables liner damping to be included in the numerical model. Results are presented comparing noise predictions in hard-walled and acoustically lined inlet ducts. These show the effect of an acoustic liner on the buzz-saw tones. These predictions compare favourably with previous experimental measurements of liner insertion loss (at blade passing frequency), and provide a plausible explanation for the observed reduction in this insertion loss at high fan operating speeds.
0022-460X
175-200
McAlpine, A.
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Fisher, M.J.
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McAlpine, A.
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Fisher, M.J.
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McAlpine, A. and Fisher, M.J. (2003) On the prediction of "buzz-saw" noise in acoustically lined aero-engine inlet ducts. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 265 (1), 175-200. (doi:10.1016/S0022-460X(02)01446-3).

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Aero-engines operating with supersonic fan tip speeds generate an acoustic signature containing energy spread over a range of harmonics of the engine shaft rotation frequency. These harmonics are commonly known as the "buzz-saw" tones. The pressure signature attached to a supersonic ducted fan will be a sawtooth waveform. The non-linear propagation of a high-amplitude irregular sawtooth upstream inside the inlet duct redistributes the energy amongst the buzz-saw tones. In most modern aero-engines the inlet duct contains an acoustic lining, whose properties will be dependent on the mode number and frequency of the sound, and the speed of the oncoming flow. Such effects may not easily be incorporated into a time-domain approach; hence the non-linear propagation of an irregular sawtooth is calculated in the frequency domain, which enables liner damping to be included in the numerical model. Results are presented comparing noise predictions in hard-walled and acoustically lined inlet ducts. These show the effect of an acoustic liner on the buzz-saw tones. These predictions compare favourably with previous experimental measurements of liner insertion loss (at blade passing frequency), and provide a plausible explanation for the observed reduction in this insertion loss at high fan operating speeds.

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Published date: 2003

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Local EPrints ID: 28012
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/28012
ISSN: 0022-460X
PURE UUID: d46cc3e3-516e-4788-b907-8a17a286268e
ORCID for A. McAlpine: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-2167

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Date deposited: 28 Apr 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:02

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Author: A. McAlpine ORCID iD
Author: M.J. Fisher

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