Spectral broadening of jet engine turbine tones

Ewert, R., Kornow, O., Powles, C., Tester, B., Delfs, J. and Rose, M. (2008) Spectral broadening of jet engine turbine tones. 14th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (29th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Vancouver, Canada, 5-7 May 2008, Vancouver, Canada. 04 - 06 May 2008. 20 pp .

Abstract

The process of turbulent scattering is studied for the generic experiment conducted by Candel et al.1 applying an analytic weak scattering model and CAA computations. For the analytic weak scattering model an approximate form of the Lilley equation is used. The source terms of this equation are in terms of the turbulence and the incident acoustic field. In the CAA simulations the wave equation proposed by Pierce for sound in fluids with unsteady inhomogeneous flow is integrated. The unsteady turbulent base-flow is modeled using a stochastic method to generate turbulence with locally varying turbulence features as provided by time-averaged RANS. To study the spectral broadening effect analytically and computationally, the experimental set-up of Candel is considered, which involves an omnidirectional sound source, located on the axis of a round jet. The analytical predictions show very good agreement with the general trends as measured by Candel for an observer position normal to the jet axis. The computations reveal a spectral shape, which is in good agreement with those found in the experiments.

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