中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 64301-064301.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/6/064301

所属专题: Virtual Special Topic — Acoustics

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Use of a plane jet for flow-induced noise reduction of tandem rods

Kun Zhao(赵鲲), Xi-xiang Yang(杨希祥), Patrick N Okolo, Wei-hua Zhang(张为华)   

  1. 1 College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defence Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland;
    3 Energy and Power Technology Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
  • 收稿日期:2015-09-27 修回日期:2016-01-17 出版日期:2016-06-05 发布日期:2016-06-05
  • 通讯作者: Xi-xiang Yang E-mail:nkyangxixiang@163.com
  • 基金资助:

    Project partially supported by the European Union FP7 CleanSky Joint Technology Initiative “ALLEGRA” (Grant No. 308225).

Use of a plane jet for flow-induced noise reduction of tandem rods

Kun Zhao(赵鲲)1,2, Xi-xiang Yang(杨希祥)1, Patrick N Okolo2,3, Wei-hua Zhang(张为华)1   

  1. 1 College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defence Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
    2 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland;
    3 Energy and Power Technology Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
  • Received:2015-09-27 Revised:2016-01-17 Online:2016-06-05 Published:2016-06-05
  • Contact: Xi-xiang Yang E-mail:nkyangxixiang@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Project partially supported by the European Union FP7 CleanSky Joint Technology Initiative “ALLEGRA” (Grant No. 308225).

摘要:

Unsteady wake from upstream components of landing gear impinging on downstream components could be a strong noise source. The use of a plane jet is proposed to reduce this flow-induced noise. Tandem rods with different gap widths were utilized as the test body. Both acoustic and aerodynamic tests were conducted in order to validate this technique. Acoustic test results proved that overall noise emission from tandem rods could be lowered and tonal noise could be removed with use of the plane jet. However, when the plane jet was turned on, in some frequency range it could be the subsequent main contributor instead of tandem rods to total noise emission whilst in some frequency range rods could still be the main contributor. Moreover, aerodynamic tests fundamentally studied explanations for the noise reduction. Specifically, not only impinging speed to rods but speed and turbulence level to the top edge of the rear rod could be diminished by the upstream plane jet. Consequently, the vortex shedding induced by the rear rod was reduced, which was confirmed by the speed, Reynolds stress as well as the velocity fluctuation spectral measured in its wake. This study confirmed the potential use of a plane jet towards landing gear noise reduction.

关键词: plane jet, tandem rods, flow-induced noise reduction, vortex shedding

Abstract:

Unsteady wake from upstream components of landing gear impinging on downstream components could be a strong noise source. The use of a plane jet is proposed to reduce this flow-induced noise. Tandem rods with different gap widths were utilized as the test body. Both acoustic and aerodynamic tests were conducted in order to validate this technique. Acoustic test results proved that overall noise emission from tandem rods could be lowered and tonal noise could be removed with use of the plane jet. However, when the plane jet was turned on, in some frequency range it could be the subsequent main contributor instead of tandem rods to total noise emission whilst in some frequency range rods could still be the main contributor. Moreover, aerodynamic tests fundamentally studied explanations for the noise reduction. Specifically, not only impinging speed to rods but speed and turbulence level to the top edge of the rear rod could be diminished by the upstream plane jet. Consequently, the vortex shedding induced by the rear rod was reduced, which was confirmed by the speed, Reynolds stress as well as the velocity fluctuation spectral measured in its wake. This study confirmed the potential use of a plane jet towards landing gear noise reduction.

Key words: plane jet, tandem rods, flow-induced noise reduction, vortex shedding

中图分类号:  (Acoustical measurements and instrumentation)

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