Aeroacoustics of Three-Stream Jets
Aeroacoustics of Three-Stream Jets
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三流射流气动声学
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2012
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B. Henderson
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B. Henderson
*Results from acoustic measurements of noise radiated from a heated, three-stream, coannular exhaust system operated at subsonic conditions are presented. The experiments were conducted for a range of core, bypass, and tertiary stream temperatures and pressures. The nozzle system had a fan-to-core area ratio of 2.92 and a tertiary-to-core area ratio of 0.96. The impact of introducing a third stream on the radiated noise for third-stream velocities below that of the bypass stream was to reduce high frequency noise levels at broadside and peak jet-noise angles. Mid-frequency noise radiation at aft observation angles was impacted by the conditions of the third stream. The core velocity had the greatest impact on peak noise levels and the bypass-to-core mass flow ratio had a slight impact on levels in the peak jet-noise direction. The third-stream jet conditions had no impact on peak noise levels. Introduction of a third jet stream in the presence of a simulated forward-flight stream limits the impact of the third stream on radiated noise. For equivalent ideal thrust conditions, two-stream and three-stream jets can produce similar acoustic spectra although high-frequency noise levels tend to be lower for the three-stream jet. I. Introduction UTURE turbine-engine architectures may provide a third exhaust stream that will be available for potential noise reduction technologies. Using the third stream as an additional bypass stream allows for the reduction of the velocity shear rate between the bypass flow and the ambient air and may also allow for alteration of the core and bypass velocities while maintaining thrust, thus allowing for reduced velocity shear rates between the core and bypass flows as well. However, the noise characteristics (and potential noise reduction) of three-stream jets are unknown. The current study investigates the noise characteristics of a heated, three-stream, co-annular jet operated at subsonic exhaust conditions. System studies that investigate the trades between performance and noise for future supersonic aircraft will need noise prediction tools for three-stream jets. Current predictive tools address single 1,2,3 and dual-stream 1,4,5 jets. To apply these tools to three-stream jets, it is necessary to assume that two of the three jet streams are fully mixed, an assumption that may be inadequate for some future engine exhausts. Previous three-stream experiments focused on using the third stream to reduce the shearing rate at the outer flow boundary and modify the jet shock structure in an inverted-velocity-profile, supersonic, dual-stream jet 6 . Subsonic exhaust conditions were not investigated. The development of new semi-empirical prediction tools will require the acquisition of relevant noise databases that can be used for model development, calibration, and validation. These databases do not exist so extension of existing prediction tools or the development of new tools is not currently possible. The purpose of the work reported here is to investigate the noise characteristics of a three-stream exhaust system with nozzle area ratios similar to those that may be used for future supersonic commercial aircraft. The study focuses on subsonic jet exhausts as future, supersonic, commercial aircraft will have takeoff engine exhausts that are at high subsonic or low supersonic speeds. The study will include the impact of jet velocities, jet velocity ratios, and forward flight on far-field noise. II. Experimental Approach The experiments were conducted in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL) at the NASA Glenn Research Center shown in Fig. 1. The AAPL is a 66 ft radius geodesic dome treated with acoustic wedges. The AAPL contains the Nozzle Acoustic Test Rig (NATR), which produces a 53 inch diameter simulated forward-flight stream reaching Mach numbers of 0.35. The High Flow Jet Exit Rig (HFJER), a dual-stream jet engine simulator capable of replicating most commercial turbo-fan engine temperatures and pressures [see Ref. (7)], is centered in the * Researcher, Acoustics Branch, MS 54-3, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44135.