EXPERIMENTS CONCERNING THE HARTMANN WHISTLE
Abstract
The Hartmann whistle, in its most basic configuration, consists of a flat-bottomed, cylindrical cavity which is axially aligned with a supersonic air jet of the same diameter. Discrete-frequency oscillations of the enclosed air column are driven at large amplitudes when the cavity is located within certain regions of the cellular structure of the jet. An optical and acoustical study of the phenomenon is described, together with that of the Hartmann 'pulsator'. In the latter form the whistle has the small cavity replaced by a large Helmholtz-type resonator with the same orifice diameter, resulting in a large- amplitude aeroacoustic oscillator with a periodic time of several orders of magnitude greater than for the regular whistle. The underlying cause of the newly discovered bistable condition of the normal 'shock-disc' located in the air stream between the nozzle and the cavity orifice is an important aspect which makes possible a (presently qualitative) theory of operation which accounts for the principal features of the Hartmann whistle and its direct derivatives. Some other aspects still requiring further elucidation and which are the subject of continuing effort are mentioned. The Report includes a brief review of the currently available literature pertaining to the phenomenon. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608808
Entities
People
- Alan Powell
- Timothy J. Smith
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles