Noise Generation in Transonic Wind Tunnels.

Abstract

In an attempt to determine the parameters characterizing the noise environment in transonic tunnels, noise-generating mechanisms for porous-wall tunnels with 60-deg inclined holes were isolated and studied. The noise environment in the test section is separated into three distinct parts: the noise due to jet flow through the porous walls, a wall hole-tunnel resonance phenomena, and the turbulent boundary layer on the test section walls and in the diffuser. Each part is analyzed separately for the effects of aerodynamic and geometric flow constraints on the frequency and power characteristics. The contribution of each of the acoustic models to the test section free-stream fluctuating pressure level is also examined.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007688

Entities

People

  • M. O. Varner

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cooperation
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Diffusers
  • Environment
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • Frequency
  • Jet Flow
  • Layers
  • Resonance
  • Transonic Wind Tunnels
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.