High Velocity Jet Noise Source Location and Reduction. Task 6. Supplement. Computer Programs: Engineering Correlation (M*S) Jet Noise Prediction Method and Unified Aeroacoustic Prediction Model (M*G*B) for Nozzles of Arbitary Shape.

Abstract

This General Supplement Report documents two Computerized Jet Noise Prediction Techniques: the Engineering Method and the Unified Aeroacoustic Prediction Model. A complete description of the computer programs is provided, including examples of input preparation and output cases, plus a listing of the FORTRAN computer code. The comprehensive, empirical, jet noise prediction method has been developed by correlating extensive data from this program and available data from other published sources. The data were correlated by means of basic engineering principles and physical parameters. The resulting prediction method includes unsuppressed conical nozzles; multitube and multichute single- and dual-flow suppressed nozzles; and multitube/multichute nozzles with hardwall and treated sectors. A unified aerodynamic/acoustic prediction technique has also been developed for assessing the noise characteristics of suppressor nozzles. The technique utilizes an extension of Reichardt's method so as to provide predictions of a jet plume flow field. The turbulent fluctuations in the mixing regions of the jet are assumed to be the primary source of noise generation, as in Classical Theories of Jet Noise. The alteration of the generated noise by the jet plume itself as it propagates through the jet to the farfield is modeled utilizing the high-frequency shielding theory based on Lilley's equation. These basic modeling elements have been coupled together in a discrete volume-element formulation. The individual volume elements are assumed to be uncorrelated with each other, so that the total contribution to the farfield is simply the sum of the individual volume element contributions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA094298

Entities

People

  • A. Sieckman
  • P. R. Gliebe
  • R. E. Motsinger

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Ranges
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Attenuation
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Conical Nozzles
  • Crystal Structure
  • Engineering
  • Frequency Bands
  • Mach Number
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sound Pressure
  • Static Pressure
  • Tank Guns
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.