Acoustic Measurements of F100-PW-100 Engine Operating in Hush House NSN 4920-02-070-2721

Abstract

The purpose of this test program was to measure the acoustic environment in the hush house facility located at Kelly AFB Texas during operation of the F100-PW-100 engine to ensure that engine structural acoustic design limits were not exceeded. The acoustic measurements showed that no sonic fatigue problems are anticipated with the F100-PW-100 engine structure during operation in the hush house. The measured acoustic levels were less than those measured in an existing F100-PW-100 engine wet-cooled noise suppressor, but were increased over that measured during operation on an open test stand. It was recommended that the acoustic load increases measured in this program should be specified in the structural design criteria for engines which will be subjected to hush house operation or defining requirements for associated equipment. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108814

Entities

People

  • G. A. Plzak
  • J. M. Chinn
  • Vincent R. Miller

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Band Spectra
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Reduction
  • Design Criteria
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Microphones
  • Narrowband
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Sonic Fatigue
  • Sound Pressure
  • Test Stands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.