Hydrodynamic Noise and Surface Compliance.

Abstract

This document discusses the role of surface compliance on hydrodynamic noise and is based on a review of theoretical and experimental flow-noise investigations. Basic flow-noise theories are discussed in light of compliant surface boundary conditions. A comprehensive review of the experimental results of compliant surface flow-noise experiments is presented. Surface compliance can effect the measured noise; however, the compliance of the surfaces used in previous experiments was not adequately described. Consequently, results varied and showed a marked, but undefined, temperature dependence. The characterization of the complex surface compliance is discussed, including effects of frequency and temperature. A method that characterizes surface compliance is denoted and used to measure the properties of several mammalian tissues. Then a discussion and a comparison of these results to the wavenumber spectra data follows. An experimental investigation of the effect of surface compliance on the hydrodynamic noise is proposed by means of measurement of material properties, measurement of wall pressure fluctuation spectra, holographic representation of the surface displacement, and characterization of the TBL boundary layer to determine the magnitude and role of complex surface compliance of the TBL and its flow noise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121905

Entities

People

  • Henry P. Bakewell Jr.
  • James Fitzgerald
  • William A. Von Winkle
  • William M. Carey

Organizations

  • Naval Underwater Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Noise Reduction
  • Pipe Flow
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Shear Stresses
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Viscosity
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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