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Experimental study on the flow and noise characteristics of underexpanded notched slot jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

S. B. Verma
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
E. Rathakrishnan
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Abstract

An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the effect of notches on the flow and noise characteristics of 2:1 elliptic-slot jets. The effect of variation in notch geometry is also investigated. The presence of the notch is found to provide low-velocity regions in the notched-minor-axis plane thereby intensifying the jet growth along that plane. The interaction of these low-velocity regions with the mean flow results in shorter core-lengths. At under-expansion, the shock-cell lengths are weakened considerably in notched jets resulting in significant reductions in the overall jet noise level. Azimuthal directivity of elliptic jets indicate higher noise intensity radiated along major-axis ends relative to minor-axis sides. Notches seem to circumferentially modify the noise emission characteristics and significantly bring down the noise levels along major-axis-unnotched plane. Polar directivity indicates reduction in both shock noise and jet mixing noise in the forward quadrant.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2002 

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