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The sources of jet noise: experimental evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2008

CHRISTOPHER K. W. TAM ,
K. VISWANATHAN ,
K. K. AHUJA  and
J. PANDA
CHRISTOPHER K. W. TAM
Affiliation:
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4510, USAtam@math.fsu.edu
K. VISWANATHAN
Affiliation:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 98124, USA
K. K. AHUJA
Affiliation:
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0844, USA
J. PANDA
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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Abstract

The primary objective of this investigation is to determine experimentally the sources of jet mixing noise. In the present study, four different approaches are used. It is reasonable to assume that the characteristics of the noise sources are imprinted on their radiation fields. Under this assumption, it becomes possible to analyse the characteristics of the far-field sound and then infer back to the characteristics of the sources. The first approach is to make use of the spectral and directional information measured by a single microphone in the far field. A detailed analysis of a large collection of far-field noise data has been carried out. The purpose is to identify special characteristics that can be linked directly to those of the sources. The second approach is to measure the coherence of the sound field using two microphones. The autocorrelations and cross-correlations of these measurements offer not only valuable information on the spatial structure of the noise field in the radial and polar angle directions, but also on the sources inside the jet. The third approach involves measuring the correlation between turbulence fluctuations inside a jet and the radiated noise in the far field. This is the most direct and unambiguous way of identifying the sources of jet noise. In the fourth approach, a mirror microphone is used to measure the noise source distribution along the lengths of high-speed jets. Features and trends observed in noise source strength distributions are expected to shed light on the source mechanisms. It will be shown that all four types of data indicate clearly the existence of two distinct noise sources in jets. One source of noise is the fine-scale turbulence and the other source is the large turbulence structures of the jet flow. Some of the salient features of the sound field associated with the two noise sources are reported in this paper.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 615 , 25 November 2008 , pp. 253 - 292
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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