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Low Speed, 2-D Rotor/Stator Active Noise Control at the Source DemonstrationWake/blade-row interaction noise produced by the Annular Cascade Facility at Purdue University has been modeled using the LINFLO analysis. Actuator displacements needed for complete cancellation of the propagating acoustic response modes have been determined, along with the associated actuator power requirements. As an alternative, weighted least squares minimization of the total far-field sound power using individual actuators has also been examined. Attempts were made to translate the two-dimensional aerodynamic results into three-dimensional actuator requirements. The results lie near the limit of present actuator technology. In order to investigate the concept of noise control at the source for active rotor/stator noise control at the source, various techniques for embedding miniature actuators into vanes were examined. Numerous miniature speaker arrangements were tested and analyzed to determine their suitability as actuators for a demonstration test in the Annular Cascade Facility at Purdue. The best candidates demonstrated marginal performance. An alternative concept to using vane mounted speakers as control actuators was developed and tested. The concept uses compression drivers which are mounted externally to the stator vanes. Each compression driver is connected via a tube to an air cavity in the stator vane, from which the driver signal radiates into the working section of the experimental rig. The actual locations and dimensions of the actuators were used as input parameters for a LINFLO computational analysis of the actuator displacements required for complete cancellation of tones in the Purdue experimental rig. The actuators were designed and an arrangement determined which is compatible with the Purdue experimental rig and instrumentation. Experimental tests indicate that the actuators are capable of producing equivalent displacements greater than the requirements predicted by the LINFLO analysis. The acoustic output of the actuators was also found to be unaffected by the presence of air flow representative of the Purdue experimental rig. A test of the active noise control at the source concept for rotor/stator active noise control was demonstrated. This 2-D test demonstrated conclusively the simultaneous reduction of two acoustic modes. Reductions of over 10 dB were obtained over a wide operating range.
Document ID
19970028895
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Simonich, John C.
(United Technologies Corp. East Hartford, CT United States)
Kousen, Ken A.
(United Technologies Corp. East Hartford, CT United States)
Zander, Anthony C.
(United Technologies Corp. East Hartford, CT United States)
Bak, Michael
(United Technologies Corp. East Hartford, CT United States)
Topol, David A.
(Pratt and Whitney Aircraft East Hartford, CT United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1997
Subject Category
Acoustics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:204149
E-10923
NASA-CR-204149
Accession Number
97N27612
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 538-03-11
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-26618
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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