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TITLE AND SUBTITLE(U) A Numerical Investigation of Sound Generation in Supersonic JET Screech
AUTHOR(S)Ted A. Manning and Sanjiva K. Lele
FUNDING NUMBERSF49620-98-1-0355 The noise : i supersonic jet flows is due in part to the interaction between jet instability waves and the jet shock-cell structure.
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)DEPARTMENTThe emitted shock-cell noise re-excites certain instability wave modes at the nozzle lip and causes resonant feedback to occur. This feedback resonance, known as supersonic jet screech, causes the jet to flap violently at discrete frequencies and generate very strong, narrow-banded tones. Jet screech is a source of acoustic fatigue in the tail and nozzle structures of supersonic aircraft. It is therefore important that methods for predicting the screech amplitude be developed.In the present research we investigate the screech sound generation process, particularly for high amplitude instability waves. We isolate the interaction of an unsteady shear layer with a single oblique shock. To obtain an overall understanding of the phenomenon with fewest simplifications, we study this problem through the numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equations. We then consider idealizations to obtain a similar but wider range of results with specially linearbed Euler equations. These results motivate the use of geometric acoustics to describe the screech generation process. The Navier-Stokes and Euler simulations have revealed important details about the interaction process, how the acoustic field results, and why the screech is so loud.
AbstractThe noise of supersonic jet flows is due in part to the interaction between jet instability waves and the jet shock-cell structure. If no counter-measures are taken, the emitted shock-cell noise will re-txcite certain instability wave modes at the nozzle lip and cause resonant feedback to occur. This feedback resonance, known as supersonic jet screech, causes the jet to flap violently at discrete frequencies and generate very strong, narrow-banded tones. Jet screech has been shown to be a source of acoustic fatigue in the tail and nozzle structures of supersonic aircraft. It is therefore important that methods for predicting the screech amplitude be developed. While comprehensive screech models will require taking all elements of the feedback loop into consideration, a basic understanding of each element in isolation will also be necessary. Screech sound generation is one such ...