Airfoil tonal noise reduction by roughness elements Part I -- Experimental investigation

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Autori principali: Alva, Elías, Yuan, Zhenyang, Araújo, Tiago B., Amaral, Filipe R. do, Hanifi, Ardeshir, Cavalieri, André V. G.
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Alva, Elías
Yuan, Zhenyang
Araújo, Tiago B.
Amaral, Filipe R. do
Hanifi, Ardeshir
Cavalieri, André V. G.
author_facet Alva, Elías
Yuan, Zhenyang
Araújo, Tiago B.
Amaral, Filipe R. do
Hanifi, Ardeshir
Cavalieri, André V. G.
contents Laminar separation bubbles around airfoils lead to the growth of instability waves, which enhances to acoustic scattering at the trailing-edge, forming a feedback loop that produces to tonal noise. To reduce the trailing-edge tonal noise, an array of roughness elements was used over a NACA0012 airfoil, at low angles of attack and moderate Reynolds number. Aeroacoustics and flow visualization experiments were performed for four configurations: a baseline smooth airfoil, two configurations with roughness elements on either airfoil surface (pressure side or suction side), and a fourth configuration with roughness elements at both airfoil surfaces. The roughness elements are made up of a row of spanwise periodically spaced cylinders, which were placed close to the mid-chord position. It is expected the proposed array of roughness elements stabilizes the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability mechanism that is present on the separated shear layer through the induction of streak structures. The separation bubble is assessed using oil flow visualizations, and the cases with roughness elements show the generation of streaks downstream of the array cylinders, disrupting the separation bubble. Acoustic measurements results show a decrease, and in some cases the total suppression, of the tonal noise at Reynolds numbers ranging from 0.6$\times$10$^5$ to 2.5$\times$10$^5$, and angles of attack ranging from 0 to 4 degrees.
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spellingShingle Airfoil tonal noise reduction by roughness elements Part I -- Experimental investigation
Alva, Elías
Yuan, Zhenyang
Araújo, Tiago B.
Amaral, Filipe R. do
Hanifi, Ardeshir
Cavalieri, André V. G.
Fluid Dynamics
Laminar separation bubbles around airfoils lead to the growth of instability waves, which enhances to acoustic scattering at the trailing-edge, forming a feedback loop that produces to tonal noise. To reduce the trailing-edge tonal noise, an array of roughness elements was used over a NACA0012 airfoil, at low angles of attack and moderate Reynolds number. Aeroacoustics and flow visualization experiments were performed for four configurations: a baseline smooth airfoil, two configurations with roughness elements on either airfoil surface (pressure side or suction side), and a fourth configuration with roughness elements at both airfoil surfaces. The roughness elements are made up of a row of spanwise periodically spaced cylinders, which were placed close to the mid-chord position. It is expected the proposed array of roughness elements stabilizes the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability mechanism that is present on the separated shear layer through the induction of streak structures. The separation bubble is assessed using oil flow visualizations, and the cases with roughness elements show the generation of streaks downstream of the array cylinders, disrupting the separation bubble. Acoustic measurements results show a decrease, and in some cases the total suppression, of the tonal noise at Reynolds numbers ranging from 0.6$\times$10$^5$ to 2.5$\times$10$^5$, and angles of attack ranging from 0 to 4 degrees.
title Airfoil tonal noise reduction by roughness elements Part I -- Experimental investigation
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05134