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Evaluation of the langley 4- by 7-meter tunnel for propeller noise measurements
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Block, P. J. W. Gentry Jr., G. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | An experimental and theoretical evaluation of the Langley 4- by 7- Meter Tunnel was conducted to determine its suitability for obtaining propeller noise data. The tunnel circuit and open test section are described. An experimental evaluation is performed using microphones placed in and on the tunnel floor. The reflection characteristics and background noise are determined. The predicted source (propeller) near-field/far-field boundary is given using a first-principles method. The effect of the tunnel-floor boundry layer on the noise from the propeller is also predicted. A propeller test stand used for part of his evaluation is also described. The measured propeller performance characteristics are compared with those obtained at a larger scale, and the effect of the test-section configuration on the propeller performance is examined. Finally, propeller noise measurements were obtained on an eight-bladed SR-2 propeller operating at angles of attack -8 deg, 0 deg, and 4.6 deg to give an indication of attainable signal-to-noise ratios. |
| File Size | 6843295 |
| Page Count | 36 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850005244 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t07x1749p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acoustics Propellers Wind Tunnels Signal To Noise Ratios Aircraft Noise Far Fields Wind Tunnel Tests Near Fields Wind Tunnel Apparatus Angle of Attack Noise Measurement Boundary Layers Microphones Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |