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The noise of a forward swept fan
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Elliott, David M. Dittmar, James H. Fite, E. Brian |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | A forward swept fan, designated the Quiet High Speed Fan (QHSF), was tested in the NASA Glenn 9-by 15-foot Low Speed Wind Tunnel to investigate its noise reduction relative to a baseline fan of the same aerodynamic performance. The objective of the Quiet High Speed Fan was a 6 decibel reduction in the Effective Perceived Noise relative to the baseline fan at the takeoff condition. The intent of the Quiet High Speed Fan design was to provide both a multiple pure tone noise reduction from the forward sweep of the fan rotor and a rotor-stator interaction blade passing tone noise reduction from a leaned stator. The tunnel noise data indicted that the Quiet High Speed Fan was quieter than the baseline fan for a significant portion of the operating line and was 6 dB quieter near the takeoff condition. Although reductions in the multiple pure tones were observed, the vast majority of the EPNdB reduction was a result of the reduction in the blade passing tone and its harmonics. The baseline fan's blade passing tone was dominated by the rotor-strut interaction mechanism. The observed blade passing tone reduction could be the result of either the redesign of the Quiet High Speed Fan Rotor or the redesigned stator. The exact cause of this rotor-strut noise reduction, whether from the rotor or stator redesign, was not discernable from this experiment. |
| File Size | 8868806 |
| Page Count | 32 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040005897 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2j72dc7r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2003-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acoustics Supersonic Speed Propeller Noise Rotor Stator Interactions Aircraft Wakes Vanes Aerodynamic Noise Struts Aircraft Design Low Speed Wind Tunnels Aeroacoustics Fan Blades Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
