Abstract
Reliable noise prediction capabilities are essential to enable novel fuel efficient open rotor designs that can meet the community and cabin noise standards. Toward this end, immersed boundary methods have reached a level of maturity where more and more complex flow problems can be tackled with this approach. This paper demonstrates that our higher-order immersed boundary method provides the ability for aeroacoustic analysis of wake-dominated flow fields generated by a contra-rotating open rotor. This is the first of a kind aeroacoustic simulation of an open rotor propulsion system employing an immersed boundary method. In addition to discussing the methodologies of how to apply the immersed boundary method to this moving boundary problem, we will provide a detailed validation of the aeroacoustic analysis approach employing the Launch Ascent and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) solver. Two free-stream Mach numbers with M=0.2 and M=0.78 are considered in this analysis that are based on the nominally take-off and cruise flow conditions. The simulation data is compared to available experimental data and other computational results employing more conventional CFD methods. Spectral analysis is used to determine the dominant wave propagation pattern in the acoustic near-field.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2016 - San Diego, United States Duration: Jan 4 2016 → Jan 8 2016 |
Publication series
Name | 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting |
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Volume | 0 |
Conference
Conference | 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego |
Period | 1/4/16 → 1/8/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering