Computation of vortical flow and flow induced noise by large eddy simulation with FW-H acoustic analogy and Powell vortex sound theory

The sound generated by a NACA0012 airfoil in the wake of a rod is numerically simulated by two approaches, one is the large eddy simulation （LES） with the FW-H acoustic analogy and the other is the LES with the Powell vortex sound theory, in order to compare the accuracies of their predictions. The vortical structures around the rod-airfoil are computed by the LES and captured by the vortex identification （Q）. The acoustic predictions are verified by the measurements. It is shown that the computed results by the two hybrid approa- ches （LES and FW-H, LES and Powell） are very similar. Both are shown to be satisfactory in the prediction of the noise generated by an unsteady flow. Subsequently, the numerical simulations of the wall pressure fluctuations and the flow-induced noise of a NACA0015 airfoil are made by the two hybrid approaches. At two angles of attack （ 0~ and 8~ ）, the wall pressure fluctuations of the NACA0015 airfoil are computed. The obtained power spectra of the wall pressure fluctuations are analyzed and compared with the measured data. And the vortical structures around the airfoil at two angles of attack are simulated and analyzed. After that, the flow induced noises of the NACA0015 airfoil at two angles of attack are predicted by the two hybrid approaches （LES and FW-H, LES and Powell）. The radiated sound spectra are analyzed and compared with the experimental data. Comparisons show that both are robust, credible and satisfactory in the numerical prediction of the flow induced noise. All numerical simulations are carried out by parallel processing in the Wuxi supercomputing center.

Numerical Simulation of the Aeroacoustic Performance of the DSA380 High-Speed Pantograph Under the Influence of a Crosswind

The object of research of this paper is the DSA380 high-speed pantograph.The near-field unsteady flow around the pantograph was investigated using large eddy simulation(LES)while the far-field aerodynamic noise was analysed in the frame of the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings(FW-H)acoustic analogy.According to the results,the contact strip,base frame and knuckle are the main aerodynamic noise sources,with vortex shedding,flow separation and recombination around the pantograph being related key physical factors.The aerodynamic noise radiates outwards in the form of spherical waves when the distance of the noise receiving point is farther than 8 m.The sound pressure level(SPL)grows approximately as the 6th power of pantograph operating speed.The aerodynamic noise energy is mainly concentrated in the region of 400-1000 Hz,and the frequency band is wider with crosswind than without crosswind.The peak frequency displays a linear relationships with the operating speed and crosswind velocity,respectively.The aerodynamic and aeroacoustic generation from the knuckle-downstream orientation of the pantograph is superior to those of the knuckle-upstream orientation model.This finding may be used for the optimal design of future pantograph configurations in the presence of crosswind.

Surface integral analogy approaches for predicting noise from 3D high-lift low-noise wings

Three surface integral approaches of the acoustic analogies are studied to predict the noise from three concep- tual configurations of three-dimensional high-lift low-noise wings. The approaches refer to the Kirchhoff method, the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings （FW-H） method of the permeable integral surface and the Curle method that is known as a special case of the FW-H method. The first two approaches are used to compute the noise generated by the core flow region where the energetic structures exist. The last approach is adopted to predict the noise specially from the pressure perturbation on the wall. A new way to con- struct the integral surface that encloses the core region is proposed for the first two methods. Considering the local properties of the flow around the complex object-the actual wing with high-lift devices-the integral surface based on the vorticity is constructed to follow the flow structures. The surface location is discussed for the Kirchhoff method and the FW-H method because a common surface is used for them. The noise from the core flow region is studied on the basis of the dependent integral quantities, which are indicated by the Kirchhoff formulation and by the FW-H formulation. The role of each wall component on noise contribution is analyzed using the Curle formulation. Effects of the volume integral terms of Lighthill＇s stress tensors on the noise pre-diction are then evaluated by comparing the results of the Curle method with the other two methods.

Influence of Cavity Shape on Hydrodynamic Noise by A Hybrid LES-FW-H Method

The flow past various mechanical cavity, which is a common structure on the surface of the underwater vehicle, and generating hydrodynamic noise has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In this paper, a hybrid method is presented to investigate the hydrodynamic noise induced by mechanical cavities with various shapes. With this method, the noise sources in the near wall turbulences or in the wake are computed by the large eddy simulation （LES） and the generation and propagation of the acoustic waves are solved by the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings （FW-H） acoustic analogy method with acoustic source terms extracted from the time-dependent solutions of the unsteady flow. The feasibility and reliability of the current method was verified by comparing with experimental data （Wang, 2009）. The 2D cavity models with different cross-section shapes and 3D cavity models with different cavity mouth shapes （rectangular and circular） are developed to study the influence of cavity shape on the hydrodynamic noise. By comparing the flow mechanisms, wall pressure fluctuations, near-field and far-field sound propagation distributions, it is found that the quadrangular cavity with equal depths of leading-edge and trailing-edge is preferred for its inducing lower hydrodynamic noise than the cylindrical cavity does.

On aerodynamic noises radiated by the pantograph system of high-speed trains

Pantograph system of high-speed trains become significant source of aerodynamic noise when travelling speed exceeds 300 km/h. In this paper, a hybrid method of non-linear acoustic solver （NLAS） and Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings （FW-H） acoustic analogy is used to predict the aerodynamic noise of pantograph system in this speed range. When the simulation method is validated by a benchmark problem of flows around a cylinder of finite span, we calculate the near flow field and far acoustic field surrounding the pantograph system. And then, the frequency spectra and acoustic attenuation with distance are analyzed, showing that the pantograph system noise is a typical broadband one with most acoustic power restricted in the medium-high frequency range from 200 Hz to 5 kHz. The aerodynamic noise of pantograph systems radiates outwards in the form of spherical waves in the far field. Analysis of the overall sound pressure level （OASPL） at different speeds exhibits that the acoustic power grows approximately as the 4th power of train speed. The comparison of noise reduction effects for four types of pantograph covers demonstrates that only case 1 can lessen the total noise by about 3 dB as baffles on both sides can shield sound wave in the spanwise direction. The covers produce additional aerodynamic noise themselves in the other three cases and lead to the rise of OASPLs.

A Study on the Reduction of the Aerodynamic Drag and Noise Generated By the Roof Air Conditioner of High-Speed Trains

In order to investigate how the aerodynamic drag and noise produced by the roof air conditioner of a high-speed train can be reduced,the related unsteady flow in the near-field was computed using the method of large eddy simulation.In this way,the aerodynamic source for noise generation has initially been determined.Then,the far-field aerodynamic noise has been computed in the framework of the Lighthill’s acoustics analogy theory.The propulsion height and flow-guide angle of the roof air conditioner were set as the design variables.According to the computational results,a lower propulsion height or flow-guide angle is beneficial in terms of aerodynamic drag and noise mitigation.However,compared to the design scheme with propulsion height of 0mm,the aerodynamic drag coefficient of the configuration with propulsion height of 190mm and flow-guide angle of 30°is slightly larger,while the aerodynamic noise is obviously reduced.Thus,from the viewpoint of the aerodynamic drag and noise,the design scheme with propulsion height of 190 mm and flow-guide angle of 30°is the optimal configuration in the range of conditions examined in the present work.

Physical model for acoustic resonance in annular cavity structure

A physical model for acoustic resonance in the annular cavity structure is developed to represent the typical characteristic when acoustic resonance occurs.Firstly,the measurement of sound pressure in the casing and rotor blades vibration is operated in a multistage high pressure compressor.The sharp peak frequency and discrete multi-tone occur in the frequency spectrum of sound pressure in the compressor,and the vibration of the first stage of rotor blades synchronously presents the high amplitude.The frequencies associated with rotor blades vibration can be calculated with rotating sound source theory.It is also confirmed that acoustic resonance occurs in the multistage compressor.With acoustic similarity principle,an annular cavity model is established to simulate the typical characteristics of acoustic resonance in the compressor based on Large Eddy Simulation(LES)and Lighthill acoustic analogy.The coupling relationship between cavity acoustic mode and disc vibration mode shape is expounded when acoustic resonance occurs in the model.And acoustic resonance will be locked in the certain flow rate range.All these characteristics match well with those occur in the multistage high pressure compressor.

Interaction tonal noise generated by contra-rotating open rotors

Fast and accurate prediction of sound radiation of Contra-Rotating Open Rotors(CRORs)is an essential element of design methods of low-noise open rotor propulsion systems.In the present work,a previous frequency-domain model is extended to predict CROR noise.It builds explicitly the relationship between harmonic loadings and corresponding tonal noise,by which the influential parameters to noise generation can be clearly understood.The real distribu-tions of steady and unsteady blade loadings are calculated by the Nonlinear Harmonic(NLH)method.In the present hybrid approach,both the CFD and acoustic modules are solved in the fre-quency domain.To assess the accuracy of the developed method,the loading noise of a CROR is calculated and compared against results by using the time-domain FW-H module of NUMECA.The predicted sound directivities by the two methods are in good agreements.The present acoustic model in the frequency domain is proven to be accurate and have high efficiency in far-field noise prediction and data processing.Furthermore,the characteristics of the CROR interaction tonal noise are analyzed and discussed.

Investigation of rotor–stator interaction broadband noise using a RANS-informed analytical method

A Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes(RANS)-information analytical method for predicting Rotor-Stator Interaction(RSI)broadband noise is established in this paper.First,the turbulence information is deduced from RANS simulation result.Then,the unsteady load on the stator blade is calculated using a strip theory approach based on LINearized SUBsonic unsteady flow in cascade(LINSUB)and 2-D equivalence method.In the end,the sound power of RSI broadband noise is calculated by coupling the unsteady load on the stator blade with acoustic analogy and annular duct mode.The broadband noise model part of the RANS-information analytical method is validated against the upstream sound power of an annular cascade experimental bench.Besides,the RANS-information analytical method is used in predicting RSI broadband noise of a single-stage axial fan acoustic experimental bench,the results illustrate that the RANS-information analytical method can accurately predict the RSI broadband noise in different fan working conditions.After simplification the Wave Leading Edge(WLE)stator blade,the effect of WLE stator blade on RSI broadband noise is studies.Although the simplification may bring some discrepancies,the results illustrate that the RANS-information analytical method has the capability for further studies on the broadband noise reduction with WLE stator blade.

Numerical Investigation of Sound Generation due to Laminar Flow Past Elliptic Cylinders

Numerical investigation of sound generation due to unsteady laminar flow past elliptic cylinders has been carried out using direct numerical simulation(DNS)approach at a free-stream Mach number of 0.2.Effects of aspect ratio(0.6≤AR≤1.0)and Reynolds number(100≤Re≤160)on the characteris-tics of radiated sound fields are analyzed.Two-dimensional compressible fluid flow equations are solved on a refined grid using high resolution dispersion relation pre-serving(DRP)schemes.Using present DNS data,equivalent noise sources as given by various acoustic analogies are evaluated.Amplitudes and frequencies associated with these noise sources are further related to characteristics of disturbance pressure fields.Disturbance pressure fields are intensified with increase in Reynolds number and aspect ratio.Thus,radiated sound power increases with increase in Reynolds number and aspect ratio.Among various cases studied here,minimum and max-imum values of radiated sound power are found at Re=120&AR=0.6 and Re=160&AR=1.0,respectively.Directivity patterns show that the generated sound fields are dominated by the lift dipole for all cases.Next,proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)technique has been implemented for decomposing distur-bance pressure fields.The POD modes associated with the lift and the drag dipoles have been identified.POD analyses also clearly display that the radiated sound fields are dominated by the lift dipole only.Further,acoustic and hydrodynamic modes obtained using Doak’s decomposition method have confirmed the patterns of radiated sound field intensities.