A spurious effect of blowing noise is sometimes detected on fans working at high flow rate, showing a large hump around 4000 Hz on the acoustic spectra. A Tollmien-Shlichtling （TS） effect is suspected, and several c...A spurious effect of blowing noise is sometimes detected on fans working at high flow rate, showing a large hump around 4000 Hz on the acoustic spectra. A Tollmien-Shlichtling （TS） effect is suspected, and several compressible LES are made on aerodynamic profiles to detect and investigate this phenomenon. Vortex shedding is observed at the trailing edge, triggering some density fluctuations when a thin boundary layer exists on the profile upper side. Acoustic waves with length equivalent to the chord are observed. A profile modification is proposed with a camber brought closer to the leading edge. This shape tested on a prototyped fan confirms the weakening of the TS effect.展开更多
文摘A spurious effect of blowing noise is sometimes detected on fans working at high flow rate, showing a large hump around 4000 Hz on the acoustic spectra. A Tollmien-Shlichtling （TS） effect is suspected, and several compressible LES are made on aerodynamic profiles to detect and investigate this phenomenon. Vortex shedding is observed at the trailing edge, triggering some density fluctuations when a thin boundary layer exists on the profile upper side. Acoustic waves with length equivalent to the chord are observed. A profile modification is proposed with a camber brought closer to the leading edge. This shape tested on a prototyped fan confirms the weakening of the TS effect.
