Noise Simulations of the High-Lift Common Research Model

The PowerFLOW(TradeMark) code has been used to perform numerical simulations of the high-lift version of the Common Research Model (HL-CRM) that will be used for experimental testing of airframe noise. Time-averaged surface pressure results from PowerFLOW(TradeMark) are found to be in reasonable agr...

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Published inNASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
Main Authors Lockard, David P, Choudhari, Meelan M, Vatsa, Veer N, O'Connell, Matthew D, Duda, Benjamin, Fares, Ehab
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 05.06.2017
Subjects
Acoustic noise
Acoustics
Airframes
Beamforming
Computer simulation
Grid refinement (mathematics)
High lift
Mathematical models
Nacelles
Pressure
Simulation
Variations
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Summary:The PowerFLOW(TradeMark) code has been used to perform numerical simulations of the high-lift version of the Common Research Model (HL-CRM) that will be used for experimental testing of airframe noise. Time-averaged surface pressure results from PowerFLOW(TradeMark) are found to be in reasonable agreement with those from steady-state computations using FUN3D. Surface pressure fluctuations are highest around the slat break and nacelle/pylon region, and synthetic array beamforming results also indicate that this region is the dominant noise source on the model. The gap between the slat and pylon on the HL-CRM is not realistic for modern aircraft, and most nacelles include a chine that is absent in the baseline model. To account for those effects, additional simulations were completed with a chine and with the slat extended into the pylon. The case with the chine was nearly identical to the baseline, and the slat extension resulted in higher surface pressure fluctuations but slightly reduced radiated noise. The full-span slat geometry without the nacelle/pylon was also simulated and found to be around 10 dB quieter than the baseline over almost the entire frequency range. The current simulations are still considered preliminary as changes in the radiated acoustics are still being observed with grid refinement, and additional simulations with finer grids are planned.