Download or read book Large Eddy Simulation of Airfoil Self noise written by Joseph George Kocheemoolayil and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustaining the continued growth of aviation is critically dependent on managing its noise emission. Developing tools to predict airframe noise from first principles is a pacing item in this regard. Within this context, noise generated by flow past airfoils constitutes an important canonical problem that is also relevant to a wide variety of other applications such as wind turbine noise, cooling fan noise, turbofan noise, propeller noise and helicopter blade noise. The noise generated by a turbulent flow that encounters the trailing edge of an airfoil is the fundamental component of all these problems. Over the past 15 years, significant strides have been made towards using large eddy simulations (LES) for predicting airfoil noise from first-principles. However, they have largely been restricted to canonical configurations at low Reynolds numbers. Perhaps the restriction to low Reynolds numbers is the most serious limitation since majority of the experiments target full-scale Reynolds numbers making one-to-one comparisons impossible. This thesis focuses on extending the scope of LES based predictions to full-scale Reynolds numbers and non-canonical configurations such as the near-stall and post-stall regimes which have received very limited attention owing to their complexity. Wall-modeled large eddy simulations (WMLES) that combine LES with a model for unresolved near-wall turbulence are used to predict airfoil noise at high Reynolds numbers. The Benchmark Problems for Airframe Noise Computations (BANC) workshop is held every year as part of the AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics conference. Category 1 of the workshop targets airfoil trailing edge noise prediction at high Reynolds numbers relevant to engineering applications. No first-principles based approach free of empiricism and tunable coefficients has had success in this category to date. Independently validated far-field noise measurements are available for four configurations in the category. Our simulations predict trailing edge noise accurately for all four configurations. Detailed comparisons are made with dedicated experiments. Insensitivity of the simulation results to important aleatory and epistemic uncertainties is established. Resolution requirements for making accurate noise predictions using WMLES are identified through a systematic grid-refinement study. Developing the capability to predict airfoil noise for near-stall and post-stall configurations is necessary to investigate their suspected responsibility for a phenomenon known as Other Amplitude Modulation (OAM) of wind turbine noise. Predicting the flow past a wind turbine airfoil in the post-stall regime is a formidable challenge in itself. In particular, there is a school of thought that large scale three-dimensionality and extreme sensitivity to the experimental facility are inevitable and preclude the possibility of a fair comparison between simulations and measurements in this regime. However, in agreement with a recent theoretical study our simulation results indicate that the lower lift due to large scale three-dimensionality can be reproduced even in span-periodic simulations if the domain size is sufficiently large. The large span simulation predicts the pressure distribution around the airfoil with unprecedented accuracy. Successful prediction of pressure fluctuations on the airfoil surface beneath the suction side boundary layer is demonstrated in the near-stall and post-stall regimes. Previously unavailable two-point statistics of surface pressure fluctuations are documented.

Download or read book Computational Aeroacoustic Prediction of Airfoil Self noise at Static Angles of Attack written by Alison Zilstra and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeroacoustic noise from wind turbines is often an obstacle in the implementation of wind farms. Reduction of this noise is key to allowing the expansion of the wind energy sector which is crucial for decreasing the dependence on fossil fuel energy sources. The use of a fully analytical computational model for aeroacoustic noise will allow for acoustics to be incorporated into the design stage of new wind turbine technologies. This thesis investigates the use of a predictive model for the noise from two dimensional (2D) blade segments using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The simulation uses Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) to initialize the simulation, and then a combination of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and the Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) acoustic analogy to predict the flow and acoustics, respectively. The SD 7037 and NACA 0012 airfoils were simulated and compared against experimental flow and acoustics data. The SD 7037 airfoil was tested using incompressible and compressible LES simulation for a Reynolds number of Re=4.25x104. The results show good prediction of both the flow and acoustics, and the source of the tonal noise generated by the airfoil at 0° angle of attack (AOA) was determined to be a result of 2D boundary layer behaviour, and also the transition from 2D to 3D behaviour. The 1° AOA results did not predict the tonal noise found in experiments, but it was determined that inaccuracies in some of the simulations caused the boundary layer behaviour to falsely change to that of the experimental 2° or 3° AOA. The NACA 0012 airfoil was tested using incompressible LES for a high Re case of Re=1.5x106. The flow simulation for this case was good, however the acoustic prediction was at a higher sound pressure level (SPL) than the experimental data. The second case of this simulation predicted tonal noise when experiments predicted broadband noise only. The simulation of this false tonal noise was attributed to instabilities in the simulation. The differences between the SD 7037 1° results, where instabilities caused no tones to be simulated, and the NACA 0012 results for the second case, where instabilities caused false tones to be predicted, shows that care must be taken in the setup of the simulation. Recommendations for future work are to perform a grid independence study and sensitivity analysis to determine the cause of these false predictions. That being said, overall, the predictive abilities of the computational aeroacoustic model result in good prediction of the airfoil self-noise for static AOAs.

Download or read book Airfoil Aeroacoustics LES and Acoustic Analogy Predictions written by William Roberto Wolf and published by Stanford University. This book was released on 2011 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of physics-based noise prediction tools for analysis of aerodynamic noise sources is of paramount importance since noise regulations have become more stringent. Direct simulation of aerodynamic noise remains prohibitively expensive for engineering problems because of the resolution requirements. Therefore, hybrid approaches that consist of predicting nearfield flow quantities by a suitable CFD simulation and farfield sound radiation by aeroacoustic integral methods are more attractive. In this work, we apply the fast multipole method (FMM) to accelerate the solution of boundary integral equation methods such as the boundary element method (BEM) and the Ffowcs Williams & Hawkings (FWH) acoustic analogy formulation. The FMM-BEM is implemented for the solution of acoustic scattering problems and the effects of non-uniform potential flows on acoustic scattering are investigated. The FMM-FWH is implemented for the solution of two and three-dimensional problems of sound propagation. The effects of flow convection and non-linear quadrupole sources are assessed through the study of sound generated by unsteady laminar flows. Finally, a hybrid methodology is applied for the investigation of airfoil noise. This study is important for the design of aerodynamic shapes such as wings and high-lift devices, as well as wind turbine blades, fans and propellers. The present investigation of airfoil self-noise generation and propagation concerns the broadband noise that arises from the interaction of turbulent boundary layers with the airfoil trailing edge and tonal noise that arises from vortex shedding generated by laminar boundary layers. Nearfield acoustic sources are computed using compressible large eddy simulation (LES) and acoustic predictions are performed by the FMM-FWH. Numerical simulations are conducted for a NACA0012 airfoil with tripped boundary layers and blunt rounded trailing edge at different Mach numbers and angles of incidence. The effects of non-linear quadrupole sources and convection are assessed. In order to validate the numerical solutions, flow simulation and acoustic prediction results are compared to experimental data available in the literature and excellent agreement is observed.

Download or read book Direct and Large Eddy Simulation X written by Dimokratis G.E. Grigoriadis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses nearly all aspects of the state of the art in LES & DNS of turbulent flows, ranging from flows in biological systems and the environment to external aerodynamics, domestic and centralized energy production, combustion, propulsion as well as applications of industrial interest. Following the advances in increased computational power and efficiency, several contributions are devoted to LES & DNS of challenging applications, mainly in the area of turbomachinery, including flame modeling, combustion processes and aeroacoustics. The book includes work presented at the tenth Workshop on 'Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation' (DLES-10), which was hosted in Cyprus by the University of Cyprus, from May 27 to 29, 2015. The goal of the workshop was to establish a state of the art in DNS, LES and related techniques for the computation and modeling of turbulent and transitional flows. The book is of interest to scientists and engineers, both in the early stages of their career and at a more senior level.

Download or read book Trailing Edge Noise Prediction Using Large Eddy Simulation and Acoustic Analogy written by Eric Manoha and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wall modeled Large eddy Simulations for Trailing edge Turbulent Boundary Layer Noise Prediction written by Thomas Malkus and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trailing Edge Noise Prediction Using the Non Linear Disturbance Equations written by Abhishek Jain and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AIRFOIL self-noise consists of five major sources. One of these identified sources is turbulent boundary layer -- trailing edge (TBL-TE) noise, which is an important source of rotor and wind turbine broadband noise, and the focus of this thesis. Trailing edge noise is the result of unsteady flow interacting with the trailing edge of an airfoil or other sharp edged flow surface. The presence of the sharp trailing edge scatters the sound generated by the turbulent eddies very efficiently, especially for sources in the immediate vicinity of the edge. There is a need for accurate and computationally efficient methods to calculate the turbulent boundary layer trailing-edge (TBL-TE) noise that are not reliant on empirical data. The majority of the current semi-empirical techniques are based on measurements from symmetric NACA airfoil sections (i.e. NACA 0012). These techniques are generally not coupled with CFD solvers to obtain turbulent boundary layer data that provides pertinent parameters used in the acoustic calculations. Some methods exist that incorporate CFD solutions like Large Eddy simulations (LES) into their noise prediction algorithms. But these are prohibitively expensive and impractical for routine use. The method described in this paper is a first principles approach that aims to predict the TBL-TE noise using computational aeroacoustic (CAA) techniques without resorting to empiricism.The prediction of trailing edge noise requires an accurate calculation of the boundary layer fluctuations in the vicinity of the trailing edge. Scales in the computational domain ranging from the small turbulent boundary layer scales to those of the long-range noise propagation need to be resolved. These data can be obtained using simulation techniques like Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) or Large Eddy Simulation (LES). However such simulations for complete helicopters or wind turbine rotors are impractical given today's computational resources. Also, DNS becomes unrealistic for the propagation of the acoustic signal to distant observers. The method described here overcomes these limitations by using a hybrid CAA approach coupled with a flow solver based on the non-linear disturbance equations (NLDE). The overall problem is separated into component problems with the NLDE equations applied over a relatively small noise generating region i.e. approximately the last 10% of the chord or less. This makes the solution more computationally efficient than LES for the full airfoil or rotor and enables the use of the most computationally efficient methods in the required regions. The proposed method is advantageous to helicopter and wind turbine manufacturers as it provides a tool for the prediction of rotor broadband noise at the design stage. This can also be used as a tool to reduce noise through the analysis of appropriate noise reduction devices.

Download or read book Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbines written by Alessandro Bianchini and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains the research contributions belonging to the Special Issue "Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbines", published in 2020-2021. They consist of 15 original research papers and 1 editorial. Different topics are discussed, from innovative design solutions for large and small wind turbine to control, from advanced simulation techniques to noise prediction. The variety of methods used in the research contributions testifies the need for a holistic approach to the design and simulation of modern wind turbines and will be able to stimulate the interest of the wind energy community.

Download or read book Airfoil Self Noise and Prediction written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prediction method is developed for the self-generated noise of an airfoil blade encountering smooth flow. The prediction methods for the individual self-noise mechanisms are semiempirical and are based on previous theoretical studies and data obtained from tests of two- and three-dimensional airfoil blade sections. The self-noise mechanisms are due to specific boundary-layer phenomena, that is, the boundary-layer turbulence passing the trailing edge, separated-boundary-layer and stalled flow over an airfoil, vortex shedding due to laminar boundary layer instabilities, vortex shedding from blunt trailing edges, and the turbulent vortex flow existing near the tip of lifting blades. The predictions are compared successfully with published data from three self-noise studies of different airfoil shapes. An application of the prediction method is reported for a large scale-model helicopter rotor, and the predictions compared well with experimental broadband noise measurements. A computer code of the method is given. Brooks, Thomas F. and Pope, D. Stuart and Marcolini, Michael A. Langley Research Center AEROACOUSTICS; AERODYNAMIC NOISE; AIRFOIL PROFILES; AIRFOILS; BLADE-VORTEX INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER SEPARATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; NOISE PREDICTION (AIRCRAFT); VORTEX SHEDDING; AERODYNAMIC STALLING; APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS (COMPUTERS); NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE SPECTRA; ROTARY WINGS; STROUHAL NUMBER; TRAILING EDGES; VORTICES; WIND TUNNEL TESTS...

Download or read book Unsteady Computational Fluid Dynamics in Aeronautics written by P.G. Tucker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and hybrids is a vibrant research area. This book runs through all the potential unsteady modelling fidelity ranges, from low-order to LES. The latter is probably the highest fidelity for practical aerospace systems modelling. Cutting edge new frontiers are defined. One example of a pressing environmental concern is noise. For the accurate prediction of this, unsteady modelling is needed. Hence computational aeroacoustics is explored. It is also emerging that there is a critical need for coupled simulations. Hence, this area is also considered and the tensions of utilizing such simulations with the already expensive LES. This work has relevance to the general field of CFD and LES and to a wide variety of non-aerospace aerodynamic systems (e.g. cars, submarines, ships, electronics, buildings). Topics treated include unsteady flow techniques; LES and hybrids; general numerical methods; computational aeroacoustics; computational aeroelasticity; coupled simulations and turbulence and its modelling (LES, RANS, transition, VLES, URANS). The volume concludes by pointing forward to future horizons and in particular the industrial use of LES. The writing style is accessible and useful to both academics and industrial practitioners. From the reviews: "Tucker's volume provides a very welcome, concise discussion of current capabilities for simulating and modellng unsteady aerodynamic flows. It covers the various pos sible numerical techniques in good, clear detail and presents a very wide range of practical applications; beautifully illustrated in many cases. This book thus provides a valuable text for practicing engineers, a rich source of background information for students and those new to this area of Research & Development, and an excellent state-of-the-art review for others. A great achievement." Mark Savill FHEA, FRAeS, C.Eng, Professor of Computational Aerodynamics Design & Head of Power & Propulsion Sciences, Department of Power & Propulsion, School of Engineering, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, U.K. "This is a very useful book with a wide coverage of many aspects in unsteady aerodynamics method development and applications for internal and external flows." L. He, Rolls-Royce/RAEng Chair of Computational Aerothermal Engineering, Oxford University, U.K. "This comprehensive book ranges from classical concepts in both numerical methods and turbulence modelling approaches for the beginner to latest state-of-the-art for the advanced practitioner and constitutes an extremely valuable contribution to the specific Computational Fluid Dynamics literature in Aeronautics. Student and expert alike will benefit greatly by reading it from cover to cover." Sébastien Deck, Onera, Meudon, France

Download or read book Advances in Simulation of Wing and Nacelle Stall written by Rolf Radespiel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book reports on advanced solutions to the problem of simulating wing and nacelle stall, as presented and discussed by internationally recognized researchers at the Closing Symposium of the DFG Research Unit FOR 1066. Reliable simulations of flow separation on airfoils, wings and powered engine nacelles at high Reynolds numbers represent great challenges in defining suitable mathematical models, computing numerically accurate solutions and providing comprehensive experimental data for the validation of numerical simulations. Additional problems arise from the need to consider airframe-engine interactions and inhomogeneous onset flow conditions, as real aircraft operate in atmospheric environments with often-large distortions. The findings of fundamental and applied research into these and other related issues are reported in detail in this book, which targets all readers, academics and professionals alike, interested in the development of advanced computational fluid dynamics modeling for the simulation of complex aircraft flows with flow separation.

Download or read book Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows written by Stewart Glegg and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Measurement provides a comprehensive treatment of sound radiation from subsonic flow over moving surfaces, which is the most widespread cause of flow noise in engineering systems. This includes fan noise, rotor noise, wind turbine noise, boundary layer noise, and aircraft noise. Beginning with fluid dynamics, the fundamental equations of aeroacoustics are derived and the key methods of solution are explained, focusing both on the necessary mathematics and physics. Fundamentals of turbulence and turbulent flows, experimental methods and numerous applications are also covered. The book is an ideal source of information on aeroacoustics for researchers and graduate students in engineering, physics, or applied math, as well as for engineers working in this field. Supplementary material for this book is provided by the authors on the website www.aeroacoustics.net. The website provides educational content designed to help students and researchers in understanding some of the principles and applications of aeroacoustics, and includes example problems, data, sample codes, course plans and errata. The website is continuously being reviewed and added to. Explains the key theoretical tools of aeroacoustics, from Lighthill’s analogy to the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings equation Provides detailed coverage of sound from lifting surfaces, boundary layers, rotating blades, ducted fans and more Presents the fundamentals of sound measurement and aeroacoustic wind tunnel testing

Download or read book Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Separated Flows Over an Isolated Airfoil written by Pei-Qing Liu and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Large Eddy Simulation for Incompressible Flows written by P. Sagaut and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First concise textbook on Large-Eddy Simulation, a very important method in scientific computing and engineering From the foreword to the third edition written by Charles Meneveau: "... this meticulously assembled and significantly enlarged description of the many aspects of LES will be a most welcome addition to the bookshelves of scientists and engineers in fluid mechanics, LES practitioners, and students of turbulence in general."

Download or read book Jet Noise Prediction Based on Large Eddy Simulation written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Development of a Large Eddy and Detached Eddy Simulation Capability for Broadband Noise Prediction on Unstructured Methods written by M. Ciardi and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow Around an Airfoil written by S. Dahlstrom and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: