Experimental Study of Airfoil Leading Edge Combs for Turbulence Interaction Noise Reduction

dc.contributor.authorGeyer, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorWasala, Sahan
dc.contributor.authorSarradj, Ennes
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-12T14:10:47Z
dc.date.available2022-09-12T14:10:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-01
dc.date.updated2022-09-06T15:30:06Z
dc.description.abstractThe interaction of a turbulent flow with the leading edge of a blade is a main noise source mechanism for fans and wind turbines. Motivated by the silent flight of owls, the present paper describes an experimental study performed to explore the noise-reducing effect of comb-like extensions, which are fixed to the leading edge of a low-speed airfoil. The measurements took place in an aeroacoustic wind tunnel using the microphone array technique, while the aerodynamic performance of the modified airfoils was captured simultaneously. It was found that the comb structures lead to a noise reduction at low frequencies, while the noise at high frequencies slightly increases. The most likely reasons for this frequency shift are that the teeth of the combs break up large incoming turbulent eddies into smaller ones or that they shift turbulent eddies away from the airfoil surface, thereby reducing pressure fluctuations acting on the airfoil. The aerodynamic performance does not change significantly.en
dc.identifier.eissn2624-599X
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/17434
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-16215
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subject.ddc530 Physikde
dc.subject.otherwind turbineen
dc.subject.otherleading edge noiseen
dc.subject.otherturbulence interaction noiseen
dc.subject.othercomben
dc.titleExperimental Study of Airfoil Leading Edge Combs for Turbulence Interaction Noise Reductionen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.3390/acoustics2020014en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue2en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleAcousticsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameMDPIen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBaselen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend223en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart207en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume2en
tub.accessrights.dnbfreeen
tub.affiliationFak. 5 Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme::Inst. Strömungsmechanik und Technische Akustik (ISTA)::FG Technische Akustikde
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 5 Verkehrs- und Maschinensystemede
tub.affiliation.groupFG Technische Akustikde
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Strömungsmechanik und Technische Akustik (ISTA)de
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinen

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