Abstract:
An acoustic attenuating liner has a non-metallic honeycomb core bonded on a backsheet. A corrosion-insulated perforated sheet is bonded to the honeycomb core by adhesive between the perforated sheet and the core. A mesh woven form corrosion-resistant metal is bonded to the perforated sheet by additional adhesive between the mesh and the perforated sheet for bonding said mesh to said perforated sheet. The additional adhesive has predetermined characteristics including a minimum viscosity of 1000 poises during curing.
Abstract:
A titanium face plate is perforated by laser drilling holes therethrough. A cellular core is positioned between a sound reflecting solid back plate and the face plate.
Abstract:
A noise suppression system for a jet engine, the system having a substrate formed of open cell material, a layer of microporous material covering at least a portion of one surface of the substrate, a layer of substantially non-porous material covering at least one portion of an opposite surface of the substrate, and a pressurized air source for providing pressurized air to the substrate. The substrate, the microporous material, and the non-porous material are configured to define an inner surface of an inlet for the jet engine. The pressurized air is communicated from the substrate, through the microporous material, and into the inlet so as to provide a layer of less turbulent airflow along the inner surface of the inlet, thus mitigating noise generation.
Abstract:
A device for permitting evaluation of the acoustic impedance of liner designs used to attenuate noise in engine aircraft inlet and exhaust ducts, and in particular multiple degree of freedom designs of the type which include a porous facesheet followed by a backing depth followed by successive facesheet/backing depth combinations, includes a plurality of spacers of different thicknesses for varying the backing depths, and a movable plunger with a threaded adjustment mechanism for establishing the final backing depth. Gaskets and seals are installed at various interfaces to eliminate noise leakage paths. Two attachment bolts are used to hold the plunger assembly, face sheets, and spacers together, and an alignment disc positioned on the first facesheet is used to properly align an impedance tube waveguide on facesheet.
Abstract:
An acoustic liner comprising a sound permeable inside plate forming a first closed annulus, and a sound impermeable outside plate forming a second closed annulus located outside of and extending around the first closed annulus. The inside and outside plates are spaced apart and thus form an annular chamber therebetween; and a core member is secured in this annular chamber, between the inside and outside plates. The core member forms or has the shape of a sine wave form annularly extending around the inside plate, and the core member and the inside plate form a multitude of varying depth sound absorption chambers to attenuate sound waves over a broad band of frequencies.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for determining the steady state flow resistance of face sheets on fully assembled acoustic duct liners. Resistance is measured by subjecting the liner to a sinusoidal acoustic pressure field at the face sheet surface. The pressure field is applied through a cylindrical waveguide and is measured by a pressure transducer flush mounted on the inside of the waveguide near the liner face. A second pressure measurement, obtained by a similar transducer positioned further from the face, is combined with the first measurement to calculate the acoustic resistance for the excitation frequency. If the excitation frequency coincides with the resonant frequency of the liner configuration, then no significant pressure exists on the back surface of the liner face sheet. For this condition the root mean square (rms) pressure measured at the face sheet is equated to the static pressure drop used to obtain the steady state flow resistance. The rms velocity of the oscillating pressure wave is calculated from the ratio of the rms pressure to resistance. A repetition of the procedure for several magnitudes of dynamic pressure permits the development of a curve which describes the non-linear characteristics of resistance with changes in velocity. This curve may be equated to a similar curve obtained using steady state flow resistance measurements of the liner in its partially assembled state without a backing surface.
Abstract:
A microporous sheet having both acoustical and structural functionality and a process for producing the sheet. Construction of the sheet requires, first of all, providing a sheet capable of functioning as a structural element of a component. A laser device capable of producing a free electron laser beam is provided, and the free electron laser beam is directed to a surface of the sheet to penetrate the sheet at a plurality of sites and thereby form a plurality of apertures. These apertures are generally uniformly dispersed and of a size and number sufficient to enable the sheet to function as an acoustical noise suppressor while retaining capability of functioning as a structural element. Use of free electron laser technology permits formation of smooth-walled, circular or non-circular apertures tailored to exact geometry specifications controlled to a nanometer in size, and produces a microporous sheet having structural functionality while meeting acoustic requirements with clean, unclogged apertures and with low friction-to-surface and/or boundary-layer control airflow.
Abstract:
An extended reaction acoustic liner for use in jet engine noise mitigation has a substantially non-porous outer layer, a honeycomb core disposed in laminar juxtaposition to the outer layer, and a porous inner layer in laminar juxtaposition to the honeycomb core such that the honeycomb core is sandwiched between the outer layer and the inner layer. The honeycomb core comprises a plurality of cell walls defining a plurality of cells. Some of the cells are in fluid communication with one another via the openings formed in the cell walls. The openings in the cell walls cause viscous acoustic losses, resulting in acoustic energy dissipation and enhanced noise attenuation.
Abstract:
An extended reaction acoustic liner for use in jet engine noise mitigation has a substantially non-porous outer layer, a honeycomb core disposed in laminar juxtaposition to the outer layer, and a porous inner layer in laminar juxtaposition to the honeycomb core such that the honeycomb core is sandwiched between the outer layer and the inner layer. The honeycomb core comprises a plurality of cell walls defining a plurality of cells. Some of the cells are in fluid communication with one another via the openings formed in the cell walls. The openings in the cell walls cause viscous acoustic losses, resulting in acoustic energy dissipation and enhanced noise attenuation.
Abstract:
058410796 In accordance with the present invention, in an air vehicle having a turbo engine including an inlet which receives intake airflow and is defined by an inner surface and a D-nose of the turbo engine, there is provided an inlet liner for improved acoustic, anti-ice and drag performance. The inlet liner is provided with a permeable acoustic layer formed to attenuate sound and defines the D-nose. The inlet liner is further provided with a pressurized fluid injecting device. The pressurized fluid injecting device is in fluid communication with the permeable acoustic layer and formed to inject fluid through the permeable acoustic layer at the D-nose to reduce drag of the intake airflow. The pressurized fluid injecting device is further formed to inject fluid through the permeable acoustic layer at a temperature sufficient to perform an anti-ice function at the D-nose.