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Development of a Small-Scale Aeroacoustic Open Jet, Open Return Wind Tunnel for Cavity Noise and Component Testing
Technical Paper
2000-01-0867
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A small-scale aeroacoustic wind tunnel has been designed and built to investigate tonal cavity noise in the frequency range applicable to passenger vehicles; 1 - 16 kHz. The tunnel is required for testing associated with an investigation into tonal cavity noise on passenger-vehicle wing mirrors. It was designed to operate in the low subsonic speed range (60 - 140 km/h) with a nozzle exit cross-sectional area of 0.02 m2 and a 4:1 aspect ratio. The design was intended to achieve a smooth, quiet flow facility. In this paper the design process is summarised and the factors leading to particular design decisions are detailed. An initial evaluation has shown that only minimal changes are required to achieve very smooth, even flow at the nozzle exit at all required test speeds. The acoustic design needs further work as there is a significant amount of flow noise at the nozzle exit between 1 and 13 kHz. Tests of a rearview mirror on-road and in a full-size wind tunnel indicated the background noise levels required and results of these tests are included in this paper. Further work to reduce background noise is proposed.
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Milbank, J., Watkins, S., and Kelso, R., "Development of a Small-Scale Aeroacoustic Open Jet, Open Return Wind Tunnel for Cavity Noise and Component Testing," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-0867, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-0867.Also In
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