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Measurement of tonal-noise characteristics and periodic flow structure around NACA0018 airfoil

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The characteristics of tonal noise and the variations of flow structure around NACA0018 airfoil in a uniform flow are studied by means of simultaneous measurement of noise and velocity field by particle-image velocimetry to understand the generation mechanism of tonal noise. Measurements are made on the noise characteristics, the phase-averaged velocity field with respect to the noise signal, and the cross-correlation contour of velocity fluctuations and noise signal. These experimental results indicate that the tonal noise is generated from the periodic vortex structure on the pressure surface of the airfoil near the trailing edge of the airfoil. It is found that the vortex structure is highly correlated with the noise signal, which indicates the presence of noise-source distribution on the pressure surface. The vorticity distribution on the pressure surface breaks down near the trailing edge of the airfoil and forms a staggered vortex street in the wake of the airfoil.

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  1. Department Mechanical Engineering, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2, 950-2181, Niigata, Japan

    T. Nakano & N. Fujisawa

  2. Department Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-Dong, Nam-Ku, 402-751, Incheon, Korea

    S. Lee

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Nakano, T., Fujisawa, N. & Lee, S. Measurement of tonal-noise characteristics and periodic flow structure around NACA0018 airfoil. Exp Fluids 40, 482–490 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-005-0089-2

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