A specific non-uniform liner distribution, called the Virtual Scarf Inlet (VSI), to be applied to the inlet of a commercial aircraft engine is being investigated. It aims at achieving a redirection of the forward radiation directivity by influencing the acoustic boundary conditions. By this novel concept, the sound pressure levels recorded within specific sectors, e.g. the most relevant ones for community noise at an airport, can be reduced by up to 9 dB depending on the application case. For the evaluation of the potential and the derivation of the most important influencing parameters of the VSI, extensive parametric analyses have been performed by means of the Boundary Element Method (BEM).
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A specific non-uniform liner distribution, called the Virtual Scarf Inlet (VSI), to be applied to the inlet of a commercial aircraft engine is being investigated. It aims at achieving a redirection of the forward radiation directivity by influencing the acoustic boundary conditions. By this novel concept, the sound pressure levels recorded within specific sectors, e.g. the most relevant ones for community noise at an airport, can be reduced by up to 9 dB depending on the application case. For th...
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