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Numerical investigation of tandem-cylinder noise reduction using plasma-based flow control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2014

Ahmed Eltaweel ,
Meng Wang ,
Dongjoo Kim ,
Flint O. Thomas  and
Alexey V. Kozlov
Ahmed Eltaweel
Affiliation:
Institute for Flow Physics and Control, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Meng Wang*
Affiliation:
Institute for Flow Physics and Control, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Dongjoo Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, Korea
Flint O. Thomas
Affiliation:
Institute for Flow Physics and Control, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
Alexey V. Kozlov
Affiliation:
Institute for Flow Physics and Control, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
*
†Email address for correspondence: m.wang@nd.edu
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Abstract

The noise of flow over tandem cylinders at $\def \xmlpi #1{}\def \mathsfbi #1{\boldsymbol {\mathsf {#1}}}\let \le =\leqslant \let \leq =\leqslant \let \ge =\geqslant \let \geq =\geqslant \def \Pr {\mathit {Pr}}\def \Fr {\mathit {Fr}}\def \Rey {\mathit {Re}}{\mathit{Re}}_D= 22\, 000$ and its reduction using single dielectric barrier discharge (SDBD) plasma actuators are simulated numerically both to confirm and extend experimental results. The numerical approach is based on large-eddy simulation (LES) for the turbulent flow field, a semi-empirical plasma actuation model, and Lighthill’s theory for acoustic calculation. Excellent agreement between LES and experimental results is obtained for both the baseline flow and flow with plasma control in terms of wake velocity profiles, turbulence intensity, and frequency spectra of pressure fluctuations on the downstream cylinder. The validated flow-field results allow an accurate acoustic analysis based on Lighthill’s equation, which is solved using a boundary-element method. The effectiveness of plasma actuators for reducing noise is clearly demonstrated. In the baseline flow, the acoustic field is dominated by the interaction between the downstream cylinder and the upstream wake. Through suppression of vortex shedding from the upstream cylinder, the interaction noise is reduced drastically by the plasma flow control, and the vortex-shedding noise from the downstream cylinder becomes equally important. At a free-stream Mach number of 0.2, the peak sound pressure level is reduced by approximately 16 dB. This suggests the viability of plasma actuation for active aeroacoustic control of airframe noise.

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Acoustics: Aeroacoustics Flow Control: Flow Control Turbulent Flows: Turbulence simulation
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 756 , 10 October 2014 , pp. 422 - 451
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© 2014 Cambridge University Press 

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