TURBOFAN ENGINE
ABSTRACT
acoustic liners are widely employed in turbofan aero-engines as acoustic treatment
Their performance is determined by its acoustic impedance in the presence of flow.
In recent years, much effort has been devoted to find the “optimum impedance” i.e.
the impedance that results in the maximum attenuation. Although such analysis can
be carried out by means of numerical simulations, analytical expressions can also be
derived in order to predict the optimum impedance based on exceptional points i.e.
when two modes coalesce, resulting in a maximum modal decay rate. Previous works
focus on the optimum impedance of higher order modes in rectangular
ducts with uniform flow. In this work, the analysis is expanded to circular ducts for
both uniform and sheared inviscid flows. Typical turbofan engine intake geometry
and flight conditions are considered, corresponding to certification points: side-line,
cut-back and approach. It is shown that, for side-line and cut-back conditions, the
optimum impedance and the maximum attenuation are affected even by the presence
of a small boundary layer. For approach condition, uniform and shear flows lead to
essentially the same results. Limitations of the analytical expression in the presence
of multi-modal propagation is also discussed.
GUIDED BY SUBMITTED BY
AKHIL V. M GOKUL P
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SNT16ME019
MECHANICAL, SNIT