Aeroacoustic Analysis of Rapid Position Changing Process of Missile Seeker Equipment

Abstract

A two-dimensional CFD model of the rapid position-changing of missile seeker equipment is presented to study its aeroacoustic impact. By combining the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings (FW-H) equation, the flow and related aeroacoustic features are analyzed under different flight Mach numbers and flight heights. The impact of seeker movement on the flow field and aerodynamic noise are highlighted. The results indicate that the spectrum peak of sound pressure level increases with the vortex shedding frequency as the flight Mach number increases. As the flight height of the missile increases, the sound pressure level is amplified while the frequency of vortex shedding decreases.