Abstract
A unique new removable anechoic system and new acoustic treatment for the Virginia Tech Stability Wind Tunnel is described. The new system consists of a Kevlar-walled acoustic test section flanked by two anechoic chambers. In its new configuration the facility is closed aerodynamically and open acoustically, allowing far-field acoustic measurements with a flow quality comparable to that of a hardwalled wind tunnel. An extensive program of experiments has been conducted to examine the performance of this new hardware under a range of conditions, both to examine the effects of acoustic treatment on overall test-section noise levels and to ascertain the aerodynamic characteristics of the new test section. Noise levels in the test section of the anechoic facility are down by as much as 25 dB compared to the original hard-walled configuration. Lift interference corrections (for a baseline NACA 0012 airfoil) are less than half those expected in an open-jet wind tunnel. Acoustic measurements of airfoil trailing edge noise using a microphone phased array are compared to past experiments conducted on similar airfoils in an open-jet facility.
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