Abstract
The generation of blade passing frequency noise due to rotor wakes interaction with the downstream stator is examined using a recent model for the unsteady aerodynamic forces developed by Goldstein and Atassi. The effects of blade geometry and loading are investigated. It is shown that at low reduced frequencies loading significantly reduces the noise level while at high frequencies loading substantially increases the sound level radiated. It is also shown that for the same loading a higher angle of attack generates more noise particularly at higher reduced frequencies. The noise level shows a quasi-periodic pattern with pronounced minima and maxima as the frequency increases. These conclusions are valid for different wake models.
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