Fundamental study on the acoustic fields caused by the interference of supersonic jet with a perforated plate

Abstract

The supersonic jet contains intensive sound sources. It is known that when this jet collides with the perforated plate, a complicated flow field is formed on the plate and a high-amplitude sound is radiated as compared with the case without the perforated plate. Attention is paid to understanding the sound generating mechanism and proposing the measures to alleviate the sound pressure levels. In this study, two types of fundamental model tests have been carried out with a simple combination of a nozzle and a perforated plate. One is acoustic measurement in an anechoic facility. Test results indicated the amplified sound pressure levels in the forward arc of the nozzle. The aperture geometry suggested certain suppression in sound pressure levels in the arc. The other test is an optical visualization with Schlieren photographs. The photographs tried to account for reflection of high-amplitude sound waves on the plate downstream the nozzle.