Outdoor engine test using acoustic liners combined with Fine-Perforated-Film

Abstract

Resonant-type liner panels are one the primary countermeasures for the fan noise of aircraft engines, though the noise reduction performances of the liners are known to be tolerated by the flow streaming on the liner surface. Therefore, suppressing the effect of the flow on the liners is greatly important for larger noise reduction. In this study, a liner panel with a special surface structure was manufactured and applied to an outdoor test using a small turbofan engine, DGEN 380. The surface structure consisted of a special thin film, Fine-Perforated-Film (FPF), and a gap. The gap was fixed between the FPF and liner surface. In addition, a typical resonant-type liner and a hard wall were used for comparison, to investigate the effect of the structure. During the test, the samples were installed to the exhaust bypass duct of the DGEN 380 engine. The acoustic pressure was measured with a far field microphone array. Analysis and comparison of the results showed that the new structure suppressed the effect of the grazing flow and caused a larger amount of noise reduction, compared to the typical liner sample.