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Fast-turn around methods to predict airfoil trailing-edge noise are crucial for incorporating noise limitations into design optimization loops of several applications. Among these aeroacoustic predictive models, Amiet's theory offers the…
We investigate the feasibility of gradient-free aeroacoustic shape optimization using the Flux Reconstruction (FR) approach to study two-dimensional flow at low Reynolds numbers. The Overall Sound Pressure Level (OASPL) is computed via the…
This study presents a shape optimization framework that combines a Flux Reconstruction (FR) spatial discretization, Large Eddy Simulation (LES), the Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) formulation, and the gradient-free Mesh Adaptive Direct…
This paper presents an acoustic study of a standard NACA 0012 aerofoil with additional self-oscillating passive flaplets attached to the trailing edge. The tests with varying geometries of the flaplets were conducted in the anechoic wind…
In a combined experimental and numerical effort we investigate airfoil tonal noise generation and reduction. The means of noise control are streak generators in form of cylindrical roughness elements. These elements are placed periodically…
Airfoil shape optimization plays a critical role in the design of high-performance aircraft. However, the high-dimensional nature of airfoil representation causes the challenging problem known as the "curse of dimensionality". To overcome…
Airfoil noise is predicted and analyzed using wall-resolved large-eddy simulations and wavelet transforms for a NACA 0012 airfoil at a Mach number of 0.06 and a Reynolds number of 400,000 using a stair-strip forced transition and a natural…
The aim of the present work is to investigate the mechanisms of broadband trailing-edge noise generation to improve prediction tools and control strategies. We focus on a NACA 0012 airfoil at 3 degrees angle of attack and chord Reynolds…
In this work, the trailing-edge shape of an airfoil is optimized to reduce the acoustic noise based on large-eddy simulation (LES). It is achieved by the ensemble Kalman method, which can enhance the optimization efficiency by using the…
This study explores the noise reduction achieved by airfoils with serrated trailing edges in a low turbulence wind tunnel, focusing on acoustic spectral characteristics and wake flow field measurements. We analyze the effects of various…
Broadband noise reduction is a significant problem in aerospace and industrial applications. Specifically, the noise generated from the trailing edge of an airfoil poses a challenging problem with various proposed solutions. This study…
Laminar separation bubbles around airfoils lead to the growth of instability waves, which enhances to acoustic scattering at the trailing-edge, forming a feedback loop that produces to tonal noise. To reduce the trailing-edge tonal noise,…
Aerodynamic noise is a limitation for further exploitation of wind energy resources. As this type of noise is caused by the interaction of turbulent flow with the airframe, a detailed resolution of the flow is necessary to obtain an…
Trailing edge noise generated by turbulent flow traveling past an edge of an airfoil is one of the most essential aeroacoustic sound generation mechanisms. It is of great interest for noise problems in various areas of industrial…
An analytical model is developed for the prediction of noise radiated by an aerofoil with leading edge serration in a subsonic turbulent stream. The model makes use of the Fourier Expansion and Schwarzschild techniques in order to solve a…
With more efficient structures, last trends in aeronautics have witnessed an increased flexibility of wings, calling for adequate design and optimization approaches. To correctly model the coupled physics, aerostructural optimization has…
In this paper, a novel mechanism-driven reinforcement learning framework is proposed for airfoil shape optimization. To validate the framework, a reward function is designed and analyzed, from which the equivalence between the maximizing…
Figuring out the right airfoil is a crucial step in the preliminary stage of any aerial vehicle design, as its shape directly affects the overall aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft or rotorcraft. Besides being a measure of…
Airfoil aerodynamic optimization based on single-point design may lead to poor off-design behaviors. Multipoint optimization that considers the off-design flow conditions is usually applied to improve the robustness and expand the flight…
We revisit a classical airfoil design problem: the search for shapes that maximize aerodynamic performance metrics, targeting the underexplored intermediate Reynolds-number regime between 1 and 3000, relevant to small animals and miniature…