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Suppression of high mach number rocket jet noise by water injection
, N. R. Panchapakesan
Published in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
2009
Volume: 46
   
Issue: 6
Pages: 1164 - 1170
Abstract
The present work experimentally investigates suppression of the sound level from an underexpanded jet of Mach number 2.8 by water injection. The jet is produced by a solid rocket motor being static test fired. Water is injected from a radial distance of 5.2 jet diameters, at different axial locations from the exit of the nozzle, at two different angles of injection relative to the downstream jet axis. The ratio of mass flow rates of water to the nozzle exhaust gas (referred to as the mass flow rate ratio) and the injection pressure are varied independently. Acoustic measurements are performed at a radius of 30 jet diameters, over angles in the range of 30-130 deg, relative to the downstream jet axis. Sound levels continuously decrease by 10 dB with the increase in the angle of observation. With water injection, higher levels of reduction in sound are observed in the upstream quadrant. Injection closer to the nozzle exit leads to better reduction, mainly due to suppression in the high-frequency range when observed from downstream, but it is almost in the entire frequency range as observed at the upstream locations. At intermediate mass flow rate ratios, an optimum injection pressure exists for maximum noise suppression, due to the penetration of water to the potential core and its evaporation there at high injection pressures. The results affirm that the validity of many past studies obtained on water injection to suppress noise levels on simulated jets can be extended to an actual rocket situation.
About the journal
JournalJournal of Spacecraft and Rockets
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISSN00224650
Open AccessNo
Concepts (30)
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    ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
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    Axial locations
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    DOWNSTREAM JET
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    Frequency ranges
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    High frequency hf
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    HIGH INJECTION
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    HIGH MACH NUMBER
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    Injection pressures
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    JET DIAMETER
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    Jet noise
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    Mass flow rate
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    Noise levels
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    NOISE SUPPRESSION
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    Nozzle exits
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    Radial distance
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    Solid rocket motors
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    SOUND LEVEL
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    STATIC TESTS
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    UNDEREXPANDED JET
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    Acoustic noise
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    Aerodynamics
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    Jets
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    Mach number
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    MASS TRANSFER
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    Nozzles
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    Pipe flow
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    Rivers
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    Rocket engines
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    Rockets
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    Water injection