Three supersonic helical tip speed propellers were tested in the NASA Lewis 8- by 6-foot wind tunnel. Noise data were obtained while these propellers were operating at a simulated cruise condition. The walls of this tunnel were not acoustically treated and therefore this was not an ideal location for taking noise data, but it was thought that the differences in noise among the three propellers would be meaningful. The straight bladed propeller which did not incorporate sweep was the noisiest with the aerodynamically swept propeller only slightly quieter. However, the acoustically swept propeller was significantly quieter than the straight propeller, thereby indicating the merit of this design technique.


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    Title :

    Tone noise of three supersonic helical tip speed propellers in a wind tunnel at 0.8 Mach number


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    Publication date :

    1978-12-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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