A low-noise low-pressure ultra-high-bypass-ratio fan stage to be implemented in the next generation of aircraft engines is described and evaluated acoustically with semi-empirical and analytical methods suited for preliminary design. As expected, good reduction potentials are observed for the jet noise and fan tonal noise components when the UHBR design is compared to current fans in service. However, concerns are identified for fan broadband noise, which are attributed to the off-design operation of the UHBR fan too close from its stability limit. By unloading the fan and thus reducing the size of the rotor wakes, the variable-area nozzle provides a substantial fan broadband noise reduction with a nozzle opened by around 15% from its design value. Alternatively, with the variable-pitch fan, closing the rotor blades by roughly 5° turns out to be an even more effective method to reduce fan noise, as the unloading mechanism is combined with a stronger tilting of the rotor wakes and a lower intra-stage flow Mach number. Opening the nozzle or closing the blades beyond the setting that provides the best fan efficiency is not recommended as the acoustic benefit progressively vanishes, whereas technical feasibility becomes more challenging. Finally, the presence of one of these systems may allow for the design of a low-solidity rotor, with a smaller contribution from the rotor wakes and thus a weaker fan noise emission.


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    Title :

    Acoustic preliminary design of a low-noise fan stage considering a variable-area nozzle and variable-pitch rotor blades


    Additional title:

    CEAS Aeronaut J


    Contributors:
    Moreau, A. (author) / Schnell, R. (author) / Mennicken, M. (author)

    Published in:

    CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 14 , 2 ; 325-341


    Publication date :

    2023-03-01


    Size :

    17 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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