Finite Element Modeling of Acoustics Using Higher Order Elements Part II: Turbofan Acoustic Radiation
Abstract
A study is made of computational accuracy and efficiency for finite element modeling of acoustic radiation in a nonuniform moving medium. For a given level of accuracy for acoustic pressure, cubic serendipity elements are shown to require a less dense mesh than quadratic elements. These elements have been applied to the near field of inlet and aft acoustic radiation models for a turbofan engine and they yield considerable reduction in the dimensionality of the problem without sacrificing accuracy. the results show that for computation of acoustic pressure the cubic element formulation model is superior to the quadratic. Performance gains in computation of acoustic potential are not as significant. in the external radiated field, improved convergence using cubic serendipity elements is shown by comparison of contours of constant pressure magnitude.
Recommended Citation
E. Listerud and W. Eversman, "Finite Element Modeling of Acoustics Using Higher Order Elements Part II: Turbofan Acoustic Radiation," Journal of Computational Acoustics, World Scientific Publishing, Sep 2004.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218396X04002353
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Acoustic Finite Element Modeling; Duct Acoustics; Turbofan Radiation
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0218-396X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 World Scientific Publishing, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Sep 2004
