Description / Abstract:
INTRODUCTION:
Acquisition of free-field data is of practical significance in
the field of aeronautical acoustics. The need for free-field data
includes (but is not restricted to) the following: (1) comparison
of acoustical data obtained from the same engine under various
measurement conditions, (2) com partisan of the results obtained
form models with those form an engine on a test stand, (3)
comparison of noise measurements made on the same engine under
static and in-flight conditions, (4) design of test facilities, (5_
standardization of techniques for "in situ" acoustical
measurements, (6) spectral decomposition to isolate the
contribution of different sources to the total noise, and (7)
prediction of aircraft noise on the basis of methods which,
generally, provide free-field data