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APPLIED ACOUSTICS
Volume 216, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109741
Keywords
Cooling fan; Noise reduction; Acoustic mode modulation; Sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct
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This paper analyzes the noise reduction method of installing a sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct on a cooling fan through theoretical and experimental analysis of the acoustic mode modulation. The study establishes the correlation between the free field noise and acoustic mode of the fan rotor and the unsteady forces on the rotor blade surface. The results show that the sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct achieves greater noise reduction compared to a straight duct, especially at the blade passing frequency and its first harmonic.
The noise reduction method of installing a sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct on a cooling fan is analyzed theoretically and experimentally in terms of the acoustic mode modulation. Based on Lowson's point force model, the correlation between the free field noise and acoustic mode of the fan rotor and the unsteady forces on the rotor blade surface is established. The azimuthal acoustic mode is demonstrated to partially reflect the composition and intensity of the acoustic source. The theoretical variation in azimuthal acoustic mode indicates that it is possible to completely cancel each mode simultaneously when the phase differences of forces of each order in the secondary source are controlled. A sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct noise reduction structure controlled by a parameter equation is proposed, and the preferred parameter selection is given by the far-field noise measurements. The results of azimuthal mode decomposition exhibit a similar trend to the theoretical analysis. Compared with the straight duct, the chosen sinusoidal-shaped inlet duct achieved greater noise reduction at the blade passing frequency and its first harmonic. The average total sound pressure level in the far field was 6.0 dBA lower than that of the prototype fan, and 1.4 dBA lower than that of the straight duct model.
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