Aeroacoustic control of slat noise: Dependence of noise reduction on angle-of-attack using a novel staggered serrated slat-cusp designShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Aerospace Science and Technology, ISSN 1270-9638, E-ISSN 1626-3219, Vol. 179, article id 113287Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This research explores a novel staggered serrated slat-cusp design concept for slat noise reduction across 3∘~9.5∘ angles of attack (AoAs). High-order wall-resolved large-eddy simulations (WRLES) are executed for serrations with 60∘ and 80∘ stagger angles on the 30P30N high-lift airfoil under Re=1.71×106. Far-field acoustic signals are predicted through the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings (FW-H) acoustic analogy method. The computational method is validated through good agreement with multiple experimental datasets on pressure coefficient ( Cp ) distributions, wall pressure spectra, and far-field noise spectra across 3∘, 5.5∘, and 9.5∘ AoAs. The acoustic results establish that staggered serrated slat-cusp effectively attenuates slat tonal noise via simultaneous suppression of tonal noise sources intensity (exceeding 4.4 dB reduction for the 80∘ staggered angle configuration) and their spanwise constructive interference, yielding overall noise reductions of around 1.7 dB and 1.8~2.3 dB for 3∘ and 5.5∘ AoAs, respectively. However, under high-incidence condition, while tonal noise attenuation continues, the concomitant increment of mid-low frequency broadband noise and its associated spanwise constructive interference enhancement partially offset these benefits, resulting in 0.6~0.7 dB overall noise elevation versus the baseline. Nevertheless, superior aeroacoustic performance is consistently demonstrated for the larger stagger angle configuration. Furthermore, aerodynamic penalties remain negligible with lift degradation below 0.56% across all tested conditions, validating the implementation feasibility of this passive noise reduction technology for high-lift systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 179, article id 113287
Keywords [en]
Aeroacoustics, High-lift devices, High-order FR, Slat noise reduction, Staggered serration, WRLES
National Category
Fluid Mechanics Vehicle and Aerospace Engineering Signal Processing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-386912DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2026.113287ISI: 001838484400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105045931098OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-386912DiVA, id: diva2:2091477
Note
QC 20260812
2026-08-122026-08-122026-08-12Bibliographically approved