• AIR1672
• Revision: A

• 1981-03-01

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• A-21 Aircraft Noise Measure Noise Aviation Emission Modeling

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: comparison of acoustical data obtained from the same engine under various measurement conditions; comparison of the results obtained from models with those from an engine on a test stand; comparison of noise measurements made on the same engine under static and in-flight conditions; design of test facilities; standardization of techniques for 'in situ' acoustical measurements; spectral decomposition to isolate the contribution of different sources to the total noise; and prediction of aircraft noise on the basis of methods which, generally, provide free-field data. There is an increasing tendency to test full-scale engine components and scale models in anechoic test facilities that provide free-field conditions. This AIR complements this work by identifying those methods in current use which provide free-field acoustic data for measurements on engines under static conditions in the presence of a ground surface. Separate Appendices to this AIR describe different methods for noise measurement in the field that conform with the state-of-the-art to a certain extent. That is, each method has generally been systematically used by at least one organization and has been substantiated by data obtained from at least one test site. Each Appendix is date, is subject to later modifications when additional data become available, and provides an approach to a particular technique presented by a member of the A-21 Committee.

• SAE AIR 1672

• Aerospace

• Noise
• Tests and Testing