Variation in acoustic performance of an adaptive quarter wave tube with orifice geometries of side-branches in a duct with flowing gas

Abstract

It is well known that the acoustic performance of silencing elements decreases with an increase in exhaust gas flow. Tests were conducted on three orifice geometries of side-branches on an adaptive quarter-wave tube to determine which was the least compromised by the high-speed exhaust gas passing over the side-branch. The geometries that were tested included a sharp edge, a backward inclined branch, and a bell mouth. The experimental results show that the side-branch with a bell-mouth resulted in the greatest noise reduction by an adaptive quarter-wave tube.