Jet Noise (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Jet Noise

Caption

This is an image from the jet noise simulation. A new design for an engine nozzle is shown in gray at left. Exhaust temperatures are in red/orange. The sound field is blue/cyan. Chevrons along the nozzle rim enhance turbulent mixing to reduce noise.

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Courtesy of the Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University

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