Emission of Noise by Airfoils in Complex Turbulence​​ (Project ENACT) encompasses a long term effort to understand, measure, predict and control noise created by the interaction of turbulence with solid objects.

Papers

 Ayton, L. J., Karapiperis, O., Awasthi, M., Moreau, D. & Doolan, C. J. Spanwise varying porosity for the enhancement of leading-edge noise reduction. AIAA AVIATION FORUM 2021. doi:10.2514/6.2021-2191. 

 Hales A., Ayton L., Kisler R. Mahgoub A., Jiang C., Dixon R. de Silva, C., Moreau, D. and Doolan, C. Reduction of Leading-Edge Noise by Tailored Turbulence Anisotropy. in (28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, 2022. doi:10.2514/6.2022-3046. 

Kisler R., Jiang C., Valeau V., Moreau, D., de Silva, C. and Doolan, C. Comparison of Leading Edge Noise Measurements of an Airfoil in Two Wind Tunnel Facilities. AIAA AVIATION FORUM 2023. doi:10.2514/6.2023-4513. 

Jiang, C., Silva, C. M. D., Doolan, C. J. & Moreau, D. J. The Effect of Pressure Gradient on the Aeroacoustics and Wake Dynamics of a Finite Wall-Mounted Square Cylinder. AIAA AVIATION FORUM 2023. doi:10.2514/6.2022-3041. 

Doolan, C. Ducted rotor noise analysis. in The 6th Symposium on Fluid-Structure-Sound Interactions and Control (Busan, South Korea, 2023).  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6211-8_2

Hales A. D. G., Ayton L., Jiang C., Mahgoub A., Kisler R., Dixon R., de Silva C., Moreau D. and Doolan C. A mathematical model for the interaction of anisotropic turbulence with a rigid leading edge. J. Fluid Mech. 970, A29 (2023). https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.630  

Mahgoub, A. O., Jiang, C., Moreau, D., Doolan, C. & Silva, C. de. A numerical framework to investigate isotropic turbulent inflow interacting with an airfoil’s leading edge. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 109337 (2024) doi:10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109337. 

 Jiang C., de Silva C., Doolan C. & Moreau D. Design and characterisation of an open-jet pressure gradient test rig for an aeroacoustic wind tunnel. Appl. Acoust. 227, 110214 (2025). https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110214

Jiang, C., Silva, C. M. D., Doolan, C. J. & Moreau, D. J. Aeroacoustics of a Square Finite-Wall-Mounted Cylinder in Pressure-Gradient Flows. AIAA Journal (to appear), https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J064331

Theses

Kisler, R. Experimental Investigation of Leading Edge Noise Generation by Airfoils in Complex Turbulence, PhD Thesis, 2024

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