Time-delayed phase-control for suppression of the flow-induced noise from an open cavity

Abstract

A flow over an open cavity causes a cavity resonance, which is a feedback mechanism between the acoustic waves and the pressure fluctuation of the cavity flow. Previous research on the reduction of the cavity resonance has focused on suppressing the flow disturbance. This paper presents a time-delayed phase-control method to reduce the global noise of the cavity. Acoustic feedback of the cavity noise, which amplifies the flow disturbance, can be generally reduced by this control method, regardless of the flow physics. The positions of the sensors and the actuator are determined to increase the control efficiency. Experiments show that this control method reduces the peak of the flow oscillation by suppressing the acoustic feedback. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.