30 September 2025 - 1 October 2025, Hall 7, MEETT, Toulouse, France

Investigation of the noise levels produced by electric Boundary Layer Ingesting fans in aircraft

11 September 2024 11:00 - 11:20

The presentation covers the fundamental physics of noise generation, propagation, and perception in electric Boundary Layer Ingesting (BLI) ducted fans, using measurement data from a national wind tunnel aeroacoustics facility in Bristol. It introduces a source decomposition method to analyse noise origins and interactions, essential for developing quieter airframe-integrated (or embedded) propulsion systems in future-generation aircraft.

Feroz Ahmed, Senior Aeroacoustics Research Engineer, The University of Bristol