A Surface-Integral Formulation for Jet Noise Prediction Based on the Pressure Signal Alone

While large-scale simulation of jet noise is the most thorough technique currently available for jet noise prediction, three-dimensional direct computation of both the near and far field requires prohibitive computational capability. In this work we propose to limit large-scale simulation to the near field to provide the pressure distribution over a cylindrical surface surrounding the jet. A surface-integral formulation is presented herein in which the calculated pressure on the cylindrical surface is used to obtain the far-field sound, without the need for the normal derivative of the pressure. The results are compared to that of direct large-scale simulation and to the zonal approach in which linearized Euler equations are used as an extension tool.