Combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels
First Claim
1. A combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panel comprising:
- an impervious back sheet;
a perforated septum sheet;
a broadband noise-suppressing bulk absorber layer mounted between said back sheet and said septum sheet;
a perforated face sheet; and
a rigid noise-suppressing honeycomb layer mounted between said septum sheet and said face sheet.
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Abstract
Combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels particularly adapted for use in the inlet and fan air duct of a fan jet engine are disclosed. Each panel comprises a broadband noise-suppressing bulk absorber layer mounted between a back sheet and a perforated septum; and, a narrow band noise-suppressing honeycomb layer mounted between the septum and a perforated face sheet. The panels are mounted in an engine such that the perforated face sheet interfaces with airflow in the inlet or the fan air duct, as the case may be, whereby the face sheet, honeycomb layer and septum protect the bulk absorber from deterioration by isolating the high speed inlet and fan air duct airflows from the bulk absorber layer.
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22 Claims
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1. A combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panel comprising:
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an impervious back sheet; a perforated septum sheet; a broadband noise-suppressing bulk absorber layer mounted between said back sheet and said septum sheet; a perforated face sheet; and a rigid noise-suppressing honeycomb layer mounted between said septum sheet and said face sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a fan jet engine having a fan and ducting for directing air past said fan, said ducting defined by an inlet wall located forward of said fan and fan air duct outer and inner walls located aft of said fan, the improvement comprising:
- combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels forming at least a portion of, said inlet wall and/or said fan air duct outer and inner walls for attenuating noise produced by said jet engine including buzz saw noise, forward radiated fan noise and aft radiated fan noise, each of said combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels comprising;
an impervious back sheet; a perforated septum sheet; a broadband noise-suppressing bulk absorber layer mounted between said back sheet and said septum sheet; a perforated face sheet; and a rigid noise-suppressing honeycomb layer mounted between said septum sheet and said face sheet, said face sheet being substantially flush with said inlet wall and said fan air duct outer and inner walls. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels forming at least a portion of, said inlet wall and/or said fan air duct outer and inner walls for attenuating noise produced by said jet engine including buzz saw noise, forward radiated fan noise and aft radiated fan noise, each of said combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels comprising;
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