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Combination bulk absorber-honeycomb acoustic panels

US4235303A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 1978
Grant dateNov 25, 1980
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Expiry dateNov 20, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24149
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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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