NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits interest from companiesinterested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market thefollowing technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basisand may include specific fields of use. THE TECHNOLOGY: Aircraft jet engine noise remains a major issue for airports, communities near airports,and of course for jet engine designers. NASA Langley and NASA Glenn researchers havedeveloped a novel approach to mitigate the noise generated from exit guide vanes used inhigh-bypass-ratioturbofan engines. Exit guide vanes provide increased thrust and efficiency by controllingthe swirl in the downstream engine flow generated by the turbofan. The interaction ofthis swirling flow with the stationary guide vanes, however, is a significant source ofnoise. Design of the vane shapes and placement have allowed for some reduction in theamount of noise generated. Sound-absorbing linings in the ducting are also used to reducethis turbofan noise as it passes through the engine nacelle. The NASA innovationdescribed here, however, represents a novel design for the construction of the stationaryexit guide vanes to reduce the noise at its source.To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to Sean Sullivan, ResearchTriangle International (RTI), at: NASA Langley Research Center, Strategic RelationshipsOffice (SRSO), 17 West Taylor St., Mail Stop 218, Building 1212, Room 110 Hampton,Virginia, E-mail:
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