Further studies on moving source solutions relevant to jet noise

This study expands further on an earlier study reported in this journal wherein the power spectrum and total power of a moving point source in a round, slug flow jet were calculated. In the present study three further aspects are reported on. Firstly the effect of non-axial lines of source convection is explored with the aid of a plane jet, line source model problem. Secondly, for centerline source convection in a round jet, the effect of a small (non-zero) shear layer thickness is studied. This procedure is first illustrated by an application to the classical problem of reflection of plane sound waves from a velocity discontinuity. Finally inferences regarding the peak angle in the radiation pattern are drawn from the study and shown to be in rough agreement with experimental data.