Workshop on Computational Aero-Acoustics for Aircraft Noise Prediction

An IUTAM symposium will take place at the University of Southampton from the 29th to 31st March 2010. It will be of three days duration and will focus on Computational Aero-Acoustics (CAA) with particular application to aircraft noise.The necessity and urgency of reducing the environmental impact of air transport, including the impact both of noise and emissions, underpins the current workshop. This is a major technology challenge in pursuit of environmentally acceptable commercial aviation and a critical issue for the continued health of the aviation industry in the UK and elsewhere. The availability of affordable and convenient mass passenger air transport depends on the development of new technologies to reduce noise and increase fuel efficiency.The aim of the symposium is to bring together researchers, developers and users of CAA from academia, research institutes and industry for the purpose of assessing the current capabilities of CAA for aircraft noise prediction, reviewing the extent to which CAA has been validated, and discussing emerging techniques and their potential impact on CAA.A group of 40 experts and early career researchers, drawn from industry, academia and research establishments in the UK, Europe and North America, have been invited to participate. The workshop will be fully residential and the attendees will be accommodated at the venue for the duration of the meeting. This will permit a very full programme including evening discussions. There will be no parallel sessions and every participant will have the opportunity to give a presentation.The target audience for the workshop is the aeroacoustic research community, and noise specialists in the aircraft industry who are involved in aircraft noise prediction. The workshop will result in an agenda for further research and development in CAA which will accelerate the use of CAA in designing the next generation of quiet fuel efficient aircraft. The content and outcomes of the workshop will be communicated by publishing electronic proceedings freely available to researchers in industry and academia.