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Computational aeroacoustics of phonation, part II: Effects of flow parameters and ventricular folds
Cheng Zhang1, Wei Zhao, Steven H Frankel
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
Abstract:
The results are described of the second part of an ongoing study aimed at performing direct numerical simulations of translaryngeal flows during phonation. The use of accurate numerical schemes allows the radiated sound to be calculated directly, without the need for acoustic analogy models. The goal is to develop a better understanding of this class of flow, and of the basic sound generation mechanisms involved in phonation. In the present study, the effects of subglottal pressure and of glottal oscillation frequency on the near-field flow and farfield sound were investigated. The effects of the presence of the ventricular folds downstream of the oscillating glottal region were also examined. The results highlighted the effects of subglottal pressure and oscillation frequency on the jet vortical structure, wall pressure and shear stress, and sound radiation. Jet impingement on the ventricular folds introduced additional dipole sources similar to those observed in problems involving grazing flows over cavities.
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