With the economic and social benefits of air travel comes increased responsibility for minimising environmental impact. And that is the purpose of a newly refurbished laboratory. The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton - a facility housed on campus in the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre in Gas Turbine Noise - now contains an anechoic chamber in which detailed measurement and analysis of the noise emission from Rolls Royce aero engine components is being undertaken. The results will help researchers understand how and why these components generate noise with the ultimate aim of developing noise reduction technologies.
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