This thesis aim to provide SSC, Swedish Space Corporation, with a foundation for understanding the key ideas behind water injection during rocket lift-off, including problems to be avoided when simulating the phenomena. This investigation focus on finding approaches suitable for obtaining a rough estimate of the reduction in noise generation, when too expensive equipment required is absent. The main idea was to compare different methods at the end as an alternative suitable way of verifying, since validation data was not available. The setup of the simulations consisted of two cases, one with water injection and the second case was without, and they were simulated the OpenFOAM software while the mesh was constructed using the GMSH software. A 1D analytical prediction model was computed using Matlab to estimate the noise generated. The result of the simulation showed an error of approximately 300-400 m/s within the rocket engine when compared to the Rocket Propulsion Analysis (RPA) software result. The maximum sound pressure level without water injection (SPL) from the analytical prediction model, ended up at approximately 172dB as well as 164dB depending on where it was "recorded". The maximum SPL with water injection was approximately 7dB lower in both recorded locations which was achieved by using optimal initial values. The biggest error observed by researches using this prediction model is approximately +2 dB above the real value. However, the error from this specific setup could not be estimated. The challenges and approximations encountered throughout this investigation is thoroughly discussed within the thesis and despite the absence of accurate results this investigation provides a thorough insight into water injection during rocket lift-off, with the potential of achieving better results using a more advanced solver in OpenFOAM.

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Le bruit généré par la détente d'un écoulement sous pression à travers des plaques multi-perforées ou des diaphragmes est étudié expérimentalement. Cette analyse est menée sur deux configurations géométriques distinctes dans lesquelles la plaque perforée est placée à la sortie d'un conduit cylindrique (configuration de jet libre) ou à l'intérieur de celui-ci (configuration de jet confiné).Dans un premier temps, une étude paramétrique acoustique est effectuée pour ces deux configurations en variant les caractéristiques géométriques des plaques perforées et les points de fonctionnement dans des régimes subsoniques et supersoniques. Les différentes sources de rayonnement pouvant apparaitre sur de tels systèmes de détente, sont alors identifiées. Par ailleurs, les effets acoustiques de chacun des paramètres géométriques sont mis en lumière, offrant ainsi une aide à la conception silencieuse de tels systèmes. Dans un second temps, l'intérêt est porté sur l'analyse de la composante à large bande dominante: le bruit de mélange. Cette étude est menée sur la configuration de jet libre et s'appuie sur des visualisations strioscopiques ainsi que sur des mesures de vélocimétrie par image de particules couplées à des acquisitions acoustiques en champ lointain. Dans le cas des diaphragmes, les différents résultats mettent en évidence des mécanismes sources du bruit de mélange similaires à ceux observés dans la littérature pour les jets isolés issus de tuyères. Le rayonnement à l'aval, dominant, est généré par l'interaction de grosses structures turbulentes cohérentes à la fin du cône potentiel du jet, tandis que dans les autres directions, le bruit est généré par la turbulence de petite échelle dans les couches de cisaillement du jet.Pour les plaques multi-perforées, des mécanismes comparables sont également identifiés. Néanmoins, selon la géométrie de ces plaques, deux zones sources distinctes du rayonnement aval sont identifiées favorisant l'apparition de deux bosses dans les spectres en champ lointain. Dans le cas de perforations éloignées, la bosse à plus haute fréquence domine le spectre aval et l'interaction des grosses structures turbulentes se produit au niveau de la fin du cône potentiel des jets. Lorsque les perforations sont en revanche proches, c'est la bosse à basse fréquence qui domine et l'interaction des grosses structures turbulentes cohérentes semble se produire près de la fin du cône potentiel du gros jet équivalent formé à l'aval à partir du mélange de l'ensemble des jets issus des perforations. Dans les autres directions, l'espacement des perforations joue également un rôle important sur le rayonnement acoustique, du fait d'une interaction plus ou moins rapide des jets entre eux. Cela a alors pour effet de modifier les zones de cisaillement et en conséquence le rayonnement acoustique de la même manière que dans la direction aval. / The noise generated by the expansion of a pressurized flow through multi-perforated plates or diaphragms is experimentally investigated. The analysis is conducted on two distinct geometrical configurations in which the perforated plate is placed at the outlet of (free jet configuration) or inside (ducted jet configuration) a cylindrical duct.Firstly, an acoustic parametric study is carried out on these two configurations for various perforated plate geometries and for a number of operating points ranging from subsonic to supersonic. The different acoustic sources that can arise from such systems are thus identified. Furthermore, the effect of each geometrical parameter onto the radiated sound field is highlighted, thus providing guidelines for the silent design of such pressure release devices.In a second step, the focus is on the dominant broadband component, that is, the mixing noise. This part of the study is dedicated to the free jet configuration and is based on Schlieren imaging, as well as on Particle Image Velocimetry measurements, both coupled far-field sound measurements.In the diaphragm cases, the aerodynamic results show that the source mechanisms are similar to those reported in the literature about isolated jets from conventional nozzles. The downstream radiation is generated by the interaction of large coherent structures at the end of the jet potential core, while in the other directions it is generated by the small-scale turbulence from the shear layer.For multi-perforated plates, comparable mechanisms are also observed. However, depending on the plate geometry, two distinct source regions contributing to the downstream radiation are identified. They explain the presence of two broadband humps in the far-field spectra. In the case of widely spaced perforations, the higher frequency hump in the downstream spectrum increases and the interaction of the large turbulent structures occurs mainly at the end of the potential core of the small jets issuing the perforations. Conversely, when these perforations are close to each other, the small jets rapidly merge into a single larger one that has a longer potential core. As a result, larger coherent structures interact downstream of the small jet mixing region and therefore, a low-frequency hump dominates the downstream spectrum. In the other directions, the perforation spacing has also a significant impact on the acoustic radiation, due to a more or less rapid interaction of the jets. Consequently, the turbulence, as well as the shear zones of the various mixing layers, are modified. The geometric parameters thus have similar effects on the cross-stream as on the downstream radiation.