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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1994
Robert D Yasukawa, San Jose, CA (US);
James P Woolley, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Venecia M Grobelny, San Jose, CA (US);
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An acoustic structure for use as a sound insulator in a jet engine is disclosed. The structure, which is carried in a sound-absorbing compartment of the engine, includes a framework and an acoustical insulation material disposed within the framework. The material is composed of a rigid matrix of randomly oriented, fused silica fibers having fiber diameters predominantly in the range 2-8 .mu.m, a three-dimensionally continuous network of open, intercommunicating voids, a flow resistivity between about 10-200K rayls/m, and a density of between about 2 and 8 lb/ft3. Also disclosed are a clad acoustical structure for sound attenuation in a jet engine, where operational temperatures exceed current jet engine designs, and a method of attenuating jet engine noise.