Noise reduction breakthroughs for new ultraefficient aircraft

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Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Airframe / cabin noise for new aircraft design; Engine noise sources and installation effects; Noise perception/annoyance and mitigation methodologies. Scope: The topic aims to deliver advanced and validated numerical and experimental aero-acoustic methodologies for the noise prediction of new ultraefficient aircraft designs, primarily for large passenger aircraft with new open fan engine architectures and ultra-high by-pass ratio architectures. The topic should reinforce fundamental understanding, fill gaps and propose new/updated technologies towards enabling open fan designs and techno bricks for significantly reduced cabin noise. Mayor emphasis is expected to be put to existing/new experimental data and procedures, multi-disciplinary design and optimisation, aerodynamics, aeroacoustics and noise reduction integrated metamaterials/structures. In addition, the proposals may also provide even better noise footprint assessments and better annoyance understanding and mitigation methodologies. The topic should build upon lessons learnt and gaps identified from H2020.CS2-LPA-01-D01 as well as complementing the projects resulted from HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-12. EU contribution per project: EUR 2,500,000 to EUR 4,800,000 (euros, not converted). UK organisations can apply as the UK is associated to Horizon Europe. Check the topic conditions.