10.26180/5cd3e12397f45 JOEL LUKE WEIGHTMAN JOEL LUKE WEIGHTMAN The Sound Production Mechanisms of Impinging Supersonic Jets Monash University 2019 Aeroacoustics Fluid Dynamics Impinging Flows Supersonic Flows Aerospace Engineering Acoustics and Noise Control (excl. Architectural Acoustics) 2019-05-09 08:13:22 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/The_Sound_Production_Mechanisms_of_Impinging_Supersonic_Jets/8099876 This thesis provides mechanistic explanations of components of the aeroacoustic feedback loop present in impinging supersonic jets. Experimental techniques are used to examine the four processes of aeroacoustic resonance, but with a particular focus on the sound generation component. Two discrete tone generation mechanisms are identified, both associated with shock-vortex interaction processes.