Aeroacoustics research in Europe: The CEAS-ASC report on 2008 highlights

The Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS) Aeroacoustics Specialists Committee (ASC) supports and promotes the interests of the scientific and industrial aeroacoustics community on an European scale and European aeronautics activities internationally. In this context, “aeroacoustics” encompasses all aerospace acoustics and related areas. Each year the committee highlights some of the research and development projects in Europe.This paper is a report on highlights of aeroacoustics research in Europe in 2008, compiled from information provided to the ASC of the CEAS.During 2008, numerous research programmes were funded by the European Union. Some of the contributions submitted to the editor summarize selected findings from these programmes, while other articles cover issues supported by national associations or by industries. Furthermore, a concise summary of the workshop on “Turbomachinery Broadband Noise” held in Bilbao in October is included in this report.Enquiries concerning all contributions should be addressed to the authors who are given at the end of each subsection.