Dr Danielle Moreau

Biography/ Background

March 2010 - current: Postdoctoral researcher in aeroacoustics at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide

Research topic: `The mechanics of quiet airfoils'

Research aims:

• Develop an understanding, via wind tunnel testing, of the fundamental physics of turbulent trailing edge flow and noise generation
• Provide validation data to assist in the development of new numerical models of
  turbulent trailing edge flow and noise production

Qualifications

2010: PhD in Engineering (School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide) 

2005: Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering with First Class Honours (The University of Adelaide)

Awards & Achievements

2011: University Postdoctoral Research Medal

2010: PhD thesis commendation from the Dean of Graduate Studies

2008: Acoustics 08 best paper in structural acoustics and vibration (second prize)

2006 - 2010: Australian Postgraduate Award  

Research Interests

Aeroacoustics, acoustics, active noise control and virtual sensing

Active member of the Flow and Noise Research Group and the Acoustics, Vibration and Control Research Group at the School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide

Publications

Journal Publications

D.P. Das, D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato, "Adjoint nonlinear active noise control algorithm for virtual microphone", Mech. Syst. Signal Pr. 27, pp. 743-754, 2012.  doi: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2011.09.012 

D.J. Moreau,  L.A.  Brooks and C.J. Doolan, "Broadband trailing edge noise from a sharp-edged strut", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 129(5), pp. 2820-2829, 2011.  doi: 10.1121/1.3569698

D.J. Moreau,  L.A.  Brooks and C.J. Doolan, "On the aeroacoustic tonal noise generation mechanism of a sharp-edged plate", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 129(4), pp. EL154-EL160, 2011. doi: 10.1121/1.3565472

D.J. Moreau, J. Ghan, B.S. Cazzolato, A.C. Zander, "Active noise control in a pure tone diffuse sound field using virtual sensing", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 125(6), pp. 3742-3755, 2009. doi: 10.1121/1.3123404

E. Gamboa, D.J. Moreau, S.S. Kuik, X. Wang, L. Doherty, "Experiences adopting a situational learning course structure", Australasian Journal of Engineering Eduation 15(3), pp. 105-117, 2009.

D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato, A.C. Zander, "A review of virtual sensing algorithms for active noise control", Algorithms 1(2), pp. 69-99, 2008. doi: 10.3390/a1020069 

D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato, A.C. Zander, "Active noise control at a moving virtual sensor in three-dimensions", Acoustics Australia 36(3), pp. 93-96, 2008.

Conference Publications

C. J. Doolan, M. R. Tetlow, D. J. Moreau, L. A. Brooks, ''Vortex shedding and tonal noise from a sharp bevelled trailing edge", In proceedings of the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, 9 - 12 Jan, 2012.

D. J. Moreau, L. A. Brooks and C. J. Doolan, "Flat plate self-noise reduction at low-to-moderate Reynolds number with trailing edge serrations", In proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, 2 - 4 Nov, 2011. 

D. J. Moreau, L. A. Brooks and C. J. Doolan, "Empirical study of the tonal noise radiated by a sharp-edged flat plate at low-to-moderate Reynolds number", In proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, 2 - 4 Nov, 2011. 

N. M. Thota, L. A. Brooks, D. J. Moreau, A. C. Zander and C. J. Doolan, "Analysis of noise generated by a wall mounted finite-length airfoil", In proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia, 2 - 4 Nov, 2011.

D. P. Das, D. J. Moreau and B. S. Cazzolato,"Performance evaluation of an active headrest using the remote microphone technique", In proceedings of Acoustics 2011, Gold Coast, Australia,  2 - 4 Nov, 2011.

D.J. Moreau, L.A. Brooks and C.J. Doolan, "Experimental investigation of broadband trailing edge noise from sharp-edged struts", In proceedings of the 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Portland Oregon, 5 - 8 June, 2011.

D.J. Moreau, L.A. Brooks and C.J. Doolan, "Empirical study of flat plate trailing edge flow and noise", In proceedings of the 3rd Asia Pacific Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2011) as part of the 14th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC14), Melbourne Australia, 28 Feb - 3 March, 2011.

D.P. Das, D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato, "Nonlinear active noise control with virtual sensing technique", In proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP 2010), Brisbane Australia, 7-10 December, 2010.

D.J. Moreau, C.J. Doolan,  M.R. Tetlow, M. Roberts and L.A. Brooks, "The flow and noise generated by a sharp trailing edge", In proceedings of the 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), New Zealand, 5-9 December, 2010.

D.J. Moreau, M.R. Tetlow, L.A.  Brooks and C.J. Doolan, "Acoustic analysis of flat plate trailing edge noise", In proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA, Sydney Australia, 23-27 August, 2010.

D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato and A.C. Zander, "Active noise control at a virtual acoustic energy density sensor in a three-dimensional sound field", In proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA, Sydney Australia, 23-27 August, 2010.

D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato and A.C. Zander, "Active noise control at a moving virtual microphone using the SODF moving virtual sensing method", In proceedings of Acoustics 2009, Adelaide, Australia, 23-25 November, 2009.

D.J. Moreau, B.S. Cazzolato and A.C. Zander, "Active noise control at a moving location in a modally dense three-dimensional sound field using virtual sensing", In proceedings of Acoustics 08, Paris, France, 29 July - 4 June, 2008.

D.J. Moreau, J. Ghan, B.S. Cazzolato and A.C. Zander, "Active noise control with a virtual acoustic sensor in a pure-tone diffuse sound field", In proceedings of ICSV14, Cairns, Australia, 9-12 July, 2007.

PhD Thesis

D.J. Moreau, "Spatially fixed and moving virtual sensing methods for active noise control", School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, 2010.

Professional Associations

Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Member of the Acoustical Society of America

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012