Research and Development of Propane Pulse Acoustic Bird Repellent Cannons

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jes.202502408

Author(s)

Zheng Wang*, Chou Hu, Xinlei Zhang

Affiliation(s)

Qingdao Campus of Naval Aviation University, Qingdao, Shandong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Since the world's first bird strike incident, bird collisions have remained a major concern in aviation. With the growth of the aviation industry, the impact of bird strikes on flight safety has become increasingly prominent, emerging as a significant factor in aviation disasters. They cause substantial economic losses and threaten the lives of pilots, and are now recognized as major aviation disasters. Therefore, preventing bird strikes and ensuring flight safety have become urgent tasks facing the international aviation community. With continuous innovations in information technology and other fields, integrating airport bird strike prevention with bird control measures and modern technology to enhance the intelligence of bird strike prevention systems and reduce accident rates has become an urgent need for civil airports. In terms of design methodology, this paper first analyzes the practical requirements for airport bird control and the technical limitations of existing acoustic devices. It then proposes a single-sided 64-tube array solution featuring centralized loading and sequential triggering at the rear of the cannon. Utilizing propane pulse detonation as the acoustic source, the design establishes an integrated framework encompassing acoustics, mechanics, gas supply, ignition, control, safety, and operations for directional array design. By optimizing the barrel geometry and frequency band matching, designing anti-backfire and anti-explosion devices, and establishing a multi-level interlocking safety control and remote operation system, an integrated bird deterrent system has been developed that features high sound pressure, low noise dispersion, high loading efficiency, and high safety.

Keywords

Civil Airport; Bird Control; Propane Pulse; Centralized Loading; Sequential Triggering

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