scholarly journals Analyzing and evaluation of effective parameters on sound transmission loss of the triple-layered acoustic panels with sound-absorbing middle layer

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Nader Mohammadi

In this research, a triple-layered acoustic panel with sound-absorbing intermediate layer materials is modeled analytically in order to calculate the sound transmission loss in the normal incidence field. This information provides an appropriate platform for optimum noise control. In this paper, porous material is used as an absorbent layer between two elastic panels. In modeling these triple-layered panels, theory of wave propagation in porous materials is used and bounded boundary condition of the first elastic layer and unbounded boundary condition of the second elastic layer is applied. To validate the model, the results of this model are compared with the results of the Bolton. Comparison of results revealed very good compatibility. Here, the effect of the length of the air gap between the elastic layers, density and the material of the elastic plate, the thickness and vibro-acoustic properties of the intermediate porous material on the values of transmission loss is investigated.In a wide range of frequencies, increasing air gap, density of elastic panels and porous layer thickness, increase the transmission loss up to 10 dB. At frequencies above 10 kHz, a reduction in porosity, static Young's modulus, the loss coefficient, increasing bulk density of the solid phase, the factor of geometrical structure and viscosity of porous material, increase the sound transmission loss up to 15 dB.

2013 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 3241-3241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck C. Sgard ◽  
Noureddine Atalla ◽  
Mohammad Gholami ◽  
Hugues Nelisse

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 155892501300800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Rabbi ◽  
Hossein Bahrambeygi ◽  
Ahmad Mousavi Shoushtari ◽  
Komeil Nasouri

Due to numerous developments in most industries and the increase in the usage of massive and powerful machines in every field, noise has become an unavoidable part of mechanized life and has brought about serious health hazards. The main aim of this work was to investigate the usability of polyurethane and polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for improving sound insulation properties over a wide band of frequencies and reducing weight and thickness of conventional polyester and wool nonwovens. The effect of the number of nanofiber layers and associated surface densities on acoustic properties was investigated. Sound transmission loss and sound absorption analysis using the impedance tube method were carried out as the main factors affecting acoustic behavior of samples. The results show that incorporation of nanofiber layers in nonwoven materials can improve both sound absorption and sound transmission loss simultaneously, especially in mid and lower frequencies, which are difficult to detect by conventional materials.


2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 639-646
Author(s):  
P.K. Mehta ◽  
A. Kumaraswamy ◽  
V.K. Saraswat ◽  
B. Praveen Kumar

The disposal and waste management of solid high energy propellant (HEP) is a considerate conservational problem. HEP waste is currently disposed in open or confined burning which may cause environmental hazards. In this paper, we examined and discussed results on recycling of HEP waste into fired clay bricks baked in different orientation. HEP modified bricks with 1.5%, 3% and 5 wt. % HEP waste content were manufactured and tested, and then compared against virgin clay bricks without HEP content. The effect of directional orientation of bricks baked with varying HEP content on acoustic properties were experimented and discussed. The sound transmission loss decreases with increase in HEP waste due to formation of independently closed directional pores. The transmission loss of horizontally baked during firing of bricks is nearly 5dB lower than vertically baked bricks. Results of the experimental studies indicate that HEP waste can be utilised in fired clay bricks and different orientation baking further enhances the acoustic properties.


Author(s):  
W-F Zhu ◽  
Y Zhong ◽  
G-L Wang ◽  
X-H Jiang

Automotive metal door panels and nonmetallic seals have complicated nonlinear interactions in their narrow mating sections, leading to non-uniform compression and complicating the sound transmission mechanism. Therefore, a new sound transmission modeling methodology and numerical analysis is developed for a refined sealing system by considering the geometrical boundaries and the non-uniform compression load. Nonlinear analysis is performed to obtain the geometrical parameters of the deformed seal, which are later input to the subsequent numerical acoustic model, by varying the compression ratios at different door locations under quantified nonlinear metal–seal interaction boundary conditions. A numerical prediction model of the sound transmission loss is constructed considering the deformed seal geometry using a double-wall-panel sound transmission model. Finite-element analysis and an infinite-element method are combined. Sound transmission loss experiments are conducted by varying the compression ratios of the seal. Experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical analysis. Furthermore, the sound transmission loss of the incident sound source with respect to a wide range of frequencies is numerically predicted for different compression magnitudes and directions using the verified methodology. This shows that the presented model and numerical methodology is valuable for optimizing the sound transmission loss performance of automotive door seals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10357
Author(s):  
Daniel Urbán ◽  
N. B. Roozen ◽  
Vojtech Jandák ◽  
Marek Brothánek ◽  
Ondřej Jiříček

The article focuses on the determination of the acoustic properties (sound transmission loss, sound absorption and transmission coefficient under acoustic plane wave excitation) of membrane-type of specimens by means of a combination of incident plane wave sound pressure and membrane surface displacement information, measuring the sound pressure with a microphone and the membrane displacement by means of a laser Doppler vibrometer. An overview of known measurement methods and the theoretical background of the proposed so-called mobility-based method (MM) is presented. The proposed method was compared with the conventional methods for sound transmission loss and absorption measurement in the impedance tube, both numerically and experimentally. Finite element model (FEM) simulation results of two single layer membrane samples of different shape configurations were compared, amongst which six different variations of the backing wall termination. Four different approaches to determine the sound transmission loss and two methods to determine sound absorption properties of the membranes were compared. Subsequently, the proposed method was tested in a laboratory environment. The proposed MM method can be possibly used to measure the vibro-acoustic properties of building parts in situ.


2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-377
Author(s):  
Xu Zheng ◽  
Peilin Ruan ◽  
Le Luo ◽  
Yi Qiu ◽  
Zhiyong Hao

Aluminum is a light, strong, and corrosion-resistant material. Its extruded form, the aluminum extruded panel, consists of two aluminum plates with truss core, which can be applied in a wide range of engineering areas. In this work, the structure-acoustic coupling finite element method (FEM) is employed to analyze the sound transmission through high-speed train (HST) aluminum extruded panels. The automatically matched layer (AML) is used to simulate the non-reflective boundary condition. It is found that the predicted sound transmission loss (STL) is in good agreement with the experimental results and the prediction accuracy of the finite element method can be further verified. Based on this proposed method, a parametric study is carried out to investigate how the structure parameters affect the STL. The results suggest that the rib angle exhibits a greater effect on STL in the above-middle frequency area where the modal density is high. The increase in the height between the panels will lead to a higher STL overall value of the aluminum extruded panel and make the STL dips move toward higher frequencies, while the increase of the rib thickness will drive the STL dips to an opposite direction. Finally, the STLs of the aluminum extruded panel in different regions of the train body are comprehensively analyzed. The highest overall value of STL is found in the flat-top region, whereas the lowest value appears in the curve-top region. Overall, the results in this article can provide valuable implications for the noise performance optimization of HST.


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