Wave modelling in predictive vibro-acoustics: Applications to rail vehicles and aircraft

Autor: Svante Finnveden, Andrew Wareing, Hao Liu, Ulf Orrenius, Vincent Cotoni
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Wave Motion. 51:635-649
ISSN: 0165-2125
DOI: 10.1016/j.wavemoti.2013.11.007
Popis: Three different predictive methods based on wave descriptions of the acoustic field are presented and used to calculate transmission and radiation properties of typical rail and aerospace structures. First, a transfer matrix method assesses the sound transmission and wavenumbers of composite sandwich fuselage structures in a wide frequency range. The method is computationally effective and can be used for numerical optimization of sandwich lay-ups common in rail and aerospace engineering. Further, an approach for which a small finite element model of a periodic cell is applied to create a statistical model of a near periodic structure is shown to determine transmission and radiation properties of stiffened fuselage structures and an extruded train floor structure. Finally, a novel combination of the waveguide FE method with the Rayleigh–Ritz method is applied to: (i) calculate the transmission through a double wall structure; (ii) again assess the sound transmission of an extruded floor structure and also (iii) determine the sound pressure inside a large section of a rail car excited by external sound sources. All three methods presented can be used to effectively support decision making in the design process of trains and aircraft.
Databáze: OpenAIRE