Hao Li, Kean Chen, Han Li, Yunyun Deng, Huanqi Zhao
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Abstract
Due to the increasing noise pollution, noise control has drawn more and more public attention. Different from traditional methods to reduce noise energy such as active and passive noise control, suppressing noise annoyance through adding sounds is another choice. In previous studies, water sounds are usually used to adjust the annoyance of traffic noise, but the suppression effect of the water sounds varies from person to person. Low-frequency tonal noise is one kind of typical and common mechanical noise, i.e., substation noise, whose annoyance is caused by tonal perception and higher energy in low frequency is difficult to suppress even though adding sounds. In this study, different controllable sounds (water sounds and narrow-band color noises) with different masker-to-noise ratios (MNRs) were added to low-frequency tonal noise to investigate the annoyance suppression effect through listening tests. Furthermore, in order to evaluate the quantitative suppression effect, the standard sample method (SSM) was applied in the listening tests to convert the annoyance difference into the difference of equivalent sound pressure level of 1 kHz and 70 dB pure tone (\(\Delta SPL_{1kHz,70dB}\)). Results show that different kinds of water sounds and narrow-band color noises effectively reduce noise annoyance. The optimal result comes from adding one kind of water sound, which reduces the annoyance of substation noise by 27.24%, equivalent to reducing \(\Delta SPL_{1kHz,70dB}\) by 6.5 dB. Finally, the annoyance prediction model of combined noises is established to choose controllable sounds and predict the suppression effect of annoyance.
期刊介绍:
Acoustics Australia, the journal of the Australian Acoustical Society, has been publishing high quality research and technical papers in all areas of acoustics since commencement in 1972. The target audience for the journal includes both researchers and practitioners. It aims to publish papers and technical notes that are relevant to current acoustics and of interest to members of the Society. These include but are not limited to: Architectural and Building Acoustics, Environmental Noise, Underwater Acoustics, Engineering Noise and Vibration Control, Occupational Noise Management, Hearing, Musical Acoustics.