Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0122
Christina J. Naify, James Stephens, Aytahn Benavi
{"title":"Dynamic characterization of off the shelf polymer composites printed with fused deposition modeling","authors":"Christina J. Naify, James Stephens, Aytahn Benavi","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0122","url":null,"abstract":"Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the most common and cost effective form of additive manufacturing (AM). Due to the ubiquity of the approach, a range of off the shelf composite materials have been developed by companies, often with the goal of improving the printed part's physical appearance or increasing or decreasing the weight of the part. These composites typically have a base material of a standard FDM printed polymer, with additives such as metal particulates or lightweight filler added. This study will examine the dynamic properties of a set of off the shelf materials to characterize acoustic sound speed, complex elastic moduli, and loss. All of the materials in this study have a base material of polylactic acid (PLA) making it possible to easily print them into multi-material structures. The filler materials showed minimal impact on some viscoelastic properties but resulted in significant changes in acoustic sound speed. Characterization of this type is a critical component in development of an expanded database of material properties for use in design.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89681020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0070
Matt Smither, D. Herrin
{"title":"Statistical energy analysis simulation of an air-handling cabinet","authors":"Matt Smither, D. Herrin","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0070","url":null,"abstract":"Statistical energy analysis (SEA) is a vibro-acoustic modeling technique suitable for systems where high modal densities exist. Traditionally SEA is used for predicting system response in higher frequency bands. However, for systems such as an air-handler that contain large, flat panels\u0000 constructed of sheet metal the usefulness of SEA stretches into mid and lower frequency bands as well. Measured results of an air-handling cabinet were obtained by spatially averaging accelerations of cabinet surfaces caused by an input of white noise into the cabinet side by a shaker. Energy\u0000 from each sub-panel of the cabinet was normalized with the panel into which the energy was input for easy comparison with modeled data. A simplified model of the air-handling cabinet processed in VA One software yielded results generally within 10 dB of measured results. Some lower frequency\u0000 band limitations were realized due to cabinet geometry and construction. These results focus primarily on the structure and less so on the acoustic volume of the air-handling cabinet.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88852772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0018
Josué Costa Baptista, R. Fotsing, J. Mardjono, D. Therriault, A. Ross
{"title":"Acoustic modelling of 3D-printed hybrid materials: a preliminary study","authors":"Josué Costa Baptista, R. Fotsing, J. Mardjono, D. Therriault, A. Ross","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0018","url":null,"abstract":"Analytical and finite element (FE) models are developed to predict the sound absorption coefficient of hybrid materials obtained through assembly of folded quarter-length resonators and periodic porous material. The analytical model uses the sum of the acoustic admittances. The acoustic\u0000 admittance of resonators is simulated with Stinson's model. Johnson-Champoux-Allard-Lafarge (JCAL) model and transfer matrix method (TMM) are used to calculate the acoustic admittance of 1, 2 and 4-layers of porous materials with different geometric parameters. The FE model is implemented\u0000 using the COMSOL Multiphysics. The helical tubes are simulated using the visco-thermal acoustic module while the porous layers are simulated with JCAL poro-acoustic module. 30-mm thick samples of hybrid materials are produced via additive manufacturing (AM). Normal incident sound absorption\u0000 coefficient of the hybrid materials is measured using an impedance tube. The experimental and simulated sound absorption coefficients are compared. The impact of the structure parameters (resonator diameter and length as well as number of porous layers) on the sound absorption is assessed.\u0000 The hybrid materials present low frequency and broadband sound absorption. Higher broadband sound absorption is obtained with 4-layers of porous material. Low frequency absorption ( 1000 Hz) is achieved with long folded resonators (L 100 mm).","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84668477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0166
Colin Bliss, J. Rochat
{"title":"Using barrier-adjacent measurements and predictions to determine effects of small gaps in highway noise wall","authors":"Colin Bliss, J. Rochat","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0166","url":null,"abstract":"Noise walls are installed along highways to reduce highway traffic noise in adjacent communities. Based on installation or aging effects, some noise walls contain small gaps between panels. Applying traditional barrier insertion loss measurements comparing sections with and without\u0000 gaps may not be possible due to site conditions. For this study, barrier-adjacent sound levels were collected at gap locations and comparable reference (non-gap) locations to determine the gap effect immediately behind the barrier. Two methods are then applied to determine how these gap effects\u0000 translate to nearby communities. Both broadband and spectral sound levels are analyzed to determine that the effects of a small gap (up to 0.5 inches in height and 10 inches in length) can be up to 2 dB near the barrier but diminish rapidly with distance.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84320789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0087
Caitlin I. Ormsbee
{"title":"Structural and architectural isolation methods for incompatible programming adjacencies","authors":"Caitlin I. Ormsbee","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0087","url":null,"abstract":"Although Burbank, California has long been touted as the \"Media Capital of the World\", there is certainly an argument to be made that New York City is the true Media hub. Broadcasting companies are expanding their footprint building new studios, and non-media companies are\u0000 expanding to include in-house broadcasting capabilities. Unfortunately, while broadcast studios, recording booths, and production spaces typically require very low noise levels, New York City is also known for its boisterous hustle and bustle. We will review a case study involving Live Broadcast\u0000 Studios and product spaces being constructed at a sub-cellar level adjacent to the New York City MTA Subway tunnel. Several studies were conducted prior to construction to determine the appropriate whole building and structural isolation measures for the project. Simulations were then used\u0000 to demonstrate expected noise levels to the client to inform decision making. Given the project cost and expectations, additional measurements are being taken through construction to confirm and track reduced vibration and noise levels.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82646613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0054
Xin Yan, D. Herrin, Nikhil Ghaisas
{"title":"Source Characterization using Inverse Numerical Acoustics based on Pellicular Modes","authors":"Xin Yan, D. Herrin, Nikhil Ghaisas","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0054","url":null,"abstract":"An inverse method is used to characterize radiating noise sources. Measurements of the sound pressure in the field are used to reconstruct the vibration on the surface of a vibrating structure. The basis functions for this inverse calculation are pellicular modes. These modes are calculated\u0000 by assuming that there is a thin air envelope around the vibrating structure. The acoustic modes are calculated using this air envelope and the acoustic mode shapes are then assumed to be structural modes. Though not the actual structural modes, these modes are easily calculated and form convenient\u0000 basis functions. This procedure is demonstrated on two examples. The first is a small electric motor and the second is a generator set. It is demonstrated that the procedure can be used to accurately characterize the sound radiation from a source.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89237453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0010
D. Sutliff
{"title":"Quiet Spacecraft Cabin Ventilation Fan: Acoustic Measurements Results","authors":"D. Sutliff","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0010","url":null,"abstract":"A spacecraft cabin ventilation fan suitable for aerodynamic and acoustic ground tests was designed and two copies of the fan assembly were fabricated - designated as Quiet Space Fan. Both fans were tested for aerodynamic performance and acoustic levels in the NASA Glenn Research Center\u0000 Acoustical Testing Laboratory. A new test rig for small axial flow fans was designed to accommodate the instrumentation and back-pressure adjustments. Measurements acquired were - static pressures for measuring performance, a 72-channel in-duct microphone array, external microphone measurements\u0000 for acoustics, and inter-stage hot wire measurements of the fan wake. This report documents the acoustic measurements as part of a series of reports.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91091980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0019
L. Maffei, M. Masullo
{"title":"Sens i-Lab: a key facility to expand the traditional approaches in experimental acoustics","authors":"L. Maffei, M. Masullo","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0019","url":null,"abstract":"Recent advances in developing new tools and miniaturised devices to measure, analyse, model and simulate existing or future projects are more and more influencing the way to investigate and solve problems of various disciplines fostering deep changes in the research paradigms toward\u0000 human-centred, multisensory and multidisciplinary approaches. In acoustics, beyond the negative effect of noise on individuals and its mitigation, researchers are even more interested in investigating how the complexity of the multisensory environment modulates the individuals' holistic experience.\u0000 To this aim, the Department of the Università degli Studi della Campania \"Luigi Vanvitelli\" has built the Sens i-Lab, a key facility integrating, in a single test room, the simulation and control of the physical environment (acoustics, vision, lighting, microclimate, IAQ)\u0000 with advanced systems for simulation of virtual environments. To complement the simulation and control of the stimuli, the Sens i-Lab is equipped with a set of systems and devices for motion tracking, for the measurement of the biofeedback signals (EEG, EDA, HRV, VAF) and their association\u0000 with environmental stimuli and self-reported psychological measures of people well-being. Taking advantage of the Sens i-Lab setting, new research fields and applications in acoustics are possible. Some of them are presented.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80919769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0038
Esmeralda Sanchez-Torres, B. Sharma, D. Sutliff, Aikaterini Stylianides, Jake Puppo, Denver Schaffarzick, Michael Jones
{"title":"Evaluation of metal foam liners for broadband noise reduction of turbofan engines","authors":"Esmeralda Sanchez-Torres, B. Sharma, D. Sutliff, Aikaterini Stylianides, Jake Puppo, Denver Schaffarzick, Michael Jones","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0038","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research shows that open-celled metal foam liners have the potential to provide substantial aircraft noise reduction benefits. Our recent results show that their normal incidence sound absorption performance can be further improved by compressing them uniformly; this compression\u0000 reduces their effective pore size and increases the thermoviscous losses. Further, their performance may be optimized by stacking foams with varying degrees of compression and creating a step-wise effective relative density gradient. Here, we present the results from our recent experiments,\u0000 evaluating the attenuation performance of such a step-wise gradient metal foam liner using the Advanced Noise Control Fan (ANCF). Liner spools with two different step-wise configurations were fabricated and tested using the ANCF test rig at the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory. Farfield\u0000 data was gathered with the liner spool mounted at the inlet and aft locations. In this paper, we present our results comparing the attenuation performance under both test conditions as compared to measurements obtained using a hard wall baseline configuration. Our results show that step-wise\u0000 metal foam configurations can provide robust acoustical performance for aircraft noise reduction applications.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79584496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noise & HealthPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.3397/nc_2023_0130
Kenneth DeGarmo, M. Kennedy, Luke Fredette
{"title":"Experimental dynamic flow characterization of hydraulic bushings","authors":"Kenneth DeGarmo, M. Kennedy, Luke Fredette","doi":"10.3397/nc_2023_0130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3397/nc_2023_0130","url":null,"abstract":"The dynamic properties of hydraulic bushings are often modeled in the time and frequency domains with low-order, lumped-parameter models, typically assuming steady, developed flow in their fluid passages, whereas in situ flow conditions are unlikely to meet such criteria. Hydraulic\u0000 bushings exhibit tuned properties emerging from nonlinear interactions involving these flow characteristics, so higher resolution descriptions of the underlying physics are needed under realistic flow conditions. This paper discusses an approach to isolate the fluid passage features in production\u0000 bushings to enable experimental characterization for steady, oscillatory, and transient flow. More robust models of dynamic responses in the time and frequency domains are expected to result from this more precise determination of each flow path's contribution to the nonlinear system response.\u0000 An apparatus capable of generating steady and dynamic flow is proposed, and some validation data is given to demonstrate the functionality of the experiment. Some challenges with the approach are considered, including the system's hydraulic compliance and cavitation. The flow testing apparatus\u0000 is used on an example two-passage production bushing adapted for controlled steady or dynamic flow through one or both flow paths. Finally, some nonlinear flow properties of a typical hydraulic bushing's flow passages are given.","PeriodicalId":19195,"journal":{"name":"Noise & Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78934719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}