Probabilistic Interval Perturbation Methods for Hybrid Uncertain Acoustic Field Prediction

For the hybrid uncertain acoustic field prediction with random and interval variables, the random interval dynamic equilibrium equation is established and two hybrid probabilistic interval perturbation methods, named as hybrid perturbation Monte Carlo method (HPMCM) and hybrid perturbation vertex method (HPVM), are present. In HPMCM, the intervals of expectation and variance of sound pressure are calculated by a combination of the random interval matrix perturbation method, the random interval moment method and Monte Carlo method. In HPVM, the intervals of expectation and variance of sound pressure are calculated by a combination of the random interval matrix perturbation method, the random interval moment method and the vertex method. Numerical results on a 2D acoustic tube, the 2D acoustic cavity of a car and a 3D acoustic cavity verify the effectiveness and the high efficiency of HPVM when compared with HPMCM. HPVM can be considered as an effective engineering method to quantify the effects of parametric uncertainty on the sound pressure response.