Visualization of Sound Radiation From a Bowling Ball

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kesho Leach ◽  
Sean F. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Pressure ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Sound Radiation ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Planar Surface ◽  
Accuracy Of Measurements ◽  
Helmholtz Equation Least Squares ◽  
Ball Surface ◽  
Frequency Regime ◽  
Vibration Shaker

Abstract This paper presents results of an investigation on visualization of sound radiation from a bowling ball via the Helmholtz Equation Least Squares (HELS) method [Wang and Wu, 1997; Wu and Wang, 1998; Wu and Yu, 1998]. In conducting the tests, the bowling ball was excited by a vibration shaker using a random signal. The radiated acoustic pressures were measured over both conformal and planer surfaces at certain distances away from the source. The measured data were taken as the input to a computer model based on the HELS formulation. The reconstructed acoustic pressures on the surface and in the field were compared with the measured data at the same locations. Also shown are comparisons of the reconstructed and measured acoustic pressure spectra at various locations on the bowling ball surface. Results demonstrate that the accuracy of reconstruction based on measurements over a conformal surface is much higher than that over a planar surface. This is because a planar surface often extends beyond the near-field region, thus making the accuracy of measurements inconsistent. Nevertheless, satisfactory visualization of acoustic pressure distribution over the entire bowling ball surface can still be obtained, at least in the low-to-mid frequency regime, based on the measurements over a finite, planar surface on one side of the source. Such a capability is unique to the HELS method. However, the efficiency of numerical computations of the HELS method is expected to deteriorate at high frequencies, a difficulty inherent in all expansion theories.

Extended Kirchhoff Integral Formulations for Sound Radiation from Vibrating Cylinders in Motion

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. Wu ◽  
Z. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Pressure ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Translational Motion ◽  
Sound Radiation ◽  
Forward Direction ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Rectilinear Motion ◽  
Dimensionless Frequency ◽  
Translational Speed ◽  
Kirchhoff Integral

This paper presents numerical results of sound radiation from vibrating cylinders in rectilinear motion at constant subsonic speeds by using the extended Kirchhoff integral formulations recently derived by Wu and Akay (1992). In particular, the effects of the interaction between the turbulent stress field and the vibrating surface in motion are examined. Numerical results demonstrate that this interaction is significant in the near-field when the dimensionless frequency ka > 2 and the dimensionless source translational speed M > 0.1. If this interaction is completely neglected, the predicted acoustic pressure is underestimated by as much as 10 to 20 percent in the near field. The effects of this interaction, however, decrease in the far-field. The effects of surface translational motion on the resulting sound radiation are also examined. It is found that the surface translational motion has a significant effect on the resulting sound generation in both near- and far-fields. The amplitude of the acoustic pressure is approximately doubled in the forward direction when ka > 2 and M > 0.2, which corresponds to at least a 5 dB increase in the SPL value.

Near Field Electromagnetic Scattering Model Studying for Coarse Sea Surface

2013 ◽  
Vol 756-759 ◽  
pp. 4586-4590
Author(s):  
Jun Gu ◽  
Kun Cai ◽  
Zi Chang Liang
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Scattering ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Horn Antenna ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Scattering Coefficient ◽  
Distributed Model ◽  
Echo Signal ◽  
Scattering Model ◽  
Rough Sea

The simulated PM-spectrum fractal sea surfaces and the 3-D near-field distributed model of horn antenna are built, the near-field formulas of KA method are deduced. The near-field scattering coefficient and the Doppler echo signal of rough sea surfaces are calculated, the agreement with measured data proved the correctness and validity of the near-field scattering model.

Analysis of sound radiation from the coupling effect of vibrating noise and moving-vehicle noise on bridges

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 881-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Seon Lee ◽  
Sang-Hyo Kim ◽  
Won-Suk Jang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Acoustic Pressure ◽  
Sound Radiation ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Vehicle Noise ◽  
The Road ◽  
Vehicle Weight ◽  
Vibration Noise

An acoustic finite element model of a bridge is developed to evaluate the noise generated by the traffic-induced vibration of the bridge. The dynamic response of a multi-girder bridge, modeled by a three-dimensional (3-D) frame element model, is analyzed with a 3-axle (8 degrees of freedom (DOF)) truck model and a 5-axle (13 DOF) tractor-trailer. The flat plate element is used to analyze the acoustic pressure due to the fluid–structure interactions between the vibrating surface and contiguous acoustic fluid medium. The radiation fields of noise with a specified distribution of vibrating velocity and pressure on the structural surface are also computed using the Kirchhoff–Helmholtz integral. Among the diverse parameters affecting the dynamic response of a bridge, vehicle velocity, vehicle weight, and spatial distribution of the road surface roughness are found to be the main factors that increase the level of vibration noise. In an attempt to illustrate the influence of the structural vibration noise of a bridge to total noise level around the bridge, the random function is used to generate the vehicle noise source including the engine noise and the rolling noise between the road and tire. The results show that the low-frequency noise produced by the vibrating bridge members amplifies the high-frequency vehicle noise by 4–7 dB. In addition, the amplification rate of noise increases with traveling speed and vehicle weight. Key words: acoustic pressure on surface, sound radiation, noise level, Kirchhoff–Helmholtz integrals, dynamic response, vehicle noise model, sound pressure level.

Active Control of Low-Frequency Sound Radiation From Vibrating Panel Using Planar Sound Sources

2001 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kean Chen ◽  
Gary H. Koopmann
Keyword(s):  
Active Control ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Sound Radiation ◽  
Sound Field ◽  
Sound Power ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Sound Sources ◽  
Frequency Sound ◽  
Secondary Sources

Active control of low frequency sound radiation using planar secondary sources is theoretically investigated in this paper. The primary sound field originates from a vibrating panel and the planar sources are modeled as simply supported rectangular panels in an infinite baffle. The sound power of the primary and secondary panels are calculated using a near field approach, and then a series of formulas are derived to obtain the optimum reduction in sound power based on minimization of the total radiate sound power. Finally, active reduction for a number of secondary panel arrangements is examined and it is concluded that when the modal distribution of the secondary panel does not coincide with that of the primary panel, one secondary panel is sufficient. Otherwise four secondary panels can guarantee considerable reduction in sound power over entire frequency range of interest.

scholarly journals Near-field sound radiation of fan tones from an installed turbofan aero-engine

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 1313-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan McAlpine ◽  
James Gaffney ◽  
Michael J. Kingan
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Sound Radiation ◽  
Aero Engine ◽  
Near Field Sound ◽  
Field Sound

scholarly journals Source Localization of EM Waves in the Near-Field of Spherical Antenna Array in the Presence of Unknown Mutual Coupling

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Oluwole John Famoriji ◽  
Thokozani Shongwe
Keyword(s):  
Antenna Array ◽  
Source Localization ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Mutual Coupling ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Spherical Antenna

To obtain an antenna array with isotropic radiation, spherical antenna array (SAA) is the right array configuration. The challenges of locating signals transmitted within the proximity of antenna array have been investigated considerably in the literature. However, near-field (NF) source localization of signals has hitherto not been investigated effectively using SAA in the presence of mutual coupling (MC). MC is another critical problem in antenna arrays. This paper presents an NF range and direction-of-arrival (DoA) estimation technique via the direction-independent and signal invariant spherical harmonics (SH) characteristics in the presence of mutual coupling. The energy of electromagnetic (EM) signal on the surface of SAA is captured successfully using a proposed pressure interpolation approach. The DoA estimation within the NF region is then calculated via the distribution of pressure. The direction-independent and signal invariant characteristics, which are SH features, are obtained using the DoA estimates in the NF region. We equally proposed a learning scheme that uses the source activity detection and convolutional neural network (CNN) to estimate the range of the NF source via the direction-independent and signal invariant features. Considering the MC problem and using the DoA estimates, an accurate spectrum peak in the multipath situation in conjunction with MC and a sharper spectrum peak from a unique MC structure and smoothing algorithms are obtained. For ground truth performance evaluation of the SH features within the context of NF localization, a numerical experiment is conducted and measured data were used for analysis to incorporate the MC and consequently computed the root mean square error (RMSE) of the source range and NF DoA estimate. The results obtained from numerical experiments and measured data indicate the validity and effectiveness of the proposed approach. In addition, these results are motivating enough for the deployment of the proposed method in practical applications.

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