A direct mixed-body boundary element method for packed silencers

2002 ◽  
Vol 111 (6) ◽  
pp. 2566-2572 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. Wu ◽  
C. Y. R. Cheng ◽  
P. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Body Boundary ◽  
Element Method

A DIRECT MIXED-BODY BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR MUFFLERS WITH INTERNAL THIN COMPONENTS COVERED BY LINING AND A PERFORATED PANEL

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. PAN ◽  
C. I. CHU ◽  
T. W. WU
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Thin Body ◽  
Wall Surface ◽  
Interior Wall ◽  
Lining Material ◽  
Body Boundary ◽  
Impedance Modeling ◽  
Element Method

Thin components, such as baffles, extended inlet/outlet tubes, and internal connecting tubes, are commonly used in reactive mufflers for cancelation of sound at particular frequency peaks. To provide additional absorption effects at higher frequencies, porous sound absorbing materials may be used on the muffler interior wall surface or on any internal thin components. If the sound absorbing material is backed by a rigid surface, it is usually modeled by the local normal impedance approach. The local impedance modeling on the interior wall surface is straightforward and has been extensively used in the boundary element method, in which the boundary surface is just moved forward to the contact surface between the lining and air. On the other hand, the local impedance modeling on any internal thin components is relatively rare. This paper first presents a direct mixed-body boundary element formulation for a thin body covered by local impedance on either side or both sides of the thin body. The local impedance can be from the lining material itself, or from the lining material plus a protective perforated metal cover. Several test cases with experimental comparison are presented in this paper.

Muffler Performance Studies Using a Direct Mixed-Body Boundary Element Method and a Three-Point Method for Evaluating Transmission Loss

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. W. Wu ◽  
G. C. Wan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Velocity Potential ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Point Method ◽  
Integral Formulation ◽  
Pressure Jump ◽  
Direct Integral ◽  
Body Boundary ◽  
Element Method

In this paper, a single-domain boundary element method is presented for muffler analysis. This method is based on a direct mixed-body boundary integral formulation recently developed for acoustic radiation and scattering from a mix of regular and thin bodies. The main feature of the mixed-body integral formulation is that it can handle all kinds of complex internal geometries, such as thin baffles, extended inlet/outlet tubes, and perforated tubes, without using the tedious multi-domain approach. The variables used in the direct integral formulation are the velocity potential (or sound pressure) on the regular wall surfaces, and the velocity potential jump (or pressure jump) on any thin-body or perforated surfaces. The linear impedance boundary condition proposed by Sullivan and Crocker (1978) for perforated tubes is incorporated into the mixed-body integral formulation. The transmission loss is evaluated by a new method called “the three-point method.” Unlike the conventional four-pole transfer-matrix approach that requires two separate computer runs for each frequency, the three-point method can directly evaluate the transmission loss in one single boundary-element run. Numerical results are compared to existing experimental data for three different muffler configurations.

A BOUNDARY-ELEMENT METHOD FOR ATOMIZATION OF A FINITE LIQUID JET

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 621-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Hilbing ◽  
Stephen D. Heister ◽  
C. A. Spangler
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Liquid Jet ◽  
Element Method

Application of the Boundary Element Method and Modal Analysis to Tire Acoustics Problems

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Nakajima ◽  
Y. Inoue ◽  
H. Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
Acoustic Radiation ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Prediction System ◽  
Tire Noise ◽  
Acoustic Contribution ◽  
Element Method

Abstract Road traffic noise needs to be reduced, because traffic volume is increasing every year. The noise generated from a tire is becoming one of the dominant sources in the total traffic noise because the engine noise is constantly being reduced by the vehicle manufacturers. Although the acoustic intensity measurement technology has been enhanced by the recent developments in digital measurement techniques, repetitive measurements are necessary to find effective ways for noise control. Hence, a simulation method to predict generated noise is required to replace the time-consuming experiments. The boundary element method (BEM) is applied to predict the acoustic radiation caused by the vibration of a tire sidewall and a tire noise prediction system is developed. The BEM requires the geometry and the modal characteristics of a tire which are provided by an experiment or the finite element method (FEM). Since the finite element procedure is applied to the prediction of modal characteristics in a tire noise prediction system, the acoustic pressure can be predicted without any measurements. Furthermore, the acoustic contribution analysis obtained from the post-processing of the predicted results is very helpful to know where and how the design change affects the acoustic radiation. The predictability of this system is verified by measurements and the acoustic contribution analysis is applied to tire noise control.

Explicit Kutta condition for unsteady two-dimensional high-order potential boundary element method

AIAA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 1080-1081
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Davi ◽  
Rosario M. A. Maretta ◽  
Alberto Milazzo
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element Method ◽  
Boundary Element ◽  
High Order ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Kutta Condition ◽  
Element Method
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