Prediction of subjective properties of a sound field in a concert hall with tenth‐scale model

1999 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 1197-1197
Author(s):  
Koji Ishida ◽  
Kiyoshi Sugino ◽  
Hideki Tachibana
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2001 ◽  
Vol 105 (1053) ◽  
pp. 627-631
Author(s):  
P. Traub ◽  
F. Kennepohl ◽  
K. Heinig

Abstract Under the national research project, dubbed Turbotech II, in which MTU Aero Engines, DLR Institute of Propulsion Technology and EADS Corporate Research Centre participate, active noise control (ANC) has been tested with a scale model fan of one metre diameter for a high bypass ratio aeroengine. MTU’s task in this project was to develop a computer code to predict the sound field in the intake duct of the fan-rig by the use of active control. The primary objective of the numerical study was to specify numbers of actuators (loudspeakers) and error sensors (microphones) and their positioning to control the harmonic sound power, radiated upstream to the duct intake. The computer model is based on the geometry of an annular or circular duct of rigid walls and infinite length, containing a subsonic axial uniform flow. The modal amplitudes of the primary sound field are input data. The actuators are modelled by acoustic monopoles. Two control algorithms have been used for achieving the control objective. The first consists simply in the reduction of the in-duct mean squared pressures. The second, so called modal control, is designed to cancel dominant modes selectively. Numerical results are presented using a typical configuration of wall mounted actuators and error sensors in the form of a number of rings uniformly distributed along the length of the intake duct. Guidelines have also been derived to design a favourable configuration of actuators and sensors. The findings of the numerical study are compared with the results of the ANC tests.


2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 221-235
Author(s):  
Kanako Ueno ◽  
Hideki Tachibana

This paper discusses acoustic properties that musicians experience on a concert hall stage; the discussion is based on the authors' experience gained from conducting experimental studies using a three-dimensional sound field simulation technique. First, the experimental findings on the relationship between the acoustic requirements of musicians and acoustic conditions such as early reflection and reverberation are reviewed. Second, the validity and problems of stage acoustic indices STearly, STlate, and EEL are addressed. In addition, unsolved issues with regard to musicians' requirements during their performance are considered and problems requiring future study are pointed out.


2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 1485-1497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louena Shtrepi ◽  
Arianna Astolfi ◽  
Sönke Pelzer ◽  
Renzo Vitale ◽  
Monika Rychtáriková

2020 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 00024
Author(s):  
Marina Lavrova ◽  
Nikolay Kanev

This article compares the values of the normal scattering coefficient measured in a model experiment for two types of diffusers placed on a rigid surface. Wooden diffusers of cubic and pyramidal shapes were tested in a scale model of a room with dimensions of 0.7x0.4x0.4 m. Sound decay curves were measured at frequencies of 4kHz and 8kHz. Two large walls were covered with a porous absorber, on the third, in certain combinations, the investigated diffusers with a characteristic size of 3.5 cm were placed, the number of which varied from 0 to 29. The idea of the applied method is that the sound decay curve in a room with a non-diffuse sound field depends significantly from the scattering properties of surfaces. The decay curve was measured with different numbers of the diffusers on the test wall, which made it possible to determine the influence of the shape of the diffusers and their number on the value of the normal scattering coefficient. According to the results of the measurements a high scattering ability of cubic elements was revealed in comparison with pyramidal ones.


1988 ◽  
Vol 83 (S1) ◽  
pp. S50-S50
Author(s):  
T. Hidaka ◽  
K. Kageyama ◽  
S. Masuda

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parthiv N. Shah ◽  
Håvard Vold ◽  
Dan Hensley ◽  
Edmane Envia ◽  
David Stephens

Detailed mapping of the sound field produced by a modern turbofan engine, with its multitude of overlapping noise sources, often requires a large number of microphones to properly resolve the directivity patterns of the constituent tonal and broadband components. This is especially true at high frequencies where the acoustic wavelength is short, or when shielding, scattering, and reflection of the sound field may be present due to installation effects. This paper presents a novel method for measuring the harmonic and broadband content of complex noncompact noise sources using continuously moving (referred to here as continuous-scan (CS)) microphones in conjunction with a state-of-the-art phase-referencing technique. Because the microphones are moving through the sound field produced by the noise sources, they effectively provide infinite spatial resolution of the sound directivity over the scan path. In this method, harmonic (i.e., shaft-coherent) content at the integer multiples of the instantaneous shaft rotational frequency is first extracted from the time signal using a tachometer signal and the Vold-Kalman (VK) filter. The residual broadband signal is then filtered in the time domain in fractional octave bands. The broadband spectra of the signals from the moving microphones are then computed at arbitrary positions along their scan paths using weighted averages (based on Chebyshev polynomial zero-crossings) and the assumption of a complex envelope that varies slowly over a spatial scale whose lower bound is set by the acoustic wavenumber. A benefit of this method is that the decomposition of the total measured sound field into a stochastic superposition of components preserves a meaningful phase definition for each “partial field” associated with a given shaft order (SO). This preservation of phase data enables the forward or backward projection of each of these partial fields using acoustical holography (AH). The benefits of the CS method are demonstrated using acoustic data acquired for a 22-in. scale-model fan stage run at the NASA Glenn Research Center's 9-foot by 15-foot wind tunnel. Two key outcomes of the work include (1) significant improvement in the spatial resolution of the measured sound field and (2) reduction in the overall data acquisition time. Additionally, the methods described here lead to new opportunities for noise source diagnostics and visualization.


1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Cocchi ◽  
A. Farina ◽  
L. Rocco
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