平行声屏障的陷波模态及其插入损失优化

为了改善平行声屏障的性能，本文基于有限元仿真的方法对其陷波模态和插入损失进行了研究。其中，陷波模态是平行声屏障的固有性质，与其几何参数有关。当陷波模态处于共振频率时，平行声屏障内部声场的声能量达到峰值，同时声波垂直入射到声屏障的顶端，使声影区的衍射声能也达到峰值，最终导致插入损失显著下降。本文还对3种优化平行声屏障插入损失的方法进行了分析。结果表明，楔形和扩散型声屏障可降低声波的多次反射效应对插入损失的影响，但是对陷波模态的改善较小。而吸声型声屏障有效的抑制了陷波模态对插入损失的不利影响，从而改善了平行声屏障的性能。     

道路桥上一定长度全封闭声屏障成果通过市级鉴定

2005年9月15日由上海市经委主持对中国船舶工业第九设计研究院研究设计、宜兴强洁防噪声工程有限公司施工安装的道路桥上设置一定长度全封闭声屏障通过了科技成果鉴定。该段声屏障安装于南京惠民三期跨线桥上,系全封闭结构,长约140m,宽18．5m,     

高架桥声屏障高度对列车气动特性影响的数值模拟

采用计算流体力学方法对高架桥声屏障高度影响高速列车空气动力特性进行数值研究.通过网格划分、湍流模型选取、边界条件设置等来提高数值计算精度.结果表明,当高速列车运行在下风向时,头车、中间车上的侧向力随着声屏障高度增加而逐渐下降.头车所受的侧翻力矩在整车中最大,且随着声屏障高度的增加而逐渐减小.随着声屏障高度的增加,上风向工况下中间车受到的侧翻力矩要大于下风向工况.上、下风向工况下高速列车气动特性差异主要是由于流动空腔中列车所处的相对位置不同,改变了车体表面的压力分布,从而改变了车体所受到的气动力、力矩.     

声屏障和有源噪声控制声屏障

概述了声屏障降低噪声的原理和常用方法，提出了存在的不足，介绍了有源声屏障的降噪性能与发展动态，提出了进一步研究的设想。     

山地城市轻轨沿线典型地段声环境研究*

重庆作为典型山地城市,独特的城市空间形态产生了轻轨系统与其沿线建筑特有的空间关系,使得轻轨噪声的影响变得更为复杂。本文以重庆市轻轨建设现状与空间形态特征的分析研究为基础,选取了轻轨2、3号线沿线的三处典型地段进行声环境测试,测试结果表明,轻轨通过时噪声会增加10-25 dB(A),而山地城市多轻轨线路多弯道,列车通过400m以下小半径弯道时噪声平均比直行状态高2-3 dB(A),同时轻轨在进出隧道时,其噪声的持续影响时间平均增加10-12s。     

有源声屏障中误差传感器的位置优化

有源声屏障利用有源控制系统提高声屏障低频段的降噪效果。有源控制系统中误差传感器的位置对整个系统的降噪效果有较大的影响。通过数值模拟和实验研究误差传感器的位置优化问题,得出了有源控制系统中误差传感器摆放位置的两条结论:(1)所介绍的三种摆放中,误差传感器的位置在次级声源的正上方时,有源控制系统在屏障后方声影区引入的新增插入损失最好,特别是对于距离屏障较远的区域;(2)当误差传感器的位置在次级声源的正上方时,误差传感器与次级声源间的距离存在一个最优距离使得屏障后方声影区的衍射声得到最好的降低。     

虚拟声屏障在变压器低频降噪中的实验研究

针对开口房间内的变压器,在开口处布放若干扬声器和误差传声器构成虚拟声屏障,实验研究了虚拟声屏障对通过开口向外辐射的低频线谱噪声的控制效果。将15个次级源近似均匀分布在面积为2 m′ 2.7 m的开口面上,左右间距约58.5 cm、上下间距45-65 cm,15个误差传声器分别位于对应的次级源正前方1 m,系统采用自适应谐波降噪算法。结果表明：虚拟声屏障系统在误差点100 Hz、200 Hz和300 Hz的平均降噪量分别达到12.7 dB、19.9 dB和22.2 dB,虚拟声屏障对100 Hz、200 Hz、300 Hz线谱噪声的控制效果与单层封闭窗户相当,且内部合成参考信号,无需外接参考传声器。采用虚拟声屏障对开口房间内的变压器降噪的好处是实现室内外的自然通风,便于变压器的散热。     

带有光控照明系统的公路隔音墙的设计与制作

 隔音墙是设置在声源与受声点之间来阻隔声音的障碍物,也称声屏障。在公路上设置隔音墙是从传播途径上控制噪声的一种有效方法。当临街的建筑物窗外1m处白天噪声声压级超过70dB,夜间超过55dB,就应采取降噪措施。最早使用隔音墙的国家是日本,起步于20世纪60年代。我国第一次启用隔音墙是在80年代末的贵黄公路上。     

计入地面附加衰减的声屏障插入损失估算方法*

基于理论推导和计算,给出了公路声屏障声学设计中,在考虑地面附加衰减情况下计算插入损失的方法。该方法综合考虑了有限长线声源无限长声屏障绕射声衰减量、有限长线声源地面衰减量及遮蔽角对插入损失的影响。通过与《声屏障声学设计和测量规范》（HJ/T90-2004）的计算结果的对比,验证了本文所给方法的精确性及可行性,并对规范所给地面衰减修正量进行了商榷。最后,给出了当预测点位于有限长路段中央法线上时,通过计算线声源地面衰减量得到计算插入损失所需参数值,再计算插入损失的简便方法。本研究为存在地面附加衰减情况下有限长声屏障插入损失计算提供了一个新的参考方法。     

用Cadna/A软件预测桥梁交通噪声及应用分析

城市环境噪声的主要声源是车辆交通噪声，而城市高架道路经过区域的声环境影响比较复杂。城市高架桥路段两侧交通噪声排放主要在地面辅道和桥梁高架段，地面辅道交通噪声对临路第一排居民影响最大，而高架道路交通噪声对高层及后排居民的影响较大，范围更广。如何有效单独分析地面辅道交通噪声和桥梁高架交通噪声对周围环境的影响程度，将对交通噪声源的治理和对道路两侧不同范围内声功能区域建筑物的降噪措施提供理论依据。下面以上海沪闵路一沪杭公路地方越江大桥为例，分析了大桥的地面辅道和高架桥段敏感点的声环境现状，运用Cadna／A软件预测和分析越江大桥运营后地面辅道和桥梁高架段交通噪声各自对周围环境的影响，研究相关敏感地区的可能环境噪声状况，以及交通噪声影响的程度特征。     

Investigation of rail noise and bridge noise using a combined 3D dynamic model and 2.5D acoustic model

Bridge noise and rail noise are two major sources of an elevated rail transit bridge in the low and medium frequency range (20–1000 Hz). However, in most of the existing literature, the noise radiated from the bridge and rail was investigated separately or using a simplified source model. In this study, an accurate method is proposed to simulate both the rail noise and bridge noise simultaneously. First, the dynamic responses of the rail and multi-span bridge are obtained using a three-dimensional (3D) vehicle-track-bridge interaction analysis model. Then, the two-dimensional (2D) infinite element model is used to calculate 3D modal acoustic transfer vectors of the rail and bridge based on the wavenumber transformation, in order to overcome the singularity and non-uniqueness of the conventional boundary element method and reduce the computation cost. Third, a field test is conducted, and the accuracy of the proposed simulation procedure is verified. Finally, the contribution of the rail and bridge noise to the total noise level is investigated in the whole space near the bridge. Generally the bridge noise occupies a higher contribution in the space beneath the girder due to the shielding effect of the bridge shape on the rail noise, while the rail noise is dominant in the upper space above the bridge. It is found the presence of the vehicle bodies has considerable effect on the rail noise but little influence on the bridge noise. The slope of the roughness level spectrum has significant influence on the dominant field of bridge noise and rail noise. For the excitation of the assumed ISO roughness level used in this study, the difference between the rail noise and bridge noise is only about 3 dB at field points 15–30 m away from the track center, which indicates both the bridge and rail noise should be included in the noise prediction for an elevated rail transit bridge.     

Assessment of railway noise in an urban setting

The railroads that pass through the city of Curitiba played an important role in Brazil’s economic development. When the rail tracks were laid down, their route was consistent with the city’s layout, but today they are incompatible with its occupation and urban density. Due to its considerable presence in the urban grid, the railway track causes many problems to the population living in its proximities, such as noise pollution. The purpose of this study was therefore to assess the noise levels generated by a railway that passes through an urban area of a large city and to evaluate possible steps that could be adopted to mitigate the noise levels. To this end, three possible alternatives were simulated to control the noise pollution generated by railway traffic: (1) exclusion of the train horn, (2) inclusion of acoustic barriers, and (3) removal of the railway tracks from the urban perimeter. Noise levels were assessed in the surroundings of two major hospitals and a large educational institution. Acoustic mapping revealed that the simulated noise mitigation measures led to a reduction of 2–12 dB(A) in noise levels reaching the facades of the hospitals and school.     

Prediction of noise from trams

An improved calculation model for the prediction of levels of noise from trams is presented. The model is based on current calculation models for noise from trams and the measurements of equivalent noise levels from trams carried out in Kos?ice, Slovakia. The data were processed using correlation and regression analysis and besides already known factors (the number of tram sets passing a certain location per hour, tram speed, the type of tram rail, the tramline gradient), several new factors (wavelength of rail corrugations and rail grinding, the age of the tramcars and tramlines and the detailed composition of tram sets) have been included in the presented calculation model for the prediction of levels of noise from trams.     

Procedures for determining the acoustic efficiency of edge-modified noise barriers

This paper describes the noise shielding efficiency of barriers with an acoustic device mounted on their top edge for reducing sound diffraction. Diffraction behind the edge-modified barrier is investigated by scale model experiments in which the positions of a source and a receiver are aligned along a circular arc around the barrier top. The result indicates that the acoustic efficiency of the edge device is a function of the angles of the source and receiver and independent of their radii. Based on this finding, a novel procedure for determining the efficiency of manufactured edge devices is established. This procedure is very beneficial for estimating the edge device efficiency by eliminating ground and meteorological effects. The measured efficiency of the device will be quite useful for the prediction of noise propagation behind the edge-modified barriers.     

Motorway noise modelling based on perpendicular propagation analysis of traffic noise

A model for motorway traffic noise has been obtained from measurements along the the Bangkok-Chonburi motorway. The model’s parameters include traffic volume and combination, the average spot speed of each type of vehicle and the physical conditions of the motorway in terms of right-of-way width, number of lanes, lane width, shoulder width, and median width for both of the main carriageways and frontage roads. The noise level that is generated by each type of vehicle has been analyzed according to the propagation in the direction perpendicular to the center line of motorway’s carriageway. The total traffic noise is then analyzed from traffic volume of all vehicle types on both sides of carriageways and frontage roads. The basic noise levels used in the motorway traffic noise model are modified according to the effective ground effect along the propagation path. The final result of this study is that a motorway traffic noise model based on the perpendicular propagation analysis technique performs well in a statistical goodness-of-fit test against the field data, and therefore, can be used effectively in traffic noise prediction for related or similar motorway projects.     

Performance of profiled single noise barriers covered with quadratic residue diffusers

The paper describes an investigation about the acoustic performance of noise barriers with quadratic residue diffuser (QRD) tops, and with T-, Arrow-, Cylindrical and Y-shape profiles. A 2D boundary element method (BEM) is used to calculate the barrier insertion loss. The results of rigid and with absorptive coverage are also calculated for comparisons. Using QRD on the top surface of almost all barrier models presented here is found to improve the efficiency of barriers compare with using absorptive coverage at the examined receiver positions. T-shape and Arrow-shape barriers are also found to provide better performance than other shapes of barriers. The best shape of barriers for utilising QRD among the tested models is the T-shape profile barrier. It is found that reducing the design frequency of QRD shifts the performance improvement towards lower frequency, and therefore the most efficient model for traffic noise is a barrier covered with a QRD tuned to around 400 Hz.     

A study of the spectral characteristics of traffic noise attenuation by vegetation belts in Delhi

Traffic noise attenuation at different 1/3-octave frequencies is measured at three vegetation sites and a control site in Delhi, the capital city of India. The study indicates that attenuation generally increases with frequency. At low frequencies, maxima (between 10 and 16 dB) in relative attenuation are observed in the frequency interval between 315 and 400 Hz. Comparatively greater relative attenuation (>20 dB) is observed in the high frequency range between 10 and 12.5 kHz. A significantly higher relative attenuation of more than 24 dB is observed characteristically at 3.15 kHz at all the vegetation sites. The results indicate that vegetation belts could be used as effective barriers for traffic noise control along the roadsides.     

The effects on noise of changes in wheel/rail system parameters

An analytical model has been developed that simulates the generation and propagation of wheel/rail noise. In the model, wheel/rail vibrations are induced by running surface roughness. The vibration responses are determined from considering contact stiffness effects and wheel/rail impedance interactions. Near field sound power levels are then calculated by combining the responses with radiation efficiencies, space-averaging the velocity squared on the wheel, and accounting for the decay of vibration along the rail. Finally, the noise levels predicted for the wayside are obtained from an analysis of the propagation that includes the effect of finite ground impedance. Good agreement exists between the analytical model and a series of validation measurements taken at DOT's Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado. A sensitivity analysis conducted for the parameters of a typical baseline system achieved significant changes in rolling noise only for reductions in wheel/rail contact stiffness, increases in wheel/rail contact area, and decreases in wheel/rail roughness through wheel truing and rail grinding.     

A tuned damping device for reducing noise from railway track

A promising means to reduce the component of railway rolling noise radiated by the track is to increase the damping of the rail. This increases the attenuation with distance of vibrations transmitted along the rail and thereby reduces the noise radiated. To achieve this, a tuned, damped mass-spring absorber system has been designed. To cover a wide range of frequencies, multiple tuning frequencies are used along with a material with a high damping loss factor. Suitable materials have been found from extensive tests on samples and prototypes of the damper have been built and tested, both in the laboratory and in the field. Results are very promising with reductions of the track component of noise of around 6 dB being measured.     

Electrical transport and noise in semiconducting carbon nanotubes

We investigate electrical transport and noise in semiconducting carbon nanotubes. By studying carbon nanotube devices with various diameters and contact metals, we show that the ON-currents of CNFETs are governed by the heights of the Schottky barriers at the metal/nanotube interfaces. The current fluctuations are dominated by 1/f noise at low-frequencies and correlate with the number of transport carriers in the device regardless of contact metal.