Characterisation of valves as sound sources: Structure-borne sound

Taps and other valves are major sound sources in piping systems and can cause unacceptable noise levels in buildings. The noise results from the fluid-, structure- and air-borne sound emission. At present the acoustic emission of water appliances is tested according to a European standard, the shortcomings of which are apparent as a result of a round robin test of different European laboratories. As a result, there are currently neither acceptable measurement methods for water appliances available nor input data for prediction models. This paper considers methods of characterizing water appliances as sources of structure-borne sound. The concepts of mobility and free velocity are employed for a source characterisation based on power. Taps are considered alone and also in combination with a basin, where again the mobility and free velocity are used. A reception plate method is assessed as an alternative. The two methods each provide an independent characterisation of a structure-borne sound source as a single value. The values are on a power basis and provide input data suitable for prediction of the installed structure-borne power and thence the resultant sound pressure in adjacent rooms. Measured and predicted values of sound pressure level, caused by a wash-basin installed in an adjacent room, are compared.     

Reception plate method for characterisation of structure-borne sound sources in buildings: Assumptions and application

A method for characterisation of structure-borne sound sources is proposed and investigated for the special but common case of machines in heavy-weight homogeneous building structures. The method is based on the concept of the reception plate where the total structure-borne sound power from the machine under test is assumed equal to the power dissipated by a plate attached to the machine. The method is relatively simple and allows comparison of sources on a power basis, and of tests results at different laboratories. Additionally the data obtained is in a form suitable for transformation into an installed structure-borne power and thence for the resultant sound pressure generated in buildings. The method is validated by cross-spectral and mobility methods. A study of the uncertainty of the power estimate was performed by numerical modelling and measurement.     

Reception plate method for characterisation of structure-borne sound sources in buildings: Installed power and sound pressure from laboratory data

In a companion paper, a laboratory method is described to obtain the structure-borne sound power of machines before they are installed in heavy-weight buildings. The laboratory method is based on the concept of the reception plate. In this paper, the method is shown to provide appropriate input data for the prediction of the installed structure-borne power, and thence the resultant sound pressure level in rooms removed from the room containing the machine. Case studies of two common sources are described: a whirlpool bath and a water cistern. It is shown that the method can be incorporated into recently proposed standard prediction models and that sound pressure levels in buildings can be predicted.     

Approximate method for obtaining source quantities for calculation of structure-borne sound transmission into lightweight buildings

An approximate approach is described, for obtaining the source quantities required for the calculation of structure-borne sound power from machines into supporting lightweight building elements. The approach is in two stages, which are based on existing international Standards for measurement. The first stage involves direct measurement of the source free velocity at each contact, to give the sum of the square velocities. The second stage is based on the reception plate method and yields the single equivalent blocked force, which approximates the sum of the square blocked forces. The applicability of the source data obtained has been investigated in a case study of a fan unit on a timber joist floor. The approach contains several significant simplifying assumptions and the uncertainties associated with them are considered. For the case considered, the power transmitted into the floor is estimated by the approximate method to within 5 dB of the true value, on average.     

非对称夹芯板隔声量的解析计算模型及影响因素

提出了一种计算上下面板非对称的三明治夹芯板隔声性能的方法。通过对非对称夹芯梁表观抗弯曲刚度的计算,得到对应夹芯板随频率变化的表观抗弯刚度,代入4阶的控制方程,应用模态展开法可以方便地计算简支非对称夹芯板的隔声量。对4种定制的3层非对称碳纤维夹芯板进行了理论计算和实验测试对比,在频率范围100~3150 Hz内,计权隔声量误差在3 dB以内。着重分析了面板对称性、芯层剪切模量对隔声性能的影响,发现在夹芯板面密度一定时,芯层剪切模量对夹芯板的隔声性能影响最为显著。当芯层剪切模量较小时,上下面板非对称分布导致吻合频率显著降低,对夹芯板的整体隔声亦不利。     

Using transient and steady-state SEA to assess potential errors in the measurement of structure-borne sound power input from machinery on coupled reception plates

Isolated reception plates provide an engineering approach to quantify the structure-borne sound power input from machinery through the measurement of the spatial-average velocity level and structural reverberation times. For applications in building acoustics there are practical and economic reasons to consider using coupled reception plates formed by solid heavyweight walls or floors that are structurally coupled to other building elements. This paper uses transient and steady-state statistical energy analysis to investigate how the errors depend upon the building structure to which the coupled reception plate is connected. It is shown that the problem is twofold. Firstly, in the low- and mid-frequency ranges, the steady-state velocity level on the coupled reception plate is increased by energy returning from other coupled plates. Secondly, the structural decays on the coupled reception plate have significant curvature due to returning energy; hence short evaluation ranges are needed to minimise the error when determining the total loss factor. This leads to a problematic situation where the coupled reception plate appears to give the correct answer due to the error in the energy cancelling out the error in the total loss factor. The latter error can be minimised using short evaluation ranges for the structural reverberation time.     

Numerical analyses of the sound absorption of three-dimensional MPP space sound absorbers

Because microperforated panels (MPPs) can provide wide-band sound absorption without fibrous and porous materials, they are recognized as next-generation absorption materials. The fundamental absorbing mechanism is Helmholtz-resonance absorption due to the perforations and air-back cavity. Consequently, MPPs are usually placed in front of rigid-back walls. However, one of the authors has proposed MPP space sound absorbers without backing structures. Among these space absorbers, cylindrical MPP space absorbers and rectangular MPP space absorbers are advantageous due to their design flexibility and easy-to-use properties. Although their performances have been investigated experimentally, it is necessary to predict their absorption characteristics to develop improved shapes and efficient designs. Herein their absorption characteristics are numerically predicted using the two-dimensional boundary element method, and the applicability of a numerical method as a design tool to sufficiently predict the performance of MPP space absorbers is discussed.     

Development of a hand-held sensor probe for detection of sound components radiated from a specific device using surface intensity measurements

In this paper, a hand-held sensor probe is developed for surface intensity measurements. The sensor probe is composed of a 1/2-in. condenser microphone and a lightweight accelerometer of 1 g (=10⁻³ kg) which are connected with a vibration damper made of silicon rubber. The reliable measurement range of the sensor probe is examined and shown to be 100 Hz to7 kHz for sound and vibration. The precision of intensity measurements is confirmed by experiments in noisy environment. The precision is shown to be less than 3 dB for a random noise environment when the S/N is greater than −10 dB and for pure tone environment when the S/N is greater than −5 dB. The sensor probe is applied to determine the sound power level of a hard disc drive unit of a personal computer in an office setting. Good agreement is obtained for A-weighted sound power levels determined by the ISO method.     

基于平面声源进行结构声辐射有源控制的实验研究

采用分布式平面声源作为次级声源,对振动钢板的声辐射进行了抵消实验,验证了以往研究中的一系列关键理论。实验研究结果表明:一个平面声源可以控制钢板奇-奇模态的声辐射,两个平面源可以控制结构偶-奇或奇-偶模态的声辐射,同时也可以控制结构奇-奇模态的声辐射;平面声源的面积和布放位置对降噪效果有重要影响,采用单个平面声源控制时,平面声源面积越大,控制效果越好;基于近场声压的误差传感策略是有效可行的,实际中,将近场测量面的声功率作为有源控制的目标函数与总声功率作为目标函数是一致的;控制后远场声压和声强都得到有效降低,部分区域的声能向声源流动,近场声压及声强分布也发生显著变化。     

各种水下声源的发声机理及其特性

扼要综述了现有的七种水下声源产生技术,包括炸药爆炸声源、电声换能器声源、参量阵声源、流体动力式声源、电磁式声源、激光声源和等离子体声源。分析了这些声源的发声机理,结合其性能特点阐述了在实际中的不同应用,并对等离子体声源的机理、特点和实际应用进行了重点分析。列表归纳总结了各种水下声源的原理、主要性能和应用范围,为水下声源的应用拓展提供了依据。     

多声源共同作用下的混合声剂量值预测方法研究

本文借助单一声样本与人工合成的混合声样本,重点研究了由多个单一声源共同作用形成的混合声的剂量值预测方法.首先,提出了一种基于对作用时长短时化处理的声音样本剂量值确定流程,并利用该方法分别确定了单一声样本与人工合成的混合声样本的剂量值.随后,分析了混合声样本剂量值(亦称总剂量,记为LTotal)与构成混合声样本的每个单一声样本剂量值(亦称组分剂量,记为Li,i=1,2,···,K;K为单一噪声样本的个数亦称组分数量)之间的关系,实现了在已知所有单一声剂量值的前提下成功预测混合声的剂量值,为深入开展复杂声环境下的噪声源控制和噪声总剂量控制、实现高效的环境噪声治理提供了理论依据.     

运动声源识别的动态波叠加方法研究

为更好地识别运动声源并解决声源识别中的虚假声源问题,基于运动声源短时信号的Doppler频移特性, 建立运动声场的短时波叠加关系, 利用波束形成方法对声源点进行预估, 基于预估建立起多运动声源的动态叠加方程, 进一步通过波叠加方程的求解进行声源的计算, 从而创建一种可以用于运动声源识别的动态波叠加方法. 该方法可以有效识别运动声源, 将波叠加方法扩展到了运动声源测量领域, 并在不增加传声器数量以及改变阵列形式的条件下有效抑制运动声源重建中的旁瓣效应, 解决运动声源识别中的虚假声源问题. 仿真及实际运动声源的测量试验结果证明了该方法的有效性.     

Effect of acoustical damping with a porous absorptive layer in the cavity to reduce the structure-borne sound radiation from a double-leaf structure

Structure-borne sound radiation from a double-leaf structure with a porous absorptive layer in the cavity is studied theoretically as well as experimentally. The study is for establishing a countermeasure to reduce the structure-borne noise radiated from an interior leaf into rooms and for clarifying its reduction effect. The sound field radiated from a double-leaf elastic plate with layers of arbitrary media in the cavity set into vibration by a point force excitation is theoretically analyzed. The effect of the bulk vibration of an absorptive layer is also considered by a simple model into the present theory. Radiation reduction of an inner-layer derived from the theory is experimentally validated. Parametric studies reveal that increasing the ratio of an absorptive layer thickness to the cavity depth is effective to reduce the structure-borne sound radiation but high flow resistivity of the absorbent material is not necessarily required. A practical equation to predict the mass-air-mass resonance frequency for absorbent cavity case is given in a simple form.     

A research into moment actuator by using mechanic-electric analogous method

I.IntroductionInordertocontroltheemissionofthestructurebornenoise,itisnecessarytostudythedifferentphysicalcharacteristicqualltitiesonrotationaldegreesoffreedombesidesthoseontranslationaldegreesoffreedom,duetothemulti-degreesoffreedomoftheemission.Amongthemthemomentmobilityisthemostimportalltone.Inrecentyears,adirectexcitationtechniqueforthemomenthasbeendevelopedbyacollaborattheresearchprojectbetweenShalltouUniversityandLiverpoolUniversity.Thernome11tmobilityisobtainedbyusingamomentactuatorwh…     

有限长线声源斜面声场分析

为了进一步研究有限长线声源的声场特性,完善有限长线声源声场理论,建立了有限长线声源斜面声场的模型,提出了其理论计算方法。基于仿真结果和数据分析,探讨并得到了有限长线声源斜面声场特性的三个参数与斜面声场特性之间的关系。通过调整斜面倾角α、交点的位置r0以及有限长线声源的长度L,可以有效改善斜面声场的分布。     

壁面分布次级声源对管道中高阶模式声波的有源控制

针对管道中高阶模式声波的有源控制问题,探究了管道壁面布放次级声源的控制机制。首先根据管道声场模式理论和有源控制准则,推导了无限长管道内次级声源激励声场实现控制的必要条件,然后论证了次级声源沿管道壁面分布的可控性,并提出将空间分布离散化后的控制策略;最后通过数值仿真验证了沿壁面分布的有效性。结果表明,当次级声源在管道壁面的周向分布满足空间采样定律且沿轴向分布具有足够长度时,可以取得显著的有源控制效果.     

Vibrational wave analysis of infinite damaged beams using structure-borne power flow

In the view of structure-borne sound, vibrational wave analysis of infinite beam structures with a transverse open damage by means of vibrational power flow is investigated. In this paper, the damage is modeled as a joint of a local spring with a constant value that is deduced from the relationship between the strain energy and stress intensity factor in fracture mechanics, then the input power flow and transmitted power flow of perfect and dmaged beams are computed. The results show that the vibrational power flow of damaged beam is highly relative to the degree and location of damage.     

单层传声器阵列重建相干声场的近场声全息方法研究

针对传声器阵列两侧存在相干声源的非自由声场重建问题,提出基于球面谐波函数扩展近场声全息理论的相干声场重建方法。该方法在已知测量面两侧声源几何位置时,使用单层传声器阵列获取测量面处的声压分布,通过最小二乘法获得与目标声源和干扰噪声源响应对应的最优球波函数扩展项数和最优系数向量,结合测点位置的空间坐标进行声波分解,并分别重建出各声源在测量面上的声压分布。为了验证方法的有效性,分别给出了相干噪声源为球形声源和非球形声源的仿真验证,并在全消声室内对双扬声器产生的相干声场的重建进行了实验验证。结果表明:该方法对球形声源和非球形声源干扰下的声场重建都具有较好的效果,球形声源干扰下的重建精度更高。     

A quest for error factors in predicting heavy weight floor impact sound levels using measured data in existing residential buildings

A number of datasets regarding the heavy weighted floor impact sound level and the driving point impedance level, i.e., twenty times the common logarithm of driving point impedance at an exciting point, were measured in existing residential buildings before the floor finishing of the excitation room and the ceiling finishing of the receiving room were installed. These data were compared to the calculated values by the impedance method, i.e., a practical method that estimates vibration energy of an excited slab using the driving point impedance at the exciting point as a major factor, as well as those using the Finite Element Method (FEM) models of slabs. Furthermore, correlations between the residual errors and the major dimensions of the receiving rooms were investigated. Two major error factors were found to influence the calculated values by the impedance method. The spectral characteristic of the tire impact source within the 63 Hz band effectively decreased the prediction errors when it was included in the calculation and combined with the FEM models of slabs. The length of the shorter side of the receiving room plan correlated to the residual errors of the receiving rooms having a pair of flat parallel walls. These errors arise from the fact that the receiving points were placed at the central and quarter positions within the wall distance, where the nodes of the horizontal mode exist. It was not possible to identify another dimension of the receiving room that significantly correlates to the residual errors of the prediction.     

水声声强测量分析系统及其在水下噪声鉴别中的应用

本文将空气中能形成测量分析系统的声强测量技术引入到水介质中，建立了一套水声声强测量分析系统，讨论了此套水声声强测量分析系统的硬，软件组成及特征，实验验证了本系统的可靠性，利用此声强分析系统对水下双噪声源的近场作了平面扫描测量，可以定位和鉴别这两个噪声源。