PREDICTION OF ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE IN EXPANSION CHAMBER MUFFLERS WITH MEAN FLOW BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

The equation of wave propagation in a circular chamber with mean flow is obtained. Computational solution based on finite element method is employed to determine the transmission loss of expansive chamber. The effect of the mean flow and geometry (length of expansion chamber and expansion ratio)on acoustic attenuation performance is discussed, the predicted values of transmission loss of expansion chamber without and with mean flow are compared with those reported in the literature and they agree well. The accuracy of the prediction of transmission loss implies that finite element approximations are applicable to a lot of practical applications.

Feature analysis of acoustic emission sources for rail crack detection by the finite element method

The safety of rail is very important for the development of high speed railway, and it is necessary to investigate the features of inner cracks in rail. In order to obtain the features of Acoustic Emission （AE） sources of inner cracks in rail, AE sources with different types, depths and propagation distances are examined for crack in rail. The finite element method is utilized to model the rail with cracks and the results of experiment demonstrate the effectiveness of this model. Wavelet transform and Rayleigh-Lamb equations are utilized to extract the features of crack AE sources. The results illustrate that the intensity ratio among AE modes can identify the AE source types and the AE sources with different frequencies in rail. There are uniform AE mode features existing in the AE signals from AE sources in rail web, however AE signals from AE sources in rail head and rail base have the complex and unstable AE modes. Different AE source types have the different propagation features in rail. It is helpful to understand the rail cracks and detect the rail cracks based on the AE technique.

Noise comparison of centrifugal pump operating in pump and turbine mode

Investigations regarding the relation of noise performance for centrifugal pump operating in pump and turbine modes continue to be inadequate.This paper presents a series of comparisons of flow-induced noise for both operation modes.The interior flow-borne noise and structure modal were verified through experiments.The flow-borne noise was calculated by the acoustic boundary element method(ABEM),and the flow-induced structure noise was obtained by the coupled acoustic boundary element method(ABEM)/structure finite element method(SFEM).The results show that in pump mode,the pressure fluctuation in the volute is comparable to that in the outlet pipe,but in turbine mode,the pressure fluctuation in the impeller is comparable to that in the draft tube.The main frequency of interior flow-borne noise lies at blade passing frequency(BPF)and it shifts to the 9th BPF for interior flow-induced structure noise.The peak values at horizontal plane appear at the 5th BPF,and at axial plane,they get the highest sound pressure level(SPL)at the 8th BPF.Comparing with interior noise,the SPL of exterior flow-induced structure noise is incredibly small.At the 5th BPF,the pump body,cover and suspension show higher SPL in both modes.The outer walls of turbine generate relatively larger SPL than those of the pump.