Psychoacoustic Study on Contribution of Fan Noise to Engine Noise

There are more researches on engine fan noise control focusing on reducing fan noise level through optimizing fan structure,and a lot of research achievements have been obtained.However,researches on the effect of fan noise to engine noise quality are lacking.The influences of the effects of fan structure optimization on the engine noise quality are unclear.Thus,there will be a decline in fan noise level,but the deterioration of engine noise quality.Aiming at the above problems,in consideration of fan structure design and engine noise quality,an innovative method to analyze the contribution of fan noise to engine noise quality using psychoacoustic theory is proposed.The noises of diesel engine installing different cooling fans are measured by using the acoustic pressure method.The experiment results are regarded as analysis samples.The model of sensory pleasantness is used to analyze the sound quality of a diesel engine with different cooling fans.Results show that after installing 10-blade fan in medium diameter the sensory pleasantness at each test point is increased,and the increase is 13.53% on average,which indicate the improvement of the engine noise quality.In order to verify the psychoacoustical analysis,the subjective assessment is carried out.The test result shows the noise quality of engine installed10-blade fan in medium diameter is most superior.1/3 octave frequency spectrum analysis is used to study the reason of the improvement of engine noise quality.It is found that after installing proper cooling fan the sound pressure level below 400 Hz are obviously increased,the frequency assignment and spectral envelope are more reasonable and a proper cooling fan can optimize the spectrum structure of the engine noise.The psychoacoustic study is applied in the contribution of fan noise to engine noise,and the idea of engine sound quality improvement through the structure optimization is proposed.

Coupled analysis of engine noise and interior noise of an automobile

The coupled model of a four-cylinder internal combustion engine and a dash panel was constructed to analyze the relationship between the engine noise and interior noise of an automobile. Finite element analysis, flexible multi-body dynamics, and boundary element analysis were integrated to obtain the tetrahedron-element models, structural vibration response, and radiated noise,respectively. The accuracy of the finite-element model of the engine was validated by modal analysis via single-input multi-output technology, while the dash panel was validated by sound transmission loss experiment. The block was optimized to reduce the radiated acoustic power from the engine surface. The acoustic transfer path between the engine cabin and passenger compartment was then established. The coupled analysis results reveal that the interior noise is optimized due to the engine noise reduction.

THE ENGINEERING PREDICTION FOR AIRCRAFT NOISE

The acoustic emission from an aircraft during the flight is a dynamic process. The emitting acoustic power and received mean square acoustic pressure are functions of time. The paper deals with this problem as a quasi-steady one. The whole process is resolved into several elementary procedures, for example, the flight trajectory, the geometric relation between the noise sources and observers, the noise source characteristics, the air propagation and ground effect. Two calculation examples are given in the paper, one for a long-range passenger with high bypass-ratio turbofan engine, and the other for a 3-leaved propeller. The composition of aircraft noise, its time history, frequency spectrum and directivity can be clearly described by these curves. It may be useful for the designer to perform the acoustic design of his aircraft layout.

Evaluation of Environmental Sound Pressure Level,Drawing of Noise-Isosonic Map Using Surfer V.19,and Prioritization of Engineering Noise Control Methods Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP):A Field Study in CGS Stations

Noise pollution is one of the most significant harmful physical factors in the industrial and occupational environments.Due to the high costs of exposure to excessive noise;continuous sound evaluation,propose and implement noise control plans in occupational environments is necessary.Thus,the present study aimed to review environmental sound measurements,drawing of noise maps,and prioritizing the engineering noise control methods using the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP).This study was a descriptive-analytical study that aimed to assess occupational noises and present a control plan in the City Gas Stations(CGSs)of Kerman,Iran in 2021.The present study was done in two phases.In the first phase,six CGSs were investigated to measure and evaluate the noise.In addition,the noise map of a CGS was drawn using the Surfer software.Finally,the AHP was used in the second phase of the research to prioritize the control measures.In this phase,four criteria and ten alternatives were identified.According to first phase results,the sound pressure level(SPL)of the stations varied from 76 to 98 dBA.Besides,the majority of the studied stations had a sound level higher than 85 dBA(danger zone).The second phase of the study showed that out of the four evaluated criteria,the executability criterion had the highest impact and the cost criterion had the lowest impact on the selection of control measures with a weight of 0.587 and 0.052,respectively.Based on the results of prioritization of the alternatives,using a silenced regulator(weight of 0.223)and increasing the thickness of the tube(weight of 0.023)had the highest and lowest priorities among the alternatives,respectively.The use of engineering noise control methods such as using silenced regulators was the best way to control the noises of CGSs.Additionally;it is noteworthy that AHP is a practical method for prioritizing alternatives to achieve the most accurate decision-making.The results of AHP can be of great help to health and safety experts and managers in choosing the sound engineering control measures more precisely.

A Humanoid Method for Extracting Abnormal Engine Sounds from Engine Acoustics Based on Adaptive Volterra Filter

The improvement of SNR （Signal-to-Noise Ratio） of abnormal engine sounds is of great help in improving the accuracy of engine fault diagnosis. By imitating the way that human technicians use to distinguish abnormal engine sounds from engine acoustics, a humanoid abnormal sound extracting method is proposed. By implementing adaptive Volterra filter in the canonical Adaptive Noise Cancellation （ANC） system, the proposed method is capable of tracing the engine baseline sound which exhibits an intrinsic nonlinear dynamics. Besides, by introducing a template noise tailored from the records of engine baseline sound and taking it as virtual input of the adaptive Volterra filter, the priori knowledge of engine baseline sound, such as inherent correlation, periodicity or phase information, and stochastic factors, is taken into consideration. The hybrid simulations prove that the proposed method is functional. Since the method proposed is essentially a single-sensor based ANC, hopefully, it may become an effective way to extricate the dilemma that canonical dual-sensor based ANC encounters when it is used in extracting fault-featured signals from observed signals.

A model-scale test on noise from single-stream nozzle exhaust geometries in static conditions

A model-scale test with single-stream nozzle exhaust geometries was carried out at the anechoic chamber of Beihang University in Beijing, China. The spectral characteristics are investigated, and the effects of the following parametric variations are reported in this paper: impact of nozzle operating conditions on spectra; impact of the presence of a plug; and effectiveness of chevron configurations for noise mitigation. The measurement shows that the change of pressure values has more impact on spectra than the change of temperature values. The spectral change due to pressure is shown at all band numbers for unheated conditions whereas it is more pronounced at highfrequency ranges for heated conditions. An impact of the presence of a plug is also clearly observed.The reduction of noise is moderate up to band number of 35, and becomes more significant at higher band numbers. It is observed that chevron nozzles are more efficient at high pressure and temperature values. It is expected that the quantified analysis will be used to develop an empirical model of single jet noise, which will be the baseline for the development of prediction of noise from turbofan engines of high bypass ratios.