Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
7-25-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Engineering
Department/School/Program
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. David W. Herrin
Abstract
Scale modeling has been commonly used for architectural acoustics but use in other noise control areas is nominal. Acoustic scale modeling theory is first reviewed and then feasibility for small-scale applications, such as is common in the electronics industry, is investigated. Three application cases are used to examine the viability. In the first example, a scale model is used to determine the insertion loss of a rectangular barrier. In the second example, the transmission loss through parallel tubes drilled through a cylinder is measured and results are compared to a 2.85 times scale model with good agreement. The third example is a rectangular cuboid with a smaller cylindrical well bored into it. A point source is placed above the cuboid. The transfer function was measured between positions on the top of the cylinder and inside of the cylindrical well. Treatments were then applied sequentially including a cylindrical barrier around the well, a membrane cover over the opening, and a layer of sound absorption over the well. Results are compared between the full scale and a 5.7 times scale model and correlation between the two is satisfactory.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2018.304
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Nan, "SCALE MODELS OF ACOUSTIC SCATTERING PROBLEMS INCLUDING BARRIERS AND SOUND ABSORPTION" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering. 119.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/me_etds/119
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Acoustics, Dynamics, and Controls Commons, Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons
