Development of an Equivalent Force Method and an Application in Simulating the Radiated Noise from an Operating Diesel Engine

In this paper a new methodology is presented for applying measured accelerations and forces as excitation on a structural finite element model in order to perform a forced frequency response analysis. The computed vibration constitutes the excitation for an acoustic boundary element analysis. The ne...

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Main Authors: Nickolas Vlahopoulos, Yury Kalish, S.T. Raveendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/323427
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Summary:In this paper a new methodology is presented for applying measured accelerations and forces as excitation on a structural finite element model in order to perform a forced frequency response analysis. The computed vibration constitutes the excitation for an acoustic boundary element analysis. The new developments presented in this paper are associated with: the equivalent force method that can prescribe the acceleration at certain parts of the structure; the integration within a single process of test data that define the excitation, with the vibration analysis, and the acoustic prediction; the utilization of the new technology in simulating the noise radiated from a running engine and determining the effects of design changes. Numerical results for noise radiated from a running engine are compared to test data for a baseline design. The effect of two structural design modifications on the radiated noise is computed, and conclusions are deduced.
ISSN:1070-9622
1875-9203