The nature of sound in cars is discussed in the light of previous experimental and theoretical work, and the major contributions to interior noise are identified. The acoustic field inside a vibrating structure is analysed theoretically in terms of the acoustic cavity modes and the structural modes, and it is shown that'reduction of structural-acoustic coupling could reduce the response for a wide variety of force inputs. Finite element analyses of prismatic acoustic cavities and two-dimensinal ring structures are described and these are combined in a simple theoretical model of ring-mode excitation of sound. By stiffening selected structural elements, the structural-acoustic coupling, and hence the acoustic response, are reduced.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:344477 |
| Date | January 1982 |
| Creators | Richards, T. L. |
| Contributors | Jha, Sunil ; Tidbury, G. H. |
| Publisher | Cranfield University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3899 |
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