Noise control in HVAC systems with ultra-thin low-frequency (UTLF) absorbersShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Proceedings of ISMA 2022 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering and USD 2022 - International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, KU Leuven, Departement Werktuigkunde , 2022, p. 365-374Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In this work, the application of ultra-thin low frequency (UTLF) resonators to reduce low-frequency tonal noise components in HVAC systems is presented. A single UTLF absorber consists of a mass, a flexible membrane, a cavity, and a resistive layer. The resonator produces a near-perfect absorption in a narrow region around its resonance frequency. The proposed treatment consists of the addition, on one side of the HVAC duct, of an array of two kinds of UTLF resonators, tuned to two target frequencies. The acoustic performances of the system are mimicked in a three-dimensional numerical model, starting from a single resonator. The resonator impedance is tuned to the Cremer impedance of the duct by varying the design parameters to obtain optimal damping of the plane wave mode. The resonance frequency of the system is adjusted changing the mass and the depth of the cavity. Combining many resonators along the duct, one may achieve a high sound transmission loss in the target frequency due to the locally reactive behavior.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
KU Leuven, Departement Werktuigkunde , 2022. p. 365-374
National Category
Fluid Mechanics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-348786Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85195989796OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-348786DiVA, id: diva2:1878696
Conference
30th International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA 2022 and 9th International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics, USD 2022, Leuven, Belgium, Sep 12 2022 - Sep 14 2022
Note
QC 20240701
Part of ISBN 978-908289315-1
2024-06-272024-06-272025-02-09Bibliographically approved