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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS

Altair Partner Alliance Introduction Webinar
17th March 2016

Paul Herster
AVL List GmbH
Public
AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS

CONTENT

Introduction to AVL
Overview of EXCITETM Acoustics
What is EXCITETM Acoustics
The used method
Analysis workflow
Key features and benefits
Use cases
Short live demo

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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS

CONTENT

Introduction to AVL
Overview of EXCITETM Acoustics
What is EXCITETM Acoustics
The used method
Analysis workflow
Key features and benefits
Use cases
Short live demo

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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS EXCITETM ACOUSTICS?

EXCITETM Acoustics is a tool for the

calculation of sound radiation in free
field from vibrating structures such
as engines and power units using
the Wave Based Technique (WBT).

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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - INTRODUCTION

Geometry of vibrating
structure (FE Mesh)

Acoustic Mesher 2D / 3D Post-processor

WBT Solver

Surface velocities
(frequency domain)

OptiStruct Create Results

(.bdf,.op2)

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS USED METHOD

WAVE BASED TECHNIQUE (WBT)

WBT is based on an indirect Trefftz

approach
Acoustic model is divided into a
bounded region (meshed) and an
unbounded region
WBT model does not require a problem
domain discretization into small
elements
The size of the acoustic mesh elements
can be large and is independent of
frequency

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - ANALYSIS WORKFLOW

Generation
of Acoustic
WBT Mesh

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MODEL PREPARATION WITHIN MINUTES

ACOUSTIC MESH GENERATION

Meshing starts from unmodified

structural FE mesh used for the
calculation of structural vibrations
Fully automated meshing
procedure for optimized WBT
meshes

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - ANALYSIS WORKFLOW

Generation Creation of
of Acoustic Field Point
WBT Mesh Meshes

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FIELD POINT MESHES FOR RESULT
EVALUATION

TWO OPTIONS

1 - import of arbitrary predefined

meshes (FE format)

2 - use of the integrated field point

mesh generator

supported types: sphere and

plane

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - ANALYSIS WORKFLOW

Generation Creation of Boundary

of Acoustic Field Point Conditions,
WBT Mesh Meshes Settings

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SURFACE VELOCITY BOUNDARY CONDITION

MAPPING OF STRUCTURE
VIBRATIONS
Dynamic and fully automated nodal
velocity mapping procedure of imported
structural surface velocities
Due to dense Gau Point distribution
local effects are considered even with
Example: surface velocity amplitudes at 806Hz on rough acoustic meshes
structure surface (left) and MLV surfaces (right)

Optionally the user can define additional

own boundary condition on selected mesh
areas
Boundary conditions
on selections

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - ANALYSIS WORKFLOW

Generation Creation of Boundary Simulation 2D/3D Post-

of Acoustic Field Point Conditions, Run Processing
WBT Mesh Meshes Settings
Check Data
Sound
Radiation
Create
Results

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INTERACTIVE 2D/3D RESULT EVALUATION

Synchronized
visualization
of 2D and 3D
results

Animation of
3D results
together with
structural
input

Automated,
customizable
standard
reports

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS KEY FEATURES

Fully automated generation of the

acoustic mesh
Use of the Wave Based Technique
(WBT) with the advantages that
Acoustic Mesher 2D / 3D Post-processor
no fine acoustic mesh discretization
is required to achieve accurate
results
WBT Solver
the element size of the acoustic
mesh is not frequency dependent
Fast and flexible post-processing (no
Create Results
recalculation of sound radiation
necessary)

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EXCITETM ACOUSTICS - BENEFITS

Preparation of calculation model with a

few clicks
One acoustic model for the whole
frequency range
Acoustic Mesher 2D / 3D Post-processor
High computational performance due to
small acoustic models
Subsequent definable / modifiable
WBT Solver
positions for result evaluation
Audible results - direct assessment of
noise characteristics by hearing
comparisons
Create Results

Short Analysis Lead Times from Model

Preparation to Result Evaluation

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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS

CONTENT

Introduction to AVL
Overview of EXCITETM Acoustics
What is EXCITETM Acoustics
The used method
Analysis workflow
Key features and benefits
Use cases
Short live demo

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USE CASE INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE AND
POWER UNIT NOISE

THE CHALLENGE
Todays combustion engine development
trends lead to higher excitations
engine downsizing, downspeeding,
increase of torque
Requires to find optimal compromise
between weight reduction, efficiency and
NVH performance
Flexible multi-body dynamic analysis
provides accurate results for excitations
and structural response

Improvement of NVH analysis workflow -

evaluation of the acoustic behavior on
airborne noise results instead structural
vibrations only

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USE CASE INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE AND
POWER UNIT NOISE

EXCITETM Acoustics Sound Radiation Calculation Assessment of

acoustic
performance
(benchmarking)

Influence of
design
modifications

Contribution of
noise excitation
sources

Contribution of
vibrating
structure parts

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USE CASE ASSESSMENT OF TRANSMISSION
NOISE

THE CHALLENGE
Bearing Force
Higher excitations due to todays trends
in engine development lead to more
dominant transmission noise caused by
gear whine and rattle excitations

Evaluation of structural response (e.g.

Structural Response
gearbox housing) only is not reliable

If and to what extent is gear whine or

rattle excitation finally leading to
annoying noise?

How effective are design measures to

reduce these phenomena?

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USE CASE ASSESSMENT OF TRANSMISSION
NOISE

EXCITETM Acoustics Sound Radiation Calculation Evaluation of

characteristic
and markedness
of transmission
noise
phenomena

Verification of
effectiveness of
design measure
to reduce
transmission
noise

Mic. 3

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AVL EXCITETM ACOUSTICS

CONTENT

Introduction to AVL
Overview of EXCITETM Acoustics
What is EXCITETM Acoustics
The used method
Analysis workflow
Key features and benefits
Use cases
Short live demo

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