AE842/AE458: Structural Acoustics and Noise Control (Jan-

July 2018)
Slot : H
Instructor : Praveen Krishna (praveenkrishna@iist.ac.in) Wednesday : 13:30-15:00
TA : Thursday : 13:30-15:00
Credit : 3

Course Objectives
• To provide a background for solving acoustics problems related to machinery using analytical
methods

• Solid foundation for advanced studies in acoustics

• Introduction of noise control in structural components.

Text Books
• Uno Ingard. Notes on Acoustics, Firewal Media: Delhi (2010).

• Philip M. Morse & Uno Ingard. Theoretical Acoustics, Mc Graw-Hill, Newyork (1968).

• E. G. Williams. Fourier Acoustics: Sound Radiation and Near Field Acoustic Holography,
Academic Press: New York (1999).

• Lawrence E. Kinsler, Austin R. Frey, Alan B. Coppens and James V. Sanders .

Fundamentals of Acoustics, Wiley: New York (1999).

• M. L. Munjal. Noise and Vibration Control, World Scientific Press: Singapore (2014).

Detailed Course Plan

• Introduction to Measurements

– What is acoustics
– Type of waves and example
– Characteristic of waves
– Sound waves, source patterns
– Measrement of Sound
∗ Sound Pressure
∗ Types of Microphones and specifications
∗ Sound power estimates
∗ Free field and reverberant field calculations
∗ Octave bands and weighing scales
∗ Sound intensity
∗ Other measurement devices
– Measurement errors

• 3D Wave equation

– Assumptions
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– Mass and Momentum Conservation and Thermodynamic considerations

– Reduction to 1D wave equation
∗ Periodic and Standing wave solutions
∗ Nature of Solutions: Periodic Solutions
∗ Traveling and Standing wave solutions
∗ Helmholtz equation
∗ Impedance, Energy Density, Instanteous Energy Density and Intensity
∗ Representation and solution in frequency domain
– Reduction to 2D wave equation
∗ Velocity, Intensity
∗ Concept of Evanascent waves
– Sound reflection and transmission
∗ Solution with Reflection
· Plane waves in a tube: One end closed
· Plane waves in a tube: Both ends open
· Noise Control Application: Mufflers
· Types of Mufflers
· Performance of Mufflers
· Four pole method
· Experimental Techniques
· Sound Amplification: Horn
· Characteristics of Horn
∗ Solutions with Transmission
· Transmission: 2 Media
· Normal and Oblique incidence
· Transmission: 3 Media
– Source Modeling
∗ Wave equation in Spherical Coordinates
∗ Solution in Spherical Coord
∗ Monopole Source and its Characteristics
∗ Dipole Source and its Characteristics
∗ Quadrupole sources
∗ Practical Source Models used
– Acoustic Structure Interaction
∗ Sound Radiation from Vibrating Infinite Plate
∗ Wavenumber space, K-Space Diagram
∗ Concept of Angular Spectrum
∗ Rayleigh’s Second Integral
∗ Rayleigh’s First Integral
∗ Velocity and farfield pressure calculations
∗ Directivity and Sound power calcualtion
– Cavity Acoustics
∗ Rectangular Cavity
∗ Wave Equation in Cavity
∗ Solution of wave equation
∗ Cavity frequencies and Mode shapes
∗ Solution with excitation of cavity
• Examples and discussion of noise control techniques (Optional)
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Evaluation Scheme
Total:100 Marks

Tutorials
• 6-8 tutorial sheets will be given

• Students are supposed to solve themselves with in 1 week

• Solutions of the problems will be discussed in the class after 1 week

Quiz/Mid Semester Examination

There will be 1 examination for 15 marks

Computer Assignment
There will be computer assignments for 20 Marks, program needs to be submitted.

Term Paper Presentation

Each and every student has to do a Term paper for 15 marks

• Select one journal paper during mid semester

• Try to reproduce the results

• Present the same to the class

End Semester Examination

There will be one end semester examination for 50 marks