Journal Description
Acoustics
Acoustics
is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on acoustics science and engineering, published quarterly online by MDPI.
- Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
- High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), and other databases.
- Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Acoustics and Ultrasonics)
- Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 16.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 5.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2023).
- Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor:
2.1 (2022);
5-Year Impact Factor:
1.9 (2022)
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Performance Evaluation of Balcony Designs for Mitigating Ground Level Noise
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 272-297; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010015 - 11 Mar 2024
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This study aims to tackle the challenge of high noise levels on balconies while preserving natural ventilation. Eight innovative balcony designs, incorporating elements like diffuser edges, undulating ceilings, Helmholtz resonators, grooves, or sound traps, were evaluated via finite element (FE) modeling. The insertion
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This study aims to tackle the challenge of high noise levels on balconies while preserving natural ventilation. Eight innovative balcony designs, incorporating elements like diffuser edges, undulating ceilings, Helmholtz resonators, grooves, or sound traps, were evaluated via finite element (FE) modeling. The insertion loss results showed that for many balcony designs, noise reduction in the balcony could deteriorate beyond an elevation of 8 m. However, the front jagged and full wavy ceiling designs were shown to be more robust in noise attenuation across balconies on different floors. The jagged ledge and grooved parapet designs yielded an overall 1.5 dBA lower SPL at the exterior regions, compared to other designs, which implies that the designs are less acoustically detrimental to nearby residential blocks as they tend to diffract and absorb incident noise. The jagged ledge design is more effective for lower floors while the jagged ceiling design is more effective for higher floors. A combination of the protruded jagged ledge for the lower floor and jagged balcony ceiling for the higher floor would result in the lowest noise ingress over three stories of residential units: this would be capable of achieving more than 3 dB noise reduction and would offer viable options for improving balcony noise mitigation, by providing valuable insights to architects and designers seeking practical solutions for outdoor noise reduction. Our study highlights that whereas the spectrum characteristics of acoustic absorption materials may be less tunable, and where reduced head space is traded for thicker material for greater ab-sorption and added affixation and maintenance cost, the jagged ledge and ceiling curvatures can actually be shape-tuned, say for every 3 to 4 floors up the high-rise to more effective reduce noise ingress and possibly improve the architecture façade outlook.
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Acoustic Characteristics of Greek Vowels Produced by Adult Heritage Speakers of Albanian
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Georgios P. Georgiou and Aretousa Giannakou
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 257-271; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010014 - 10 Mar 2024
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Investigating heritage language (HL)-contact effects on the dominant language has received limited attention despite its importance in understanding the dynamic interplay between linguistic systems in situations of bilingualism. This study compares the acoustic characteristics of Greek vowels produced by heritage speakers (HSs) of
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Investigating heritage language (HL)-contact effects on the dominant language has received limited attention despite its importance in understanding the dynamic interplay between linguistic systems in situations of bilingualism. This study compares the acoustic characteristics of Greek vowels produced by heritage speakers (HSs) of Albanian and monolingual Greek speakers, aiming to identify potential differences and explain them. The participants were adult second-generation HSs of Albanian with Greek as their dominant language, born and raised in Greece. A control group of age-matched monolingual Greek speakers was included for comparison purposes. All participants engaged in a controlled speech production task, with the data segmented to extract acoustic values pertaining to the first three formants and the duration of Greek vowels. Bayesian regression models were employed for the subsequent statistical analysis. The results demonstrated differences in the first three formants of certain vowels and the duration of all vowels. These differences can be attributed to the crosslinguistic effect of HL on the dominant language, as well as the interplay between the dynamic and internalized language system of the speakers and the complex effect of the sociophonetic context. These outcomes contribute to the hypothesis positing the emergence of deflected phonetic categories among a distinctive group of bilinguals, namely HSs. Furthermore, this study underscores the significance of a comprehensive exploration of the sociophonetic context of HSs for a nuanced understanding of their phonetic patterns.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Developments in Acoustic Phonetic Research)
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Influence of the Gain–Bandwidth of the Front-End Amplifier on the Performance of a QEPAS Sensor
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Luigi Lombardi, Gianvito Matarrese and Cristoforo Marzocca
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 240-256; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010013 - 06 Mar 2024
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The quartz tuning fork used as an acoustic sensor in quartz-enhanced photo-acoustic spectroscopy gas detection systems is usually read out by means of a transimpedance preamplifier based on a low-noise operational amplifier closed in a feedback loop. The gain–bandwidth product of the operational
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The quartz tuning fork used as an acoustic sensor in quartz-enhanced photo-acoustic spectroscopy gas detection systems is usually read out by means of a transimpedance preamplifier based on a low-noise operational amplifier closed in a feedback loop. The gain–bandwidth product of the operational amplifier used in the circuit is a key parameter which must be properly chosen to guarantee that the circuit works as expected. Here, we demonstrate that if the value of this parameter is not sufficiently large, the response of the preamplifier exhibits a peak at a frequency which does not coincide with the series resonant frequency of the quartz tuning fork. If this peak frequency is selected for modulating the laser bias current and is also used as the reference frequency of the lock-in amplifier, a penalty results in terms of signal-to-noise ratio at the output of the QEPAS sensor. This worsens the performance of the gas sensing system in terms of ultimate detection limits. We show that this happens when the front-end preamplifier of the quartz tuning fork is based on some amplifier models that are typically used for such application, both when the integration time of the lock-in amplifier filter is long, to boost noise rejection, and when it is short, in order to comply with a relevant measurement rate.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Resonators in Acoustics (2nd Edition))
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Design of Optimal Sound Absorbers Using Acoustic Diffusers for Multipurpose Auditoriums
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Domingo Pardo-Quiles, Ignacio Rodríguez-Rodríguez and José-Víctor Rodríguez
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 219-239; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010012 - 06 Mar 2024
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The main goal of this research was to design and study the best structure, location, and shape of acoustic diffusers to be fitted on the ceilings of multipurpose auditoriums. Their absorbing properties can enhance the acoustics when installed on high ceilings, and behind
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The main goal of this research was to design and study the best structure, location, and shape of acoustic diffusers to be fitted on the ceilings of multipurpose auditoriums. Their absorbing properties can enhance the acoustics when installed on high ceilings, and behind suspended reflecting panels, by mitigating or nullifying specular reflections that could overcome the panels and, thus, avoiding time delay gaps exceeding 30–40 ms compared with the direct sound. For this purpose, a typical medium-sized room, with inclined floors, a stage, and 20 rows of seats, was considered. The allocation and height of the considered diffusers were based on the Schroeder quadratic residue sequence, and they were modeled as rectangles, wedges, cylinders, and Y-shaped elements. A standardized speech source spectrum was analyzed for up to five different receiver locations. In this way, the attenuation parameter as a function of frequency was evaluated and compared between the candidate diffusers in order to identify the best absorber. The simulations were undertaken with a software tool previously validated by the authors called PARDOS, which incorporates an innovative formulation based on the uniform theory of diffraction (UTD) to analyze multiple diffractions and reflections of acoustic waves. The results show that the new Y-shaped diffusers proposed, tuned for the hearing frequency band from 250 Hz up to 10,000 Hz, attained the best acoustic performance in terms of absorption.
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Matched Filter for Acoustic Emission Monitoring in Noisy Environments: Application to Wire Break Detection
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Alexander Lange, Ronghua Xu, Max Kaeding, Steffen Marx and Joern Ostermann
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 204-218; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010011 - 20 Feb 2024
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Regular inspections of important civil infrastructures are mandatory to ensure structural safety and reliability. Until today, these inspections are primarily conducted manually, which has several deficiencies. In context of prestressed concrete structures, steel tendons can be susceptible to stress corrosion cracking, which may
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Regular inspections of important civil infrastructures are mandatory to ensure structural safety and reliability. Until today, these inspections are primarily conducted manually, which has several deficiencies. In context of prestressed concrete structures, steel tendons can be susceptible to stress corrosion cracking, which may result in breakage of individual wires that is visually not observable. Recent research therefore suggests Acoustic Emission Monitoring for wire break detection in prestressed concrete structures. However, in noisy environments, such as wind turbines, conventional acoustic emission detection based on user-defined amplitude thresholds may not be suitable. Thus, we propose the use of matched filters for acoustic emission detection in noisy environments and apply the proposed method to the task of wire break detection in post-tensioned wind turbine towers. Based on manually conducted wire breaks and rebound hammer tests on a large-scale test frame, we employ a brute-force search for the most suitable query signal of a wire break event and a rebound hammer impact, respectively. Then, we evaluate the signal detection performance on more than 500 other wire break signals and approximately one week of continuous acoustic emission recordings in an operating wind turbine. For a signal-to-noise ratio of 0 dB, the matched filter approach shows an improvement in AUC by up to 0.78 for both, the wire break and the rebound hammer query signal, compared to state-of-the-art amplitude-based detection. Even for the unscaled wire break measurements originally recorded at the 12 m large laboratory test frame, the improvement in AUC still lies between 0.01 and 0.25 depending on the wind turbine noise recordings considered for evaluation. Matched filters may therefore be a promising alternative to amplitude-based detection algorithms and deserve particular consideration with regard to Acoustic Emission Monitoring, especially in noisy environments or when sparse senor networks are required.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Industrial and Research Applications of Acoustic Emission Testing)
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Machine Noise—Experimental Study of the Local Environmental Correction for the Emission Sound Pressure Level
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Fabian Heisterkamp
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 177-203; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010010 - 08 Feb 2024
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Determining reliable noise emission values for machinery is key to successfully implement the Sell and Buy Quiet concept. ISO 11202 is a basic noise emission standard to determine the emission sound pressure level of machines outside of special acoustic test rooms (in situ
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Determining reliable noise emission values for machinery is key to successfully implement the Sell and Buy Quiet concept. ISO 11202 is a basic noise emission standard to determine the emission sound pressure level of machines outside of special acoustic test rooms (in situ measurements) and enables machinery manufacturers to determine the noise emission data of their products within their own premises. However, a recent amendment to this standard was made on the basis of an unsatisfactory amount of experimental data. Therefore, this paper systematically examines the validity and accuracy of the amended part of the method. It answers the question, whether the amendment represents an improvement of the existing method. Measurements on a model machine with two configurations allow for an extensive investigation of the effects of the amendment. To that end, the emission sound pressure levels at eight positions near the machine are determined in three different acoustic environments. One finds that the amendment leads to an overestimation of the local environmental correction for the , which, in turn, could lead to an underestimation of the determined emission sound pressure level.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machinery Noise: Emission, Modelling and Control)
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An Investigation into the Physical Mechanisms of Leak Noise Propagation in Buried Plastic Water Pipes: A Wave Dynamic Stiffness Approach
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Oscar Scussel, Michael J. Brennan, Jennifer M. Muggleton, Fabrício C. L. de Almeida, Phillip F. Joseph and Yan Gao
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 157-176; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010009 - 01 Feb 2024
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In buried plastic water pipes, the predominantly fluid-borne wave is of particular interest, as it plays a key role in the propagation of leak noise. Consequently, it has been studied by several researchers to determine the speed of wave propagation and its attenuation
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In buried plastic water pipes, the predominantly fluid-borne wave is of particular interest, as it plays a key role in the propagation of leak noise. Consequently, it has been studied by several researchers to determine the speed of wave propagation and its attenuation with distance. These features are encapsulated in the wavenumber. By examining the factors that govern the behaviour of this wavenumber, this paper presents an in-depth examination of the physical mechanisms of leak noise propagation. To achieve this, an alternative physics-based model for the wavenumber is developed, using the concept of the wave dynamic stiffnesses of the individual components within the pipe system, i.e., the water in the pipe, the pipe wall, and the surrounding medium. This facilitates a clear interpretation of the wave behaviour in terms of the physical properties of the system, especially the interface between the pipe and the surrounding medium, which can have a profound influence on the leakage of acoustic energy from the pipe wall into the external medium. Three systems with different types of surrounding medium are studied, and the factors that govern leak noise propagation in each case are identified. Experimental results on two distinct test sites from different parts of the world are provided to validate the approach using leak noise as an excitation mechanism.
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Comparing the Performance of Robust Controllers for Vibration Suppression in Long Rotor Systems
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Majid Aleyaasin
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 134-156; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010008 - 01 Feb 2024
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In this paper, the vibration control of the multivariable model of rotor bearing systems is considered for investigation. Some simply structured controllers that can suppress vibrational disturbances are tested for their robustness via the H∞ optimality criteria. Initially, intelligent optimisation techniques are
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In this paper, the vibration control of the multivariable model of rotor bearing systems is considered for investigation. Some simply structured controllers that can suppress vibrational disturbances are tested for their robustness via the H∞ optimality criteria. Initially, intelligent optimisation techniques are used to minimize the H∞ mixed-sensitivity norm of the Linear Fractional Transformation (LFT) of the simple two-term PI controllers acting on the rotor system models. This results in some controllers that can suppress the vibration but with a slow oscillatory response. After this, an appropriate interpretation of the Bode plot singular values of the combined sensitivity and control effort matrix is used to explain the performance shortcomings of this controller. Moreover, the existing simply structured controllers in the literature exhibiting a faster performance are examined by using singular value plots. It is shown that when the maximum singular value of the control effort matrix drops below the 0 db line, the performance will be boosted. Finally, the H∞ controllers are designed by using the robust control toolbox in MATLAB. This resulted in rapid disturbance rejection, with the vibration amplitude diminishing to zero after 0.3 s due to double-step disturbances. However, these controllers in the frequency domain have an order of eight and may not be realizable to be implemented in practice. It is concluded that examining the Bode plot of the maximum singular value of the control effort matrix is a useful tool for evaluating performance in the frequency domain. However, designing robust controllers by toolboxes in the time domain can lead to superb performance with higher-order controllers.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Active Control of Sound and Vibration)
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Wooden Rehearsal Rooms from the Construction Process to the Musical Performance
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Maria Cairoli
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 114-133; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010007 - 27 Jan 2024
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Rehearsal rooms play an important role in musicians’ activities to obtain the best results during a performance in front of an audience. Numerous rehearsal rooms are located in complex buildings, such as opera houses and cultural centers, where new research outcomes have led
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Rehearsal rooms play an important role in musicians’ activities to obtain the best results during a performance in front of an audience. Numerous rehearsal rooms are located in complex buildings, such as opera houses and cultural centers, where new research outcomes have led to increasingly complex projects and construction phases. Furthermore, technical complexity has also increased due to the large quantity of used materials and the innovation level of the process. In this context, a new methodology becomes mandatory to control the indoor air quality and the acoustic quality in rehearsal rooms. This paper aims to offer a procedure for rehearsal rooms for large ensembles during the construction and life cycle phases to optimize the indoor environmental quality according to different types of ensembles and repertoires. In particular, rehearsal rooms with wood panel cladding are considered. The proposed methodology is controlled by a digital twin (DT) based on building information modeling (BIM), integrated with acoustic measurements, sensors and actuators aimed at implementing the database in real time. A case study is presented, in which the cladding system is described, the new methodology is applied, and the results are compared with the criteria suggested in the standard ISO 23591.
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Recording, Processing, and Reproduction of Vibrations Produced by Impact Noise Sources in Buildings
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Franz Dolezal, Andreas Reichenauer, Armin Wilfling, Maximilian Neusser and Rok Prislan
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 97-113; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010006 - 17 Jan 2024
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Several studies on the perception of impact sounds question the correlation of standardized approaches with perceived annoyance, while more recent studies have come to inconsistent conclusions. All these studies neglected the aspect of whole-body vibrations, which are known to be relevant for the
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Several studies on the perception of impact sounds question the correlation of standardized approaches with perceived annoyance, while more recent studies have come to inconsistent conclusions. All these studies neglected the aspect of whole-body vibrations, which are known to be relevant for the perception of low-frequency sound and can be perceived especially in lightweight constructions. Basically, the contribution of vibrations to impact sound annoyance is still unknown and could be the reason for the contradictory results. To investigate this aspect, we measured vibrations on different types of floors under laboratory conditions and in situ. For this purpose, a vibration-sensing device was developed to record vibrations more cost-effectively and independently of commercial recording instruments. The vibrations of predefined impact sequences were recorded together with the sound field using a higher-order ambisonics microphone. In addition, a vibration exposure device was developed to expose the test objects to the exact vibrations that occur in the built environment. The vibration exposure device is integrated into the ambisonics reproduction system, which consists of a large number of loudspeakers in a spherical configuration. The article presents the development and performance achieved using the vibration-sensing unit and the vibration exposure device. The study is relevant for conducting future impact sound listening tests under laboratory conditions, which can be extended to include the reproduction of vibrations.
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Computational and Theoretical Investigation of Acoustical and Vibrational Properties of Rigid Thin Material
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Haydar Aygun
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 83-96; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010005 - 16 Jan 2024
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A computational and theoretical investigation of acoustical and vibrational properties of rigid thin fiberglass material was carried out for different boundary conditions. Fiberglass materials could be applied in industries varying from the aircraft and automotive sectors to the built environment and construction sectors.
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A computational and theoretical investigation of acoustical and vibrational properties of rigid thin fiberglass material was carried out for different boundary conditions. Fiberglass materials could be applied in industries varying from the aircraft and automotive sectors to the built environment and construction sectors. Plate vibration and acoustic radiation were applied to predict the deflection of the thin fiberglass material and sound radiation efficiency at different locations on its surface, while a study-controlled equation of motion known as the Kirchhoff thin plate theory was applied for a COMSOL simulation of the thin material to determine the deflection of the plate and to obtain stress distribution, velocity contour, displacement, and acoustic pressure at the first resonance of the material. The results of this paper show that thin fiberglass material could be applied to sandwich building elements to form panels for reducing airborne noise and to lessen the sound transmission of structural borne noise, to cover noise barriers to make them more sustainable and weather resistant, to dampen the vibration of machines, and to reduce the structural vibration of buildings.
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Experimental Prediction Method of Free-Field Sound Emissions Using the Boundary Element Method and Laser Scanning Vibrometry
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Andreas Wurzinger, Florian Kraxberger, Paul Maurerlehner, Bernhard Mayr-Mittermüller, Peter Rucz, Harald Sima, Manfred Kaltenbacher and Stefan Schoder
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 65-82; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010004 - 03 Jan 2024
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Acoustic emissions play a major role in the usability of many product categories. Therefore, mitigating the emitted sound directly at the source is paramount to improve usability and customer satisfaction. To reliably predict acoustic emissions, numerical methods such as the boundary element method
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Acoustic emissions play a major role in the usability of many product categories. Therefore, mitigating the emitted sound directly at the source is paramount to improve usability and customer satisfaction. To reliably predict acoustic emissions, numerical methods such as the boundary element method (BEM) are employed, which allow for predicting, e.g., the acoustic emission into the free field. BEM algorithms need appropriate boundary conditions to couple the sound field with the structural motion of the vibrating body. In this contribution, firstly, an interpolation scheme is presented, which allows for appropriate interpolation of arbitrary velocity data to the computational grid of the BEM. Secondly, the free-field Helmholtz problem is solved with the open-source BEM software framework NiHu. The forward coupling between the device of interest and BEM is based on the surface normal velocities (i.e., a Neumann boundary condition). The BEM simulation results are validated using a previously established aeroacoustic benchmark problem. Furthermore, an application to a medical device (knee prosthesis frame) is presented. Furthermore, the radiated sound power is evaluated and contextualized with other low-cost approximations. Regarding the validation example, very good agreements are achieved between the measurements and BEM results, with a mean effective pressure level error of dB averaged across three microphone positions. Applying the workflow to a knee prosthesis frame, the simulation is capable of predicting the acoustic radiation to four microphone positions with a mean effective pressure level error of dB.
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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vibration and Noise (2nd Edition))
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Music Listening as Kangaroo Mother Care: From Skin-to-Skin Contact to Being Touched by the Music
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Mark Reybrouck
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 35-64; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010003 - 01 Jan 2024
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The metaphor of being touched by music is widespread and almost universal. The tactile experience, moreover, has received growing interest in recent years. There is, however, a need to go beyond a mere metaphorical use of the term, by positioning the tactile experience
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The metaphor of being touched by music is widespread and almost universal. The tactile experience, moreover, has received growing interest in recent years. There is, however, a need to go beyond a mere metaphorical use of the term, by positioning the tactile experience within the broader frame of embodied cognition and the experiential turn in cognitive science. This article explores the possible contribution of a science of touch by defining music as a vibrational phenomenon that affects the body and the senses. It takes as a starting point the clinical findings on the psychological and physiological value of tender touch with a special focus on the method of kangaroo mother care, which is a method for holding the baby against the chest of the mother, skin-to-skin. It is seen as one of the most basic affiliative bondings with stimuli that elicit reward. Via an extensive review of the research literature, it is questioned as to what extent this rationale can be translated to the realm of music. There are, in fact, many analogies, but a comprehensive theoretical framework is still lacking. This article aims at providing at least some preparatory groundwork to fuel more theorizing about listening and its relation to the sense of touch.
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Investigations into the Approaches of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Flow-Excited Resonator Helmholtz Modeling within Verification on a Laboratory Benchmark
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Daniil Sergeev, Irina V’yushkina, Vladimir Eremeev, Andrei Stulenkov and Kirill Pyalov
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 18-34; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010002 - 22 Dec 2023
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This paper presents the results of a study of self-sustained processes excited in a Helmholtz resonator after a flow over its orifice. A comparative analysis of various approaches to the numerical modeling of this problem was carried out, taking into account both the
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This paper presents the results of a study of self-sustained processes excited in a Helmholtz resonator after a flow over its orifice. A comparative analysis of various approaches to the numerical modeling of this problem was carried out, taking into account both the requirements for achieving the required accuracy and taking into account the resource greediness of calculations, the results of which were verified by comparison with data obtained during a special experiment. The configuration with a spherical resonator with a natural frequency of 260 Hz and an orifice diameter (about 5 cm) in an air flow with a speed of 6 to 14 m/s was considered. A comparison of the calculation results with data obtained in experiments carried out in the wind tunnel demonstrated that the accuracy of calculations of the characteristics of the self-sustained mode using the simplest URANS class model tends to the accuracy of calculations within the large eddy simulation approach formulated in the WMLES model. At the same time, when using WMLES, it is possible to better reproduce the background level of pulsations. From the point of view of resource greediness, expressed in the number of core hours spent obtaining a solution, both models of the turbulence turned out to be almost equivalent when using the same grid models.
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Identification of Key Factors Influencing Sound Insulation Performance of High-Speed Train Composite Floor Based on Machine Learning
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Ruiqian Wang, Dan Yao, Jie Zhang, Xinbiao Xiao and Ziyan Xu
Acoustics 2024, 6(1), 1-17; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics6010001 - 20 Dec 2023
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The body of a high-speed train is a composite structure composed of different materials and structures. This makes the design of a noise-reduction scheme for a car body very complex. Therefore, it is important to clarify the key factors influencing sound insulation in
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The body of a high-speed train is a composite structure composed of different materials and structures. This makes the design of a noise-reduction scheme for a car body very complex. Therefore, it is important to clarify the key factors influencing sound insulation in the composite structure of a car body. This study uses machine learning to evaluate the key factors influencing the sound insulation performance of the composite floor of a high-speed train. First, a comprehensive feature database is constructed using sound insulation test results from a large number of samples obtained from laboratory acoustic measurements. Subsequently, a machine learning model for predicting the sound insulation of a composite floor is developed based on the random forest method. The model is used to analyze the sound insulation contributions of different materials and structures to the composite floor. Finally, the key factors influencing the sound insulation performance of composite floors are identified. The results indicate that, when all material characteristics are considered, the sound insulation and surface density of the aluminum profiles and the sound insulation of the interior panels are the three most important factors affecting the sound insulation of the composite floor. Their contributions are 8.5%, 7.3%, and 6.9%, respectively. If only the influence of the core material is considered, the sound insulation contribution of layer 1 exceeds 15% in most frequency bands, particularly at 250 and 500 Hz. The damping slurry contributed to 20% of the total sound insulation above 1000 Hz. The results of this study can provide a reference for the acoustic design of composite structures.
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Using Feature Extraction to Perform Equipment Health Monitoring on Ship-Radiated Noise
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Nicholas Marasco, Haidy Elghamrawy and Donald McGaughey
Acoustics 2023, 5(4), 1180-1193; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5040067 - 18 Dec 2023
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The current state of the art in hydroacoustics research employs a variety of feature extraction techniques with the goal of accurately classifying a ship based on its radiated noise. These techniques are capable of accuracy in excess of 95%. A question arises as
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The current state of the art in hydroacoustics research employs a variety of feature extraction techniques with the goal of accurately classifying a ship based on its radiated noise. These techniques are capable of accuracy in excess of 95%. A question arises as to whether similar techniques could be applied to a known vessel to identify and monitor individual systems from the ship’s noise. In this paper, the fast orthogonal search algorithm is used as a basis for a feature extraction and classification algorithm. This algorithm is applied to real recordings of ship-radiated noise and is shown to be capable of identifying the running status of a subset of the ship’s systems, providing a proof of concept for the detection and monitoring of a ship’s systems based solely on the ships hydroacoustic noise.
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Influence of Test Room Acoustics on Non-Native Listeners’ Standardized Test Performance
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Makito Kawata, Mariko Tsuruta-Hamamura and Hiroshi Hasegawa
Acoustics 2023, 5(4), 1161-1179; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5040066 - 11 Dec 2023
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Understanding the impact of room acoustics on non-native listeners is crucial, particularly in standardized English as a foreign language (EFL) proficiency testing environments. This study aims to elucidate how acoustics influence test scores, considering variables overlooked in prior research such as seat position
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Understanding the impact of room acoustics on non-native listeners is crucial, particularly in standardized English as a foreign language (EFL) proficiency testing environments. This study aims to elucidate how acoustics influence test scores, considering variables overlooked in prior research such as seat position and baseline language proficiency. In this experiment, 42 Japanese university students’ performance on standardized EFL listening tests was assessed in two rooms with distinct acoustic qualities, as determined by the speech transmission index (STI) and reverberation time (RT). The rooms differed significantly in their STI values and RT measurements, with one exhibiting high speech intelligibility qualities of ≥0.66 STI and RT0.5–2kHz < 0.7 s and the other falling below these benchmarks. The findings revealed that listening test scores were consistently higher in the acoustically favorable room across all participants. Notably, the negative effect of poor acoustics was more pronounced for students with lower baseline language proficiency. No significant score differences were observed between front- and rear-seat positions, suggesting that overall room acoustics may be more influential than individual seating locations. The study concludes that acoustics play a significant role in the standardized EFL test performance, particularly for lower-proficiency learners. This highlights the necessity of standardized testing environments to be more carefully selected in order to ensure the fair and reliable assessment of language proficiency.
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Active Control of the Reflection Coefficient of an Underwater Surface
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Johannes Timmermann, Norbert Hövelmann and Delf Sachau
Acoustics 2023, 5(4), 1148-1160; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5040065 - 08 Dec 2023
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From a strategic point of view, it is essential to protect underwater vehicles from being detected by opponents. Modern mono- or bistatic sonar systems are capable of precisely determining the position of a watercraft. In order to triangulate the positions of watercrafts, the
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From a strategic point of view, it is essential to protect underwater vehicles from being detected by opponents. Modern mono- or bistatic sonar systems are capable of precisely determining the position of a watercraft. In order to triangulate the positions of watercrafts, the sonar sends out acoustic signals that are reflected by the vehicles’ surfaces. These deflected sound waves are subsequently detected and evaluated. How well an object can be detected using a sonar can be measured according to the target strength. Through their shape, construction and choice of materials, modern underwater vehicles are optimized in relation to minimizing their radiated and reflected sound waves; in this way, their target strength is minimized. These passive measures are particularly effective in the medium- and high-frequency range down to 1500 Hz. To effectively reduce reflections at lower frequencies, an active system is developed in this study and evaluated in a laboratory test with a water-filled impedance tube. The incident sound waves were measured in front of an active surface and then processed using an adaptive control system based on an FPGA platform. The system operates with a very thin piezoceramic applied to the surface in order to minimize the reflections of the sound waves. The laboratory tests showed the high effectiveness of the system under the influence of sonar-like signals.
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Comparison of the Declared and Simulated Real-Use Noise Data during Wood Sanding Using a Hand-Held Power Sander
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Miroslav Dado, Marián Schwarz, Jozef Salva, Richard Jankovič and Richard Hnilica
Acoustics 2023, 5(4), 1136-1147; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5040064 - 07 Dec 2023
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The hand-held power sander is a frequently used tool in woodworking, and it is a significant source of risk in terms of dust, vibration, and, notably, noise. The purpose of a hand-held power sander manufacturer’s noise emission statement is to provide information that
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The hand-held power sander is a frequently used tool in woodworking, and it is a significant source of risk in terms of dust, vibration, and, notably, noise. The purpose of a hand-held power sander manufacturer’s noise emission statement is to provide information that is useful for assessing the risks associated with noise exposure and should assist users in selecting a hand-held power sander with reduced noise emissions. The stated levels of emitted noise obtained in accordance with a harmonized test procedure may not, in all circumstances, give a reliable indication of the actual risk of noise exposure during the typical use of a hand-held power sander. The aim of this work was to investigate the difference between the values declared by the manufacturers of hand-held power sanders and the measured noise values during actual use. The measurements of the equivalent sound pressure levels were carried out using an integrating–averaging sound level meter (B&K, model 2245) during the sanding of beech and spruce wood with different types of hand-held electric sanders (belt, random orbital, and orbital) with abrasives of coarse, medium, or fine grit. Upon comparing the measured and declared noise values, differences ranging from −6.3 dB to 19 dB(A) were identified for distinct sander types. The results of this study show that the use of declared noise emission values during risk assessments underestimates the magnitude of operator noise exposure.
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Low-Frequency-Noise Attenuation through Extended-Neck Double-Degree-of-Freedom Helmholtz Resonators
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Abhishek Gautam, Alper Celik and Mahdi Azarpeyvand
Acoustics 2023, 5(4), 1123-1135; https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics5040063 - 03 Dec 2023
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The use of acoustic liners, based on double-degree-of-freedom Helmholtz resonators, for low-frequency-noise attenuation is limited by the volume of individual resonating cavities. This study investigates the effect of the septum neck length on the acoustic performance of double-degree-of-freedom resonators, both experimentally and numerically,
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The use of acoustic liners, based on double-degree-of-freedom Helmholtz resonators, for low-frequency-noise attenuation is limited by the volume of individual resonating cavities. This study investigates the effect of the septum neck length on the acoustic performance of double-degree-of-freedom resonators, both experimentally and numerically, for varying cavity volume ratios. The underlying sound attenuation mechanism is studied by analysing the acoustic pressure fields within the resonator cavities. An increase in the septum neck is shown to lower the frequencies affected by the resonator. In addition, it deteriorates and significantly improves the sound attenuation performance at the primary and secondary peak transmission-loss frequencies, respectively.
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