Prediction of the niche effect for single flat panels with or without attached sound absorbing materials
Type de document
Études primaires
Année de publication
2015
Langue
Anglais
Titre de la revue
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Première page
117
Dernière page
131
Résumé
The sound transmission loss (STL) of a test sample measured in sound transmission facilities is affected by the opening in which it is located. This is called the niche effect. This paper uses a modal approach to study the STL of a rectangular plate with or without an attached porous material located inside a box-shaped niche. The porous material is modeled as a limp equivalent fluid. The proposed model is validated by comparison with finite element/boundary element computations. Using a condensation of the pressure fields in the niche, the niche effect is interpreted in terms of a modification of the modal blocked pressure fields acting on the panel induced by the front cavity and by a modification of the radiation efficiency of the panel modes due to the presence of the back cavity. The modal approach is then used to investigate the impact of (1) the presence of a porous material attached to the panel on the niche effect and (2) the niche effect on the assessment of the porous material insertion loss. A simplified model for the porous material based on a transfer matrix approach is also proposed to predict the STL of the system and its validity is discussed.
Mots-clés
Isolation phonique, Sound isolation, Panneau absorbant, Sound absorbing panel, Matériau insonorisant, Sound absorbing material, Matière poreuse, Porous material, Indice d'affaiblissement sonore, Sound transmission loss
Numéro de projet IRSST
0099-5650
Citation recommandée
Sgard, F., Atalla, N. et Nélisse, H. (2015). Prediction of the niche effect for single flat panels with or without attached sound absorbing materials. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 137(1), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4901713
