David Freed

Porous materials are commonly used in various industrial systems such as ducts, HVAC, hoods, mufflers, in order to introduce acoustic absorption and to reduce the radiated acoustics levels. For problems involving flow-induced noise mechanisms and explicit interactions between turbulent source regions, numerical approaches remain a challenging task involving, on the one hand, the coupling between unsteady flow calculations and acoustics simulations and, on the other hand, the development of… Show more

Porous materials are commonly used in various industrial systems such as ducts, HVAC, hoods, mufflers, in order to introduce acoustic absorption and to reduce the radiated acoustics levels. For problems involving flow-induced noise mechanisms and explicit interactions between turbulent source regions, numerical approaches remain a challenging task involving, on the one hand, the coupling between unsteady flow calculations and acoustics simulations and, on the other hand, the development of advanced and sensitive numerical schemes. In this paper, acoustic materials are explicitly modeled in lattice Boltzmann simulations using equivalent fluid regions having arbitrary porosity and resistivity. Numerical simulations are compared to analytical derivations as well as experiments and semi-empirical models to validate the approach. Show less

A computational process for early stage vehicle shape assessment for automotive front window buffeting and greenhouse wind noise is presented. It is a challenging problem in an experimental process as the vehicle geometry is not always finalized. For example, the buffeting behavior typically worsens during the vehicle development process as the vehicle gets tighter, leading to expensive late counter measures. We present a solution using previously validated CFD/CAA software based on the Lattice… Show more

A computational process for early stage vehicle shape assessment for automotive front window buffeting and greenhouse wind noise is presented. It is a challenging problem in an experimental process as the vehicle geometry is not always finalized. For example, the buffeting behavior typically worsens during the vehicle development process as the vehicle gets tighter, leading to expensive late counter measures. We present a solution using previously validated CFD/CAA software based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM). A CAD model with realistic automotive geometry was chosen to simultaneously study the potential of different side mirror geometries to influence the front window buffeting and greenhouse wind noise phenomena. A glass mounted mirror and a door mounted mirror were used for this comparative study. Interior noise is investigated for the two phenomena studied. The unsteady flow is visualized and changes in the buffeting and wind noise behavior are explored. Show less

Porous materials are commonly used in various industrial systems such as ducts, HVAC,
hood compartments, mufflers and acoustic liners in order to introduce acoustic absorption
and to reduce radiated acoustics levels. For problems involving flow-induced noise
mechanisms and explicit interactions between turbulent source regions, numerical
approaches remained a challenging task involving on one hand the coupling between
unsteady flow calculations and acoustics simulations and… Show more

Porous materials are commonly used in various industrial systems such as ducts, HVAC,
hood compartments, mufflers and acoustic liners in order to introduce acoustic absorption
and to reduce radiated acoustics levels. For problems involving flow-induced noise
mechanisms and explicit interactions between turbulent source regions, numerical
approaches remained a challenging task involving on one hand the coupling between
unsteady flow calculations and acoustics simulations and on the other hand the development
of advanced and sensitive numerical schemes. In this paper, acoustic materials are explicitly
modeled in Lattice Boltzmann simulations using equivalent fluid regions having porosity
equal to one. Numerical simulations are compared to analytical derivations to validate the
approach. In order to propose realistic acoustic models of more complex materials,
simulations are compared to experiments and semi-empirical models. Show less

Technical Paper: 2013-01-1932
SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-1932

Technical Paper
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-2203

A computational design study, performed in conjunction with experiments, to reduce the howl noise caused by the roof rack crossbars of a production automobile is presented. This goals were to obtain insight into the flow phenomenon causing the noise, and to do a design iteration study that would lead to a small number of cross-section recommendations for crossbars that would be tested in the wind tunnel. The flow condition for this study is 0 yaw at 30 mph inlet speed, which experimentally… Show more

A computational design study, performed in conjunction with experiments, to reduce the howl noise caused by the roof rack crossbars of a production automobile is presented. This goals were to obtain insight into the flow phenomenon causing the noise, and to do a design iteration study that would lead to a small number of cross-section recommendations for crossbars that would be tested in the wind tunnel. The flow condition for this study is 0 yaw at 30 mph inlet speed, which experimentally gives the strongest roof rack howl for the vehicle considered for this study. The numerical results have been obtained using the commercial CFD/CAA software PowerFLOW. The simulation kernel of this software is based on the numerical scheme known as the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM), combined with a two-equation RNG turbulence model. This scheme accurately captures time-dependent aerodynamic behavior of turbulent flows over complex detailed geometries, including the pressure fluctuations causing wind noise. Analysis was performed on twelve different configurations of crossbars and designs were ranked based on the peak of the lift spectrum on the front crossbar. The number of configurations tested in the wind tunnel was narrowed down based on these results, and trend predictions obtained from the computational analysis were consistent with experimental observations. The methodology used in this study can help streamline this type of design process. Show less

Acoustics comfort is a key point for the ground transportation market and in particular in the automotive area. A significant contributor to the noise levels in the cabin in the range 200Hz to 3000Hz is the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) system, consisting of sub-systems such as the air intake duct, thermal mixing unit, blower, ducts, and outlet vents. The noise produced by an HVAC system is mainly due to aeroacoustics mechanisms related to the flow fluctuations induced by… Show more

Acoustics comfort is a key point for the ground transportation market and in particular in the automotive area. A significant contributor to the noise levels in the cabin in the range 200Hz to 3000Hz is the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) system, consisting of sub-systems such as the air intake duct, thermal mixing unit, blower, ducts, and outlet vents. The noise produced by an HVAC system is mainly due to aeroacoustics mechanisms related to the flow fluctuations induced by the blower rotation. The structure borne noise related to the surface induced vibrations and to the noise transmission through the dash or plastic panels may also contribute but is not considered in this study. Show less