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970 Part G Structural <strong>Acoustics</strong> and Noise<br />

Part G 23.2<br />

with a sampling period that is not an integral number of<br />

wavelengths of the wave, spectral leakage occurs. FFT<br />

analyzers contain windows <strong>to</strong> improve spectral estimates<br />

– the Hanning window is the most common. There are no<br />

23.2 Noise Sources<br />

In this section, methods for the specification of noise<br />

emissions are given, noise emission criteria are described,<br />

and some basic principles of noise control are<br />

presented. A general description of noise control for stationary<br />

sources is presented, and some information on<br />

vehicle noise and aircraft noise is given. A short section<br />

on the principles of active noise control is included.<br />

23.2.1 Measures of Noise Emission<br />

This section is an edited version of a textbook chapter<br />

of [23.13].<br />

Two quantities are needed <strong>to</strong> describe the strength of<br />

a noise source, its sound power level and its directivity.<br />

The sound power level is a measure of the <strong>to</strong>tal sound<br />

power radiated by the source in all directions and is<br />

usually stated as a function of frequency, for example,<br />

in one-third octave bands. The sound power level is then<br />

the preferred descrip<strong>to</strong>r for the emission of sound energy<br />

by noise sources.<br />

The directivity of a source is a measure of the variation<br />

in its sound radiation with direction. Directivity is<br />

usually stated as a function of angular position around<br />

the acoustical center of the source and also as a function<br />

of frequency.<br />

From the sound power level and directivity, it is<br />

possible <strong>to</strong> calculate the sound pressure levels produced<br />

by the source in the acoustical environment in which<br />

it operates. In Sect. 23.3.2, a classical method for this<br />

calculation is presented – as is an alternative method for<br />

long and flat rooms.<br />

A source may set a nearby surface in<strong>to</strong> vibration if<br />

it is rigidly attached <strong>to</strong> that surface, causing more sound<br />

power <strong>to</strong> be radiated than if the source were vibration<br />

isolated. Both the operating and mounting conditions<br />

of the source therefore influence the amount of sound<br />

power radiated as well as the directivity of the source.<br />

Nonetheless, the sound power level alone is useful for:<br />

comparing the noise radiated by machines of the same<br />

type and size as well as by machines of different types<br />

and sizes; determining whether a machine complies with<br />

a specified upper limit of noise emission; planning in<br />

national or international standards for the performance<br />

of FFT analyzers. The results of measurements by FFT<br />

analyzers may vary depending on the design implementation<br />

by the manufacturer or computer programmer.<br />

order <strong>to</strong> determine the amount of transmission loss or<br />

noise control required; and engineering work <strong>to</strong> assist in<br />

developing quiet machinery and equipment.<br />

Expanding the dot product in (23.6) allows the surface<br />

integral <strong>to</strong> be written in terms of scalar quantities<br />

�<br />

W = In dS , (23.21)<br />

S<br />

where In = I cos(θ) is the component of sound intensity<br />

normal <strong>to</strong> the surface at the location of dS; dSis the<br />

magnitude of the elemental surface area vec<strong>to</strong>r.<br />

The integral may be carried out over a spherical or<br />

hemispherical surface that surrounds the source. Other<br />

regular surfaces, such as a parallelepiped or a cylinder,<br />

are also used in practice, and, in principle, any closed<br />

surface can be used. If the source is nondirectional and<br />

the integration is carried out over a spherical surface<br />

having a radius r and centered on the source, sound<br />

intensity and sound power are related by<br />

I(at r) = In(at r) = W W<br />

= , (23.22)<br />

S 4πr2 where I is the magnitude of intensity on the surface (at<br />

radius r), In is the normal component of intensity on the<br />

surface (at radius r), W is the sound power, S is the area<br />

of spherical surface (4πr 2 ), and r is the radius of the<br />

sphere.<br />

In general, a source is directional, and the sound<br />

intensity is not the same at all points on the surface.<br />

Consequently, an approximation must be made <strong>to</strong> evaluate<br />

the integral of (23.21). It is cus<strong>to</strong>mary <strong>to</strong> divide<br />

the measurement surface in<strong>to</strong> a number of subsegments,<br />

each having an area Si, and <strong>to</strong> approximate the normal<br />

component of the sound intensity on each surface<br />

subsegment. The sound power of the source may then<br />

be calculated by a summation over all of the surface<br />

subsegments:<br />

W = �<br />

IniSi , (23.23)<br />

i<br />

here Ini is the normal component of sound intensity<br />

averaged over the i-th area segment, Si is the i-th area<br />

segment, and i is the number of segments.

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