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Chapter 8 - Reduction <strong>of</strong> Noise Emission from <strong>Two</strong>-<strong>Stroke</strong> <strong>Engines</strong><br />

short pipe in some designs. The usual practice is to employ a number <strong>of</strong> holes, Nh, each <strong>of</strong><br />

area, Ah, or diameter, dh, if they are round holes for reasons <strong>of</strong> manufacturing simplicity. The<br />

volume <strong>of</strong> the resonant cavity is Vb where, if all cross-sections are circular:<br />

v A T rcLb(d3+2xt) 2<br />

v b = A b L b : ( 8 - 5 - 6 )<br />

According to Kato [8.18], the length, Lh, that is occupied by the holes should not exceed<br />

the pipe diameter, d3, otherwise the system should be theoretically treated as a diffusing<br />

silencer. The natural frequency <strong>of</strong> the side-resonant system, fsr, is given by Davis [8.4] as:<br />

fsr=^J^ (8.5.7)<br />

where Kh, the conductivity <strong>of</strong> the holes which are the opening, is calculated from:<br />

as:<br />

NhAh<br />

Kh - x,+0.8Ah<br />

< 8 - 5 ' 8 '<br />

The attenuation or transmission loss in dB <strong>of</strong> this type <strong>of</strong> silencer, (3tr, is given by Davis<br />

where the term, Z, is found from:<br />

Ptr = 101og10(l + Z 2 ) (8.5.9)<br />

Z =<br />

V K h<br />

2A<br />

f<br />

vb<br />

3<br />

f<br />

(8.5.10)<br />

When the applied noise frequency, f, is equal to the resonant frequency, fsr> the value <strong>of</strong> Z<br />

becomes infinite as does the resultant noise attenuation in Eq. 8.5.9. Clearly this is an impractical<br />

result, but it does give credence to the view that such a silencer has a considerable<br />

attenuation level in the region <strong>of</strong> the natural frequency <strong>of</strong> the side-resonant cavity <strong>and</strong> connecting<br />

passage.<br />

To help you use these acoustic equations for design purposes, a simple computer program<br />

is referenced in the Appendix Listing <strong>of</strong> Computer Programs as Prog.8.2, SIDE-RESONANT<br />

SILENCER. The attenuation equations programmed are those discussed above from Davis<br />

[8.4], Eqs. 8.5.6.-8.5.10.<br />

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