FUNDAMENTALS OF NOISE Mr Prashant B Bawa Assistant

FUNDAMENTALS OF NOISE Mr. Prashant B. Bawa Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Late G. N. Sapkal College of Engineering

Sound is a disturbance that propagates through a medium having properties of inertia (mass) and elasticity. It is created by vibrating object or body. The medium by which the audible waves are transmitted is air. Sound – Longitudinal Waves Wave motion – Mechanism of transfer of energy and momentum Sound cannot pass through vacuum. 8 e-3 nm to 0. 1 mm Guess how much is particle displacement? ? Frequency: Number of pressure cycles/time also called pitch of sound (in Hz)

Sound is a sensation of acoustic waves (disturbance/pressure fluctuations setup in a medium) Unpleasant, unwanted, disturbing sound is generally treated as Noise and is a highly subjective feeling.

The disturbance gradually diminishes as it travels outwards since the initial amount of energy is gradually spreading over a wider area. If the disturbance is confined to one dimension (tube/thin rod), it does not diminish as it travels (except loses at the walls of the tube)

Velocity of Sound The rate at which the disturbance (sound wave) travels. Property of the medium Alternatively, Material c – Speed of sound P 0, 0 - Pressure and Density g - Ratio of specific heats R – Universal Gas Constant T – Temperature in 0 K weight M – Molecular Speed of Light: 299, 792, 458 m/s C Air 344 Water 1372 concrete 3048 Glass 3658 Iron 5182 Lead 1219 Wood (Hard) 4267 Speed of sound 344 m/s

Sound Measurement (Quantification of Sound) • Provides definite quantities that describe and rate sound • Permit precise, scientific analysis of annoying sound (objective means for comparison) • Help estimate damage to Hearing • Powerful diagnostic tool for noise reduction program: Factories, Airports, Homes, Recording studios, Highways, etc.

Quantifying Sound Acoustic Variables: Pressure and Particle Velocity Root Mean Square Value (RMS) of Sound Pressure Mean energy associated with sound waves is its fundamental feature Energy is proportional to square of amplitude

RANGE OF PRESSURE Range of RMS pressure fluctuations that a human ear can detect extends from 0. 00002 N/m 2 (threshold of hearing) to 20 N/m 2 (sensation of pain) 1000000 times larger Atmospheric pressure is 105 N/m 2 so the peak pressure associated with loudest sound is 5000 times smaller than atmospheric pressure. The large range of associated pressure is one of the reasons we need alternate scale.

d. B SCALE Human ear responds logarithmically to power difference. Alexander Graham Bell invented a unit Bel to measure the ability of people to hear Power Ratio of 2 = d. B of 3 (approximately) Power Ratio of 10 = d. B of 10 Power Ratio of 100 = d. B of 20 In acoustics, multiplication by a given factor is encountered most W 1 = W 2 * n So, Log 10 W 1= Log 10 W 2 + Log 10 n Thus, if the two powers differ by a factor of 10 (n = 10), the difference between the Log values of two power quantities is 1 Bel.

Decibel 10 Log 10 W 1 = 10 Log 10 W 2 + 10 Log 10 n to avoid fractions Now we have above quantities in deci. Bel, 10 d. B = 1 Bel deci. Bels are thus another way of expressing ratios Electrical Sound Power 20 Log 10 V 1= 20 Log 10 V 2 + 20 Log 10 n(1/2) 20 Log 10 P 1= 20 Log 10 P 2 + 20 Log 10 n(1/2) r - acoustic impedance

Decibel Mathematically, the decibel is 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the quantity measured to an arbitrary chosen reference quantity.

Sound Pressure Level 20 Log 10 P 1= 20 Log 10 P 2 + 20 Log 10 n(1/2) 20 Log 10(P 1/P 2) = 20 Log 10 n(1/2) n: Ratio of sound powers 20 Log 10 n(1/2) is still in deci. Bel, defined as Sound Pressure Level Sound pressure level is always relative to a reference In acoustics, the reference pressure P 2 = 2*10 -5 N/m 2 or 20 Pa (RMS) SPL = 20 Log 10(P 1/2*10 -5) P 1 is RMS pressure

Sound Pressure Level Corresponding to audio range of Sound Pressure 2*10 -5 N/m 2 - 0 d. B 20 N/m 2 - 120 d. B Normal SPL encountered are between 35 d. B to 90 d. B For underwater acoustics different reference pressure is used Pref = 0. 1 N/m 2 It is customary to specify SPL as 52 d. B re 20 Pa

Sound Power Level: d. B Reference Power Wref =10 -12 Watt Peak Power output: output Female Voice – 0. 002 W, Male Voice – 0. 004 W, A Soft whisper – 10 -9 W, An average shout – 0. 001 W Large Orchestra – 10 -70 W, Large Jet at Takeoff – 100, 000 W 15, 000 speakers speaking simultaneously generate 1 HP

Sound Intensity A plane progressive sound wave traveling in a medium (say along a tube) contains energy and rate of transfer of energy per unit cross-sectional area is defined as Sound Intensity Hold true also for spherical waves far away from source Iref = 10 -12 W/m 2 For air, 0 c 415 Ns/m 3 so that

Relationship between sound power level and sound pressure level with sound intensity Intensity : Average Rate of energy transfer per unit area

COMBINATION OF SEVERAL SOURCES Total Intensity produced by several sources IT = I 1+ I 2+ I 3+… Usually, intensity levels are known (L 1, L 2, …)

COMBINATIONS OF SOURCES If intensity levels of each of the N sources is same, Thus for 2 identical sources, total Intensity Level is 10 Log 2 i. e. , 3 d. B greater than the level of the single source For 2 sources of different intensities: L 1 and L 2 L 1=60 d. B, L 2=65. 5 d. B LT=66. 5 d. B L 1=80 d. B, L 2=82 d. B LT=84 d. B

FREQUENCY & FREQUENCY BANDS Frequency of sound ---- as important as its level Sensitivity of ear Sound insulation of a wall Attenuation of silencer all vary with freq. < 20 Hz to 20000 Hz > 20000 Hz Infrasonic Audio Range Ultrasonic

Frequency Composition of Sound Pure tone Musical Instrument For multiple frequency composition sound, frequency spectrum is obtained through Fourier analysis

Complex Noise Pattern Amplitude (d. B) produced by exhaust of Jet Engine, water at base of Niagara Falls, hiss of air/steam jets, etc A 1 f 1 Frequency (Hz) No discrete tones, infinite frequencies Better to group them in frequency bands – total strength in each band gives measure of sound Octave Bands commonly used (Octave: Halving / doubling)

Measurements made in semi-reverberant and free field conditions are in error of 2 d. B

I=0 Uniform sound energy density Free Field Condition Diffuse Field

MWL Lab, KTH Sweden Finding sound power (ISO 3745)

Sound Reflection, Absorption and Transmission

Radiation from Source Point Source (Monopole) Radiates sound waves equally in all directions (spherical radiation) W: is acoustic power output of the source; power must be distributed equally over spherical surface area Constant term Depends on distance from source Inverse Square Law When distance doubles (r=2 r 0) ; 20 log 2 + 20 log r 0 means 6 d. B difference in the Sound Intensity Level

If the point source is placed on ground, it radiates over a hemisphere, the intensity is then doubled and

Line Source (Long trains, steady stream of traffic, long straight run of pipeline) If the source is located on ground, and has acoustic power output of W per unit length radiating over half the cylinder Intensity at radius r, When distance doubles; Level 10 log 2 + 10 log r means 3 d. B difference in the Sound Intensity

EFFECT OF HARD REFLECTING GROUND Radiated Sound Power of the source can be affected by a rigid, reflecting planes. Strength and vibrational velocity of the source does not change but the hard reflecting plane produces double the pressure and four-fold increase in sound intensity compared to monopole (point spherical source) If source is sufficiently above the ground this effect is reduced.

The Human Ear

The Human Ear Outer Ear: Pinna and auditory canal concentrate pressure on to drum Middle Ear: Eardrum, Small Bones connecting eardrum to inner ear Inner Ear: Filled with liquid, cochlea with basilar membrane respond to stimulus of eardrum with the help of thousands of tiny, highly sensitive hair cells, different portions responding different frequencies of sound. The movement of hair cells is conveyed as sensation of sound to the brain through nerve impulses Masking takes place at the membrane; Higher frequencies are masked by lower ones, degree depends on frequency difference and relative magnitudes of the two sounds

Schematic Model of Middle Ear and Inner Ear with Cochlea Sound waves travelling along basilar membrane

SOUND BITS Unless there is a 3 d. B difference in SPL, human beings can not distinguish the difference in the sound Sound is perceived as doubled in its loudness when there is 10 d. B difference in the SPL. (Remember 6 d. B change represents doubling of sound pressure!!) Ear is not equally sensitive at all frequencies: highly sensitive at frequencies between 2 k. Hz to 5 k. Hz less at other freq. This sensitivity dependence on frequency is also dependent on SPL!!!!

RESPONSE OF HUMAN EAR Loudness Level (Phon) Equal to numerical value of SPL at 1000 Hz 0 Phon: threshold of hearing Loudness Level (Phon) useful for comparing two different frequencies for equal loudness But, 60 Phon is still not twice as loud as 30 Phon Equal Loudness Contours for pure tones, Free Field conditions Doubling of loudness corresponds to increase of 10 Phon

Weighting Characteristics A-weighting: 40 Phon equal loudness level contour C-weighting: 90 Phon equal loudness level contour D-weighting for Aircraft Noise

BASIC SOUND LEVEL METER

LOUDNESS INDEX Direct relationship between Loudness Level ‘P’ (Phons) and Loudness Index ‘S’ (Sones) 8 Sones is twice as loud as 4 Sones

Hearing Damage Potential to sound energy depends on its level & duration of exposure Equivalent Continuous Sound Level (Leq) tj : Fraction of total time duration for which SPL of Lj was measured Total time interval considered is divided in N parts with each part has constant SPL of Lj

Integrating Sound Level Meter for randomly varying sound e. g. , 60 sec Leq Sound Exposure Level (SEL) Constant level acting for 1 sec that has the same acoustic energy as the original sound Vehicle passing by; Aircraft flying over…

Noise Dose Meters display Noise Exposure Measurements Regulations: Basis of 90 d. B(A) for 8 hr a day. ISO(1999): Increase in SPL from 90 to 93 d. B(A) must reduce time of exposure from 8 to 4 hours OSHA: with every 5 d. B(A) increase, reduce exposure by half Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Noise Rating Curves (ISO R 1996) Level of Noise Annoyance NR 78

Errors of the order of 6 d. B around 400 Hz due to reflections

Sources: Vibration and Noise for Engineers, K Pujara Fundamentals of Acoustics, Kinsler and Frey Fundamentals of Noise and Vibration Analysis for Engineers, M Norton and D Karczub Introduction to Acoustics, R D Ford Measuring Sound, B&K Application Notes Sound Intensity, B&K Application Notes Basic Concepts of Sound, B&K Application Notes

TRANSFORMER NOISE CASE STUDY

SOURCES The primary source of acoustic noise generation in a transformer is the periodic mechanical deformation of the transformer core under the influence of fluctuating electromagnetic flux associated with these parts. The physical phenomena associated with this tonal noise generation can be classified as follows: vibration of the core laminations strike against each other due to residual gaps between laminations

• The material of a transformer core exhibits magnetostrictive properties. The vibration of the core is due to its magnetostrictive strain varying at twice the frequency of the alternating magnetic flux. The frequencies of the magnetic flux are equal to the power system supply frequency and its harmonics. • When there are residual gaps between laminations of the core, the periodic magneto-motive force may cause the core laminations to strike against each other and produce noise. Also, the periodic mutual forces between the current-carrying coil windings can induce vibrations.

A core structure is a complicated stack of Si-Fe alloy laminations clamped together at suitable points. Clamping is essential to hold together the laminations. The clamping arrangement also influences the dynamic behaviour of a core. As laminations do not have good matching flat surfaces and as they are not clamped together over an entire surface area, hence residual gaps between the laminations are unavoidable. Magneto-motive forces acting across these air gaps could set relative transverse motions between the laminations also with clamped constraint points in place. Higher the core loss (eddy current loss, hysterisis, copper loss) greater the noise level. Noise level increases with increasing overlap length. Figure: Core overlap region

METHODS • By changing the conventional grain-oriented (grade M 4) material of core with any of high-permeability (Grade MOH) and laser-scribed (grade ZDKH) material can reduce noise 2 -4 db because higher-grade materials have lower magnetostriction. • A method of controlling noise is to construct a wall with high sound absorbing bricks. • The most effective way to reduce noise is varnishing or using adhesive material inside transformer tank (Viscoelastic materials) – Enclosing transformer inside an enclosure which uses two thin plates separated by viscous material. – The noise hits inner plate and energy is damped out by viscous material so that outer one does not vibrate.

This may change an efficiently radiating vibration shape into an ineffectively radiating shape resulting in a lower sound radiation ratio.

Active noise control (ANC):

Decentralized ANC can be implemented. In this transformer tank surface is divided into number of elements. For each element unit consist of micro phone located in front of loud speaker delivers error signal, this signal is fed to controller which drives loud speaker is attached. An experimentation of decentralized active noise control on power transformer is shown in figure 5 and Configuration of the control simulation is shown in figure 6. Figure 5: experimentation of decentralized active noise control on power transformer Figure 6: Configuration of the control simulation.

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