TY - GEN
T1 - Tutorial on acoustic fluid loading of structures
AU - Hambric, Stephen A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Any vibrating structure is loaded by the fluid surrounding it. Whether air, water, or something else, the fluid loading adds a spatially distributed resistance (in phase with the velocity of vibration) and reactance (out of phase with the velocity of vibration) over the structural surfaces. The resistance absorbs energy, and damps structural vibrations. The reactance is either mass-like, effectively adding to the structural density and reducing resonance frequencies and vibration amplitudes; or stiffness-like, increasing resonance frequencies. Usually, mass-like reactance is caused by fluids external to a structure, and stiffness-like reactance is caused by enclosed volumes of fluids. This tutorial uses analytic methods to compare and contrast external and internal fluid loading on a flat rectangular plate and demonstrates the effects of fluid loading on plate vibration. The well-known stiffening effect of the internal Helmholtz resonance is demonstrated for a thin panel and a shallow entrained cavity. Strong coupling between interior cavity and structural modes is also demonstrated. The differences between heavy (water) and light (air) external fluid loading are shown, with significant reductions in resonance frequencies and peak vibration amplitudes for water loading.
AB - Any vibrating structure is loaded by the fluid surrounding it. Whether air, water, or something else, the fluid loading adds a spatially distributed resistance (in phase with the velocity of vibration) and reactance (out of phase with the velocity of vibration) over the structural surfaces. The resistance absorbs energy, and damps structural vibrations. The reactance is either mass-like, effectively adding to the structural density and reducing resonance frequencies and vibration amplitudes; or stiffness-like, increasing resonance frequencies. Usually, mass-like reactance is caused by fluids external to a structure, and stiffness-like reactance is caused by enclosed volumes of fluids. This tutorial uses analytic methods to compare and contrast external and internal fluid loading on a flat rectangular plate and demonstrates the effects of fluid loading on plate vibration. The well-known stiffening effect of the internal Helmholtz resonance is demonstrated for a thin panel and a shallow entrained cavity. Strong coupling between interior cavity and structural modes is also demonstrated. The differences between heavy (water) and light (air) external fluid loading are shown, with significant reductions in resonance frequencies and peak vibration amplitudes for water loading.
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U2 - 10.3397/IN-2021-1002
DO - 10.3397/IN-2021-1002
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85117403634
T3 - Proceedings of INTER-NOISE 2021 - 2021 International Congress and Exposition of Noise Control Engineering
BT - Proceedings of INTER-NOISE 2021 - 2021 International Congress and Exposition of Noise Control Engineering
A2 - Dare, Tyler
A2 - Bolton, Stuart
A2 - Davies, Patricia
A2 - Xue, Yutong
A2 - Ebbitt, Gordon
PB - The Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA, Inc.
T2 - 50th International Congress and Exposition of Noise Control Engineering, INTER-NOISE 2021
Y2 - 1 August 2021 through 5 August 2021
ER -