The prediction of low- and mid-frequency internal road vehicle noise: A literature survey

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-269

  Lalor, N ^a   Prlebsch, H H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ACC Akustikkompetenzzentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Automobile internal noise; BEM noise prediction; FEM noise prediction; FEM SEA hybrid method; SEA noise prediction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN; NOISE ABATEMENT;

AUTOMOBILE INTERNAL NOISE; BEM NOISE PREDICTION; FEM NOISE PREDICTION; SEA HYBRID METHOD; SEA NOISE PREDICTION;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 34748899365     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO199     Document Type: Article

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