Normalised spectrum for flow-generated noise prediction using computational fluid dynamics

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-328

  Mak, C M ^a   Au, K C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR DUCTS; CFD SIMULATIONS; DATA COLLAPSE; DESIGN STAGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW-GENERATED NOISE; OCTAVE BANDS; PREDICTIVE EQUATIONS; REVERBERATION CHAMBERS; SOUND POWER; SOUND POWER LEVELS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

AIR; DESIGN; DUCTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; POWER SPECTRUM; REVERBERATION; SIMULATORS; STROUHAL NUMBER; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 70450199715     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: 14770849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624409349572     Document Type: Article

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