ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION CHARACTERISTICS OF STRAIGHT-THROUGH PERFORATED TUBE SILENCERS AND RESONATORS

The one-dimensional analytical solutions are derived and three-dimensional substructure boundary element approaches are developed to predict and analyze the acoustic attenuation characteristics of straight-through perforated tube silencers and folded resonators without mean flow, as well as to examine the effect of nonplanar waves in the silencers and resonators on the acoustic attenuation performance. Comparisons of transmission loss predictions with the experimental results for prototype straight-through perforated tube silencers demonstrated that the three-dimensional approach is needed for accurate acoustic attenuation performance prediction at higher frequencies, while the simple one-dimensional theory is sufficient at lower frequencies. The BEM is then used to investigate the effects of geometrical parameters on the acoustic attenuation characteristics of straight-through perforated tube silencers and folded resonators in detail.