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Abstract

Finite Element based vibro-acoustic modelling and analysis procedures are developed for aircraft panels using commercially available MSC-NASTRAN in the low frequency segment (<250 Hz). A modal strain energy based approach is followed to introduce the Constrained Layer Damping (CLD) at optimally selected locations. Subsequently, a vibro-acoustic test facility has been designed and commissioned to test the aircraft panels with active-passive noise control solutions. A good correlation is observed between numerical simulation of CLD and experiment on an aluminium panel. Further, a two channel active structural acoustic control experiment is conducted and the use of smart structure technology for noise attenuation through structural vibration control has been demonstrated. Thus, the importance of activepassive control solutions for fuselage cabin noise reduction is highlighted.

Keywords

Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Fluid-Structure Interaction, Active Structural Acoustic Control, Constrained Layer Damping (CLD), Piezoelectric Actuator, Macro Fiber Composite (MFC), Ground Vibration Test (GVT)

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S. Raja, C.N. Sathyanarayana, D. Dwarakanathan, N. Chandra, B. Balakrishnan, V. Sudha, S. Vedaprakash, & K.B. Prasanna. (2023). Vibro-Acoustic Analysis, Response Measurements And Control of Aircraft Panels. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, 63(1), 42–49. https://doi.org/10.61653/joast.v63i1.2011.638

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