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Active Control of Low-Frequency Noise through a Single Top-Hung Window in a Full-Sized Room

Authors :
Bhan Lam
Dongyuan Shi
Valiantsin Belyi
Shulin Wen
Woon-Seng Gan
Kelvin Li
Irene Lee
Source :
Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 19, p 6817 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2020.

Abstract

The push for greater urban sustainability has increased the urgency of the search for noise mitigation solutions that allow for natural ventilation into buildings. Although a viable active noise control (ANC) solution with up to 10 dB of global attenuation between 100 Hz and 1000 Hz was previously developed for an open window, it had limited low-frequency performance below 300 Hz, owing to the small loudspeakers used. To improve the low-frequency attenuation, four passive radiator-based speakers were affixed around the opening of a top-hung ventilation window. The active control performance between 100 Hz and 700 Hz on a single top-hung window in a full-sized mock-up apartment room was examined. Active attenuation came close to the performance of the passive insulation provided by fully closing the window for expressway traffic and motorbike passing noise types. For a jet aircraft flyby, the performance of active attenuation with the window fully opened was similar to that of passive insulation with fully closed windows. In the case of low-frequency compressor noise, active attenuation’s performance was significantly better than the passive insulation. Overall, between 8 dB and 12 dB of active attenuation was achieved directly in front of the window opening, and up to 10.5 dB of attenuation was achieved across the entire room.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20763417 and 03251004
Volume :
10
Issue :
19
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Applied Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.032510044341b140b890fb98c21c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196817