Sound transmission through door and window sealing systems is one important contributor to vehicle interior noise. The noise generation mechanism involves the vibration of the seal due to the unsteady wall pressures associated with the turbulent flow over the vehicle. For bulb seals, sound transmission through the seal is governed by the resonance of the seal membranes and the air cavity within the bulb (the so-called mass-air-mass resonance). The objective of this study was to develop a finite element (FE) model to predict the sound transmission loss of elastomeric bulb seals. The model was then exercized to perform a parametric study of the influence of seveal seal design parameters. The results suggest that the sound transmission loss increases as the membrane thicknesses and/or the separation distance between the two seal walls are increased. The addition of additional internal “webs” was found to have adverse effects on the sound barrier performance.


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    Title :

    Effects of Geometric Parameters on the Sound Transmission Characteristic of Bulb Seals


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2003 Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition ; 2003



    Publication date :

    2003-05-05




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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