A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO REDUCE INTERIOR NOISE IN GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES. DESIGN OF AN ACOUSTIC PANEL TEST FACILITY

The design, construction, and costs of a test facility for determining the sound transmission loss characteristics of various panels and panel treatments are described. The pressurization system and electronic equipment used in experimental testing are discussed as well as the reliability of the facility and the data gathered. Tests results are compared to pertinent acoustical theories for panel behavior and minor anomalies in the data are examined. A method for predicting panel behavior in the stiffness region is also presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Research, Incorporated

  Kansas University, 2385 Irving Road
  Lawrence, KS  United States  66045
• Authors:
  • ROSKAM, J
  • Muirhead, V U
  • Smith, H W
  • Henderson, T D
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 102 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft cabins; Aircraft noise; Forecasting; General aviation aircraft; Information processing; Mathematical prediction; Measurement; Noise; Noise control; Panels; Plane waves; Pressure; Sound attenuation; Stiffness; Structural design; Test facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise measurement; Noise reduction
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Environment; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174589
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-155152 Prog Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NSG-1301
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM