Development of a practical method for determining noise contribution from a large extruded panel using sound intensity method and optimized finite element model

A practical method is proposed for determining noise contribution from a large extruded panel to the sound pressure level inside an enclosure based on acoustic measurements and numerical simulations. A finite element model is constructed for a rigid enclosure with one surface replaced with an extruded, curved panel. The interior sound pressure field is optimized using experimentally obtained reverberation time. The vibratory responses and sound intensity of the extruded panel under mechanical excitation are measured and the interior sound pressure levels are recorded. The structural-acoustic sensitivity term of the interior point is determined and used to update the vibroacoustic responses of the finite element model. The optimized numerical model can be used to predict panel noise contribution for any given excitation source.