Acoustic Attenuation Performance of Two-Pass Perforated Hybrid Mufflers with Mean Flow

Abstract

The one-dimensional (1-D) analytical approach is developed to predict and analyze the acoustic attenuation performance of two-pass perforated hybrid mufflers in the presence of mean flow. The expressions of complex acoustic wavenumber and impedance of long fiber glass wool are presented by using the impedance tube measurement and curve fitting. The 1-D approaches as well as the fitting expressions are validated by comparing the predicted and measured transmission loss of two-pass perforated hybrid mufflers with a different Mach number. Results illustrate that the 1-D predictions agree well with measurements below the plane wave cut-off frequency and deviate in higher frequency range. The influences of geometric parameters including the lengths of extended tubes, perforations on the right bulkhead and the outlet tube, and mean flow on the acoustic attenuation behavior of the hybrid mufflers are examined.