Sound field separation of multiple coherent sound sources with single measurement surface

Abstract

Sound field separation based on near-field acoustical holography has been developed worldwide, but with the increase in the number of sound sources, traditional measurement methods and calculation methods will generate more workload. To reduce the number of measuring points and save calculation time, the sound field separation of multiple coherent sources with a single measurement surface is proposed. On the basis of separating two coherent sources with this method, the separation formula of more sources based on an equivalent source method is given. Through numerical simulation, the effects of the number of holographic surface measuring points, measuring distance, array shape, and equivalent source number on the calculation accuracy of the sound field separation were compared at different frequencies. The correctness and effectiveness of the sound field separation method with a single surface are verified by actual experiments.