Abstract
The insulation and noise and vibration damping characteristics of complex systems used by humans, such as automobiles, airplanes and ships are becoming increasingly important from the early design stages to ensure an adequate level of comfort. Especially in the naval fields, the design of insulation plans is crucial to prevent the propagation of noise and vibrations on board of megayachts. Since it is quite complex to identify and correctly model the sources due to their deterministic and random nature, during the early design stage, the focus is on insulation rather than reducing the acoustic levels of the sources themselves. In this article, a method for analyzing sea trials on a superyacht will be proposed with the aim of analyzing how much the insulation materials can limit the levels of vibrational energy on board during the path between sources and receivers. A new a descriptor based on harmonic transmission energy through the structure is proposed for path insertion loss experimental identification. In particular, by using spectral analyses and synchronous averaging of sound levels in various areas of the superyacht, it will be possible to study the vibroacoustic insulation of structural materials and their damping coefficient.
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