Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects

The split-stream rushing exhaust muffler is a design that improves acoustic attenuation performance and reduces exhaust resistance by lowering the internal airflow velocity. In the past, researchers often applied a rigid treatment to the muffler wall when studying this new muffler and neglected the...

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Main Authors: Peiyan Huang, Pei Wu, He Su, Jing Xue, Haijun Zhang, Yongan Zhang, Yuchen Guo
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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Pei Wu
He Su
Jing Xue
Haijun Zhang
Yongan Zhang
Yuchen Guo
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description The split-stream rushing exhaust muffler is a design that improves acoustic attenuation performance and reduces exhaust resistance by lowering the internal airflow velocity. In the past, researchers often applied a rigid treatment to the muffler wall when studying this new muffler and neglected the acoustic–structure coupling effect. As a result, differences existed between the calculated results and practical situations. This research employed COMSOL 6.2 software to perform finite element calculations on the acoustic performance of this muffler under acoustic–structural coupling. It analyzed the causes of transmission loss discrepancies with and without the acoustic–structural coupling effect, and the findings were validated experimentally. Building upon this foundation, further optimization and refinement of the muffler’s structural parameters were conducted. The results demonstrated that the transmission loss curve under the acoustic–structure coupling effect followed a similar trend to that observed without the acoustic–structure coupling effect. However, the transmission loss curve changed owing to the influence of the acoustic–structure coupling effect on sound pressure, which resulted in a 6.24% decrease in the average transmission loss. The transmission loss curve accounting for the acoustic–structure coupling effect aligned more closely with the test results than the curve that did not account for the coupling effect. Furthermore, this study delved into the influences of the wall thickness, inner tube diameter, and inner tube length on the muffler’s acoustic performance under acoustic–structural coupling. Subsequently, the muffler was optimized based on the findings.
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spelling doaj-art-7d984b3ce2c74119b3bee6ac674b17732025-08-20T01:49:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-04-01159472210.3390/app15094722Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling EffectsPeiyan Huang0Pei Wu1He Su2Jing Xue3Haijun Zhang4Yongan Zhang5Yuchen Guo6College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaHuzhou Vocational and Technical College, Intelligent Manufacturing and Elevator College, Huzhou 313099, ChinaCollege of Computer and Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, ChinaThe split-stream rushing exhaust muffler is a design that improves acoustic attenuation performance and reduces exhaust resistance by lowering the internal airflow velocity. In the past, researchers often applied a rigid treatment to the muffler wall when studying this new muffler and neglected the acoustic–structure coupling effect. As a result, differences existed between the calculated results and practical situations. This research employed COMSOL 6.2 software to perform finite element calculations on the acoustic performance of this muffler under acoustic–structural coupling. It analyzed the causes of transmission loss discrepancies with and without the acoustic–structural coupling effect, and the findings were validated experimentally. Building upon this foundation, further optimization and refinement of the muffler’s structural parameters were conducted. The results demonstrated that the transmission loss curve under the acoustic–structure coupling effect followed a similar trend to that observed without the acoustic–structure coupling effect. However, the transmission loss curve changed owing to the influence of the acoustic–structure coupling effect on sound pressure, which resulted in a 6.24% decrease in the average transmission loss. The transmission loss curve accounting for the acoustic–structure coupling effect aligned more closely with the test results than the curve that did not account for the coupling effect. Furthermore, this study delved into the influences of the wall thickness, inner tube diameter, and inner tube length on the muffler’s acoustic performance under acoustic–structural coupling. Subsequently, the muffler was optimized based on the findings.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4722split-stream rushingmuffleracoustic–structure couplingtransmission loss
spellingShingle Peiyan Huang
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He Su
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Haijun Zhang
Yongan Zhang
Yuchen Guo
Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
Applied Sciences
split-stream rushing
muffler
acoustic–structure coupling
transmission loss
title Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
title_full Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
title_fullStr Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
title_full_unstemmed Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
title_short Research on the Acoustic Attenuation Performance and Optimization of Split-Stream Rushing Exhaust Mufflers in the Presence of Acoustic–Structure Coupling Effects
title_sort research on the acoustic attenuation performance and optimization of split stream rushing exhaust mufflers in the presence of acoustic structure coupling effects
topic split-stream rushing
muffler
acoustic–structure coupling
transmission loss
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4722
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