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Title: Modeling, analysis, and validation of an active T-shaped noise barrier
Authors: Fan, R
Su, Z 
Cheng, L 
Issue Date: Sep-2013
Source: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Sept. 2013, v. 134, no. 3, p. 1990-2003
Abstract: With ever-increasing land traffic, abatement of traffic noise using noise barriers remains significant, yet it is a challenging task due to spatial competition with other infrastructure. In this study, a deep insight into the diffraction characteristics of acoustic fields near noise barriers of various geometries and surface conditions was achieved using numerical simulations. A T-shaped passive noise barrier with acoustically soft upper surfaces was demonstrated to outperform other candidates in a middle- or high-frequency range. Based on attributes of the acoustic field diffracted by T-shaped barriers, an active control strategy was developed to revamp the T-shaped barrier, in which a filtered minimax algorithm was established to drive the secondary sound sources. This algorithm resulted in more uniformly distributed residual sound fields than a filtered-X least mean square algorithm. Performance of the actively controlled barrier was evaluated at different positions and spacings of secondary sound sources and error sensors, leading to a series of optimal criteria for the design of active noise barriers. A prototype was fabricated and validated experimentally, manifesting particular effectiveness in insulating low-frequency noise, supplementing well the capacity of a passive T-shaped barrier which is effective in the middle- or high-frequency range.
Keywords: Acoustic noise measurement
Compressors
Railroad cars
Railroad
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
Journal: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 
ISSN: 0001-4966
EISSN: 1520-8524
DOI: 10.1121/1.4817887
Rights: Copyright 2013 Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America. The following article appeared in Fan, R., Su, Z., & Cheng, L. (2013). Modeling, analysis, and validation of an active T-shaped noise barrier. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(3), 1990-2003 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4817887
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