Boundary Element Analysis of Muffler （边界元分析消声器）.pdf

12th International LS-DYNA® Users Conference Simulation(2) Boundary Element Analysis of Muffler Transmission Loss With LS-DYNA Zhe Cui Livermore Software Technology Corporation 7374 Las Positas Rd., Livermore, CA, United States 94551 czhe@ 925-449-2500 (ext. 386) Yun Huang Livermore Software Technology Corporation 7374 Las Positas Rd., Livermore, CA, United States 94551 huang@ 925-449-2500 (ext. 306) Abstract This paper presents a case study of applying the boundary element method (BEM) in LS-DYNA for calculating transmission loss (TL) of mufflers. Both the three-point method and the four -pole transfer matrix method are used for calculating the transmission loss . The three-point method is easier to use , but it solves for the transmission loss only and nothing else. The four-pole method has the advantage of providing transfer matrix of the muffler, which contains important parameters when the muffler is connected to another muffler or other components in the silence system. Numerical predictions are examined by experimental results and theoretical results for all test cases. The results show that LS-DYNA can be used to perform muffler transmission loss analysis effectively. Introduction Muffler performance prediction is a good example of using BEM in industrial applications. Although the interior acoustic domain of a muffler is finite, the ge