Specification of Attorney Docket 69,624.

Abstract

The reduction of low-frequency sound in pipes and piping systems is a problem of great practical importance. one approach to addressing this problem in air-filled pipes, which has received considerable attention, is the use of active noise control,, or 'antisound.' An acoustic signal is generated by one or more sound sources placed in the system that destructively interferes with the unwanted noise field. State-of -the art microprocessors can be used as digital, adaptive filters to synthesize the appropriate cancellation signal or signals by sampling the sound field in the duct. Experiments conducted to date in air-filled pipes and ducts have shown the utility of active control for reducing noise consisting of pure tones, bandwidth-limited white noise, and transient pulses.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1992
Accession Number
ADD015696

Entities

People

  • Eric W. Hendricks
  • Robert J. Hansen

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Adaptive Filters
  • Addressing
  • Attorneys
  • Bandwidth
  • Cancellation
  • Ducts
  • Filters
  • Frequency
  • Microprocessors
  • Noise
  • Pipes
  • Piping Systems
  • Sampling
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design