Advanced Applications

Acoustics ACTx R160

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Linear Perturbation Process

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Linear Perturbation Process

For an acoustic-structural coupled solution, support is available for a nonlinear
static structural solution using a morphed mesh under the linear perturbation
scheme (modal and harmonic prestressed).

Following is the general process for solving an acoustic-structural interaction

with nonlinear static structural prestress:
Step

Task

Comments

Build the model

The model contains either FSI interface or displacement constraints.

Solve a nonlinear static structural problem

Perform a standard nonlinear static structural solution with the morphing

operation.

Start a linear perturbation process

Restart the solution with the linear perturbation process.

Solve a modal or harmonic problem

Perform a modal or harmonic acoustic analysis.

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Linear Perturbation Process

For linear perturbation process the Acoustics Body objects must be
defined in the Static analysis as well as in the modal/harmonic
prestressed analysis.
Also a Perturbation Process object must be defined in the static
analysis.

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Linear Perturbation Process

During this prestress phase the acoustics elements will be morphed in
order to use properly shaped element in the downstream
harmonic/modal analysis. At the Acoustic Body level it is thus
possible to choose if the elements of the selected bodies must be
morphed or not. To improve the performance of the solution one can
avoid morphing elements of bodies located far from the deformed
structural elements:

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Linear Perturbation Process

For a prestressed analysis all the material properties of the fluid
must be defined in the static analysis. The Acoustic Body
inserted in the downstream analysis is only used to define the
reference pressure value:

Static Analysis
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Downstream
Modal/Harmonic
Analysis

One Way Vibroacoustic

Coupling

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One Way Vibroacoustic Coupling

One-way coupling from structure to acoustics is more computationally
efficient, while the acoustic effect on the structure can be neglected. The
structural results can be used as the acoustic excitation source using the
one-way coupling process.

Several solutions are available for One-Way Coupling from Structure to

Acoustics:
Project Schematic Link (non-conforming mesh)
External Data (non-conforming mesh)
ASI File (conforming and non-conforming mesh)

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Project Schematic link

The Mechanical application allows you to apply velocities from a
Structural Harmonic Response analysis as loads in an Acoustic analysis.
The load transfer is applicable for the cases where the harmonic response
and acoustic analyses are solved using different meshes. In this case, the
velocity values are mapped and interpolated between the source and
target meshes.
Drag the Solution cell of the structural system onto the Setup cell of the
acoustic system.

Note: FULL and MSUP supported for structural analysis

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Project Schematic link

After the load mapping the velocities are applied on the selected surfaces
for the chosen frequencies:

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External Data
Velocities can now be imported from text files and applied as loads in a
Harmonic Response Analysis:
Acoustics model is excited by vibration
Uncoupled structure and acoustics are solved
External Data component of WB converts the structure results and shares
with acoustics model
Velocity is mapped to acoustics model

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One-way Coupling via MAPDL with

Multiple Frequencies or Time Steps
Using ASI one way coupling is available for harmonic and transient analyses
using a conforming or nonconforming (mapping) mesh.

SF,,FSIN,#
Multiple Harmonic/
Transient Responses
Full solution
MSUP solution

Structure
Model

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FSI Surface
Result File: .asi
Nodal coordinates
Nodal displacement
(Harmonic)
Nodal acceleration
(Transient)

Read into mapped

results at each
frequency or time step
Acoustics Solution
Acoustics
Model

One-way Coupling via MAPDL with

Multiple Frequencies or Time Steps
A One Way Coupling object must be inserted
in the structural analysis:

Another One Way Coupling object must be inserted in the acoustic

analysis:

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Fluent Mechanical
Coupling

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Fluent Mechanical Coupling

To analyze the noise inside a cavity with a vibrating wall,
caused by the external turbulent flow it is required to couple
Fluent results and Mechanical simulation.

Fluent allows to export in CGNS files pressure values of a

transient turbulent run after its transformation in the
frequency domain (for more information regarding the
procedure allowing to create the CGNS files please refer to the
appropriate workshop).
The CGNS files can be used in Mechanical to map the pressure
of the structural component at each frequencies in harmonic
response analyses.

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Analysis Settings
The Full harmonic resolution method must be chosen here
because this is currently the only solution method
supported to import and map the CFD pressure from the
CGNS files.

It is also worth noting that the Frequency Spacing and

Solution Intervals values arent important here because
they will be ignored during the solution. Indeed when CGNS
files are imported, the solver performs the resolution for all
frequencies between the Range Minimum and the Range
Maximum contained in those files.

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Pressure Mapping

Insert a CFD Pressure mapping object in the harmonic analysis from

the Tools menu of the Acoustics toolbar.
Then select the faces of the plate on which the pressure will be mapped
and select the cgns files (refer to AACTx_R160_WS14 - Windshield Noise
(Fluent coupling).docx to see how to create the cgns files in Fluent).

Note: Refer to FLUREAD MAPDL command for more information

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Mapped Pressure Postprocessing

In postprocessing it is possible to display the mapped
pressure at a given frequency.
If you want to plot it you need to request to save the
General Miscellaneous output in the analysis settings:

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Mapped Pressure Postprocessing

Insert a Fluent Mapped Pressure result from
Results menu of the Acoustics toolbar to plot the
real and imaginary components of the mapped
pressure at a given frequency:

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