Prediction of high-speed train interior noise using energy finite element analysis

The carriage structural and sound cavity models of a high-speed train (HST) were established based on energy finite element analysis (EFEA) and structural insulation effect for full-spectrum interior noise analysis, considering the mechanical excitation and harmonic excitation sources comprehensively. Then, the model structure and sound cavity parameters were obtained by experiments and simulation calculation. The exterior excitation sources, including wheel-rail contact force, secondary suspension force, wheel-rail noise and aerodynamic noise, were obtained by multi-body dynamic calculation, acoustic finite element method and nonlinear acoustic solver. In order to validate the accuracy of excitation sources, the frequency bands of sound pressure level (SPL) peaks were verified. The model parameters and excitation sources were applied to interior noise EFEA models, and the interior noise in different regions was predicted. The predicted SPL of interior noise in different regions was compared with on-line experimental results, which indicates that the tendencies of simulation and experimental SPL of interior noise are in good agreement in the analytical frequency bands, and the error of overall sound pressure level (OASPL) is less than 3 dB(A). Thus, the proposed method is validated to be efficient and accurate in predicting full-spectrum interior noise of HST. © 2019, Zhejiang University Press. All right reserved.