Ford Falcon. Manual — part 496
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Body Repairs - Noise, Vibration and Harshness
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
Noise transmission in a vehicle
Low frequency oscillations can usually be
Item
Description
seen (large amplitudes).
1
Sound through air
High frequency vibrations can be heard, but
2
Sound vibrations
will also be felt as vibrations in the floor,
- Example
steering wheel or seat.
The source of the noise is the engine
Resonance
Engine noises are:
Every body has a natural frequency of vibration.
radiated directly through the air
If a system able to vibrate (a vehicle) is excited at
transmitted as vibrations from the engine to the
its natural frequency of vibration, it will start to
bodywork and radiated into the passenger
resonate.
compartment as air borne sound, for instance by
Uneven engine running appears for instance
the bulkhead.
when the resonant frequency is reached (critical
The speed of transmission (speed of sound) in liquids
engine speed).
or solids depends on the material, but is generally
Once the engine speed increases above this
faster than that in air (about 5 times faster).
speed, the engine will very soon run smoothly
Combination of transmission through air
again.
and bodies
Damping
NOTE: Sound transmission through both air and
If a damper is installed parallel to a spring, the
bodies is of prime importance in vehicle technology.
damping characteristic acts to reduce the
movement of a body.
Vibration Technology
This is also the way in which a shock absorber on
Frequencies below 20 Hz (low frequencies) and
a vehicle works.
those above 20,000 Hz (20 kHz; high frequencies)
Damping affects the resonance of an object or
are not heard by the human ear.
system.
The engine is made to oscillate vertically in its
The mass being moved is damped by a correctly
flexible mountings by unevenness in the road.
operating shock absorber, so that shaking of the
Engine mountings which are not tuned will
bodywork stops immediately.
transmit oscillations to the bodywork and hence to
The shock absorber in a vehicle is an oscillation
the occupants.
damper, which allows the bodywork to oscillate in
- The following basic rules apply:
a damped manner.
In vehicle technology, not only audible
frequencies but also inaudible (low)
frequencies must be considered.
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Body Repairs - Noise, Vibration and Harshness
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
Oscillation
Isolation
In oscillation technology, the term isolation means
decoupling (separation) of components and systems.
Example:
An engine is mounted in sprung elements, so
that as little oscillation as possible is passed
to the vehicle.
In automotive technology, the isolation
technique used is nearly always rubber
mounting. The elasticity of the rubber acts like
a spring.
The effectiveness of this type of decoupling
depends on the construction of the
component.
Item
Description
1
Undamped oscillation
2
Damped oscillation
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Body Repairs - Noise, Vibration and Harshness
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
Directional loading of a rubber mounting in order to achieve optimum isolation
Item
Description
1
Engine
2
Engine mounting
Absorption
Sound waves are reflected from hard surfaces
If they meet soft surfaces, they are absorbed.
Here both the material and the material thickness
play important roles.
All sound deadening components such as
Item
Description
door trim, carpets, headlining, parcel shelves
1
Reflection of sound waves
and the seats are removed from a vehicle.
2
Absorption of sound waves
Example:
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
The result of this is that the sound is directly
Noise and oscillation behaviour in a
reflected (the sound level rises), and a
vehicle
concert hall effect is produced.
The occupants of a vehicle experience different levels
of sound or noise depending on where they are
sitting.
Sound/noise wave (standing wave) in a vehicle
necessary for these type of oscillating
Item
Description
components to be connected to the body
1
Driver sits in a "wave calm"
using stiff connection points.
2
Rear passenger sits in a "wave swell"
The exhaust system especially is an
oscillating component and requires optimal
Noise and oscillation behaviour of intake
isolation through its connection to the floor
and exhaust systems
and also good routing and positioning of the
fixing points in order to reduce the solid body
The vehicle exhaust system as an air borne sound
sound transmission.
and solid body sound source
Intake system
Intake system
Ways in which sound is transmitted
The top illustration shows the ways in which
sound can be transmitted from intake and
Item
Description
exhaust systems.
1
Intake manifold
Apart from air borne sound, solid body sound
is predominant in both systems. In order to
2
Connection hose
keep this proportion as small as possible, it is
3
Fixing component (rubber mounted)
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