An analytical study of average radiation efficiency of rotating annular plates in rotating frame

The chief objective of this present research is concerned with average sound radiation efficiency of a thin homogeneous rotating annular plate which subject to a transverse load in rotating coordinate system. The governing equation is solved by using Galerkin's Method then the radiated sound power is obtained by using Rayleigh integral and the sound radiation efficiency is accordingly derived. Sound radiation pressure and sound radiation efficiency calculation results are separately verified by experiment and boundary element method (BEM) simulation. The influences of the rotating speed, geometry parameters, material parameter and boundary conditions on the sound radiation efficiency of the plate are analyzed. Results indicate that with the increase of the rotating speed, the sound radiation efficiency tends to shift to higher frequencies. Besides, with the decrease of the thickness, the sound radiation efficiency in low frequency range will increase while in medium and high frequency range will decrease. A similar conclusion is drawn in the study of Young's modulus. Finally, the phenomenon that different boundary conditions will change the distribution of sound radiation efficiency of the annular plate is observed by studying three most representative combinations of boundary conditions including clamped-free, free-free and simply supported-free. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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The study focuses on the average sound radiation efficiency of a rotating annular plate under transverse load in a rotating coordinate system. The governing equation is solved using Galerkin's Method, and the sound radiation efficiency is derived based on Rayleigh integral. Experimental verification and boundary element method simulation are conducted to validate the results. The study shows that rotating speed, geometry parameters, material parameter, and boundary conditions all affect the sound radiation efficiency of the plate. Results indicate an increase in efficiency with higher rotating speeds and a decrease in efficiency with lower thickness in different frequency ranges.