Publication: Attenuation of humming type noise and vibration in vehicle hvac system using a tuneable dynamic vibration absorber
Date
2023-06-01
Authors
Muhammad Safwan Bin Abdul Aziz
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The purpose of this research is to study the effect of a Tuneable Dynamic
Vibration Absorber (TDVA) in reducing the humming type noise and vibration that
originating from the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of a
Proton Exora vehicle. In this study, a lab-scale experimental rig of Proton Exora
HVAC system was built to represent the system inside the vehicle. On top of that, the
study also been conducted on the Proton Exora vehicle itself for the data comparison.
The TDVA was designed and tuned according to the natural frequencies of the Air
Conditioning (AC) pipe structure obtained from Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA)
of both the system and vehicle level with natural frequency values of 148 Hz and 173
Hz respectively. Two TDVA, with the length of 5.53 cm and 4.98 cm were fabricated
and applied at both lab scale test rig and vehicle level, respectively. The humming type
noise and vibration characteristics of the HVAC components were recorded and
compared, with and without the implementation of TDVA. The implementation of
TDVA into the system was found to reduce the vibration level of the AC Pipe by 80
% and subsequently reducing the noise and vibration level of the whole HVAC system
inside the cabin area by 1.5 dBA. It also been observed that the applied TDVA has an
effective frequency range of 100 – 500 Hz for the vehicle level and 75 – 250 Hz for
the lab scale test rig.