Acoustics of Ducts and Mufflers (ME 6L054)
Pre-Requisites: None 		ELECTIVE
L – T – P – C
3 – 1 – 0 – 4
Acoustics of moving media; duct acoustics; analysis and synthesis of one dimensional acoustic filters; the rational synthesis of one dimensional acoustic filters; the exhaust process of reciprocating I.C. engines; analysis of exhaust mufflers, finite wave analysis of exhaust systems, aeroacoustic characterization of engine sources; design of exhaust mufflers.

Recommended Books:
  1. Acoustics of Ducts and Mufflers With Application to Exhaust and Ventilation System Design - M. L. Munjal, Wiley-Interscience, 1987.
  2. Fundamentals of Acoustics - Lawrence E. Kinsler, Austin R. Frey, Alan B. Coppens, James V. Sanders, Wiley, 1999.
  3. Sound And Structural Vibration: Radiation, Transmission And Response -  Frank J. Fahy, Paolo Gardonio, Academic Press, 2007 .
  4. Industrial noise and vibration control - J. David Irwin, Edward R. Graf, Prentice-Hall, 1979.
  5. Industrial Noise Control: Fundamentals and Applications - L. H. Bell, D. H. Bell, CRC Press, 1993.