Vibro-acoustic analysis under stationary and non-stationary random excitations with KLE/FEM/BEM

Abstract An algorithm that integrates Karhunen–Loeve expansion (KLE), finite element method (FEM), and boundary element method (BEM) is proposed to carry out a vibro-acoustic analysis under stationary and non-stationary random excitations which are uncorrelated or correlated. In the KLE, a set of orthogonal basis functions is employed to discretize the auto-covariance function of the excitations and obtain the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the auto-covariances. The KLE for correlated random excitation relies on the expansions of correlated random variables. During the response calculation, the FEM and BEM are employed to obtain structural and acoustic responses. A circular piston in an infinite baffle and a stiffened panel excited by stationary or non-stationary random processes are used to illustrate the proposed algorithm's accuracy. Results show that the statistics of vibro-acoustic response are accurately obtained with the proposed method and this method is also applicable for the vibro-acoustic analysis of more complex structures under various types of random excitations.

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