Formulation of SEA parameters using mobility functions

Statistical energy analysis SEA formulates the dynamic response of a system in terms of power and energy variables. The SEA parameters include power inputs; damping loss factors; which control the power dissipated within the system; and coupling loss factors, which control the power transmitted between coupled subsystems. One of the great difficulties in using SEA is the calculation of these parameters. In this paper sea parameters are formulated using general mobility functions. Simplifications that result from averaging the parameters either over frequency or over an ensemble of dynamic systems are presented. These simplifications make it possible to apply SEA to very complex structural-acoustic systems.