Abstract
A systematic design process for an optimal suction muffler is proposed to reduce the noise of a reciprocating compressor. Because the outer shape of a suction muffler is complicated, the well-known internal configuration for simple expansion chamber mufflers is not easily applicable to the suction muffler design problem. To achieve an optimal design of a suction muffler, two sequential optimization problems are formulated to maximize the transmission loss value at a target frequency: acoustical topology and shape optimization problems. The key idea in the suggested method is to use an optimal topology obtained by solving the topology optimization problem as an initial shape for the shape optimization problem. The formulated optimization problems are solved at several target frequencies, and the acoustical characteristics of the optimal shapes are closely investigated. The experimental results for two optimal suction mufflers support the validity of our suggested two-step design process for optimal suction mufflers.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
I. J. C. Nunez, A. L. L. de Marqui, M. Cavaglieri and J. R. de F. Arruda, Investigating the transmission loss of compressor suction mufflers applying experimental and numerical methods, Proceedings of the 19 th International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2008) 1172-1-8.
C. Svendsen, Acoustics of suction mufflers in reciprocating hermetic compressors, Proceedings of the 17 th International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2004) C029-1-7.
K. Srioglu, A. R. Ozdemir, A. Kaya and E. Oguz, An experimental and numerical analysis of refrigerant flow inside the suction muffler of hermetic reciprocating compressor, Proceedings of the 21 th International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2012) 1184-1-9.
J. Lee, K. H. An and I. S. Lee, Design of the suction muffler of a reciprocating compressor, Proceedings of the 16 th International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2002) C11-5.
C. Svendsen and H. Møller, Acoustic optimization of suction mufflers in reciprocating hermetic compressors, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Lisbon, Portugal (2005) CD-Rom.
S. S. Gosavi, V. M. Juge and M. M. Nadgouda, Optimization of suction muffler using Taguchi’s DOE Method, Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2006) C070-1-8.
M. L. Munjal, Acoustics of ducts and mufflers with application to exhaust and ventilation system design, John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA (1987).
A. Selamet and P. M. Radavich, The effect of length on the acoustic attenuation performance of concentric expansion chambers: an analytical, computational and experimental investigation, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 201 (4) (1997) 407–426.
A. Selamet and Z. L. Ji, Acoustic attenuation performance of circular expansion chambers with extended inlet/outlet, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 223 (2) (1999) 197–212.
A. Selamet, M. B. Xu, I. J. Lee and N. T. Huff, Analytical approach for sound attenuation in perforated dissipative silencers with inlet/outlet extensions, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117 (4) (2005) 2078–2089.
R. Barbieri and N. Barbieri, Finite element acoustic simulation based shape optimization of a muffler, Applied Acoustics, 67 (2006) 346–357.
K. F. de Lima, A. Lenzi and R. Barbieri, The study of reactive silencers by shape and parametric optimization techniques, Applied Acoustics, 72 (2011) 142–150.
M. P. Bendsøe and N. Kikuchi, Generating optimal topologies in optimal design using a homogenization method, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 71 (1988) 197–224.
M. P. Bendsøe and O. Sigmund, Topology optimization, Theory, Methods and Applications, Springer, Berlin (2003).
J. W. Lee and Y. Y. Kim, Topology optimization of muffler internal partitions for improving acoustical attenuation performance, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 80 (2009) 455–477.
J. W. Lee and G. W. Jang, Topology design of reactive mufflers for enhancing their acoustic attenuation performance and flow characteristics simultaneously, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 91 (2012) 552–570.
J. W. Lee and D. W. Choi, Topology optimization of suction muffler for noise attenuation, Proceedings of the 21 th International Compressor Engineering Conference, West Lafayette, USA (2012) 1184-1-9.
J. W. Lee and J. M. Lee, Forced vibro-acoustical analysis for a theoretical model of a passenger compartment with a trunk-Part I: Theoretical part, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 299 (2007) 900–917.
T. W. Wu and G. C. Wan, Muffler performance studies using a direct mixed-body boundary element method and a three-point method for evaluating transmission loss, Transaction of ASME: Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 118 (3) (1996) 479–484.
K. Svanberg, The method of moving asymptotes: a new tool for structural optimization, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 24 (1987) 359–373.
L. H. Olesen, F. Okkels and H. Bruus. A high-level programming-language implementation of topology optimization applied to steady-state Navier-Stokes flow, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 65 (7) (2006) 975–1001.
Comsol Multiphysics (Version 3.5)-scripting guide (2008).
J. W. Lee and Y. Y. Kim, Rigid body modeling issue in acoustical topology optimization, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 198 (2009) 1017–1030.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Recommended by Associate Editor Gang-Won Jang
Jin Woo Lee is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ajou University since 2009. His research interests are in the area of vibrations, acoustics, topology optimization based design and fluid-structure interactions of microcantielvers for RF-MEMS and AFM. He received his Ph.D. in School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Seoul Notional University in South Korea in 2003. He worked with Samsung Electronics Company from 2003 to 2006 and studied as a post-doctoral research associate at Seoul National University from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009, he was a postdoctoral research associate of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Kee Seung Oh received his B.S. degree in Division of Mechanical Engineering from Ajou University in South Korea in 2011. He is currently a combined master's and doctoral program candidate at the Multiscale Noise and Vibration Lab. in Ajou University. His research interests include design the noise reducing devices based on the topology optimization method.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Oh, K.S., Lee, J.W. Two-step design process for optimal suction muffler in reciprocating compressor. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 269–278 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-1233-9
Received:
Revised:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-1233-9