Design Criteria of a Helmholtz Silencer with Multiple Degrees of Freedom for Hydraulic Systems

Abstract

The vibration and noise caused by pressure pulsation, referred to as fluid-borne vibration or fluid-borne noise, are some of the most detrimental problems in hydraulic systems. A Helmholtz silencer with multiple degrees of freedom was proposed to attenuate several harmonic frequencies generated in the hydraulic systems. The silencer consists of a cylindrical vessel with several chokes inside the vessel. The final goal of this research project is the development of a multiple-degree-of-freedom type of Helmholtz silencer that can be applied to hydraulic pump systems operated at different speeds. The aim of this report is to establish the design criteria of the silencer specifications. In particular, the effects of the diameter and length of the choke and the cylindrical volume on attenuation performance were analytically and experimentally investigated.

Keywords

• pressure pulsation
• helmholtz silencer
• hydraulic system
• transmission loss
• fluid-borne noise