An Investigation Into Acoustics and Vibration Characteristics of CPAP Devices

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dc.contributor.advisorAl-Jumaily, Ahmed
dc.contributor.advisorPaxton, Robert
dc.contributor.authorVuong, Tung Xuan
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-25T01:49:07Z
dc.date.available2017-11-14T02:01:08Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.created2015
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2015-02-25T01:19:19Z
dc.description.abstractHigh demand for lower noise generation in the CPAP device industries necessitates the need to have a computational modelling for obtaining in-depth understanding of internal aerodynamic flows and aero-acoustic characteristics that can be used during the product development process. In this thesis, a comprehensive numerical study is conducted to investigate flow-induced noise and vibration of the CPAP devices with supports of experimental investigations for validations. A 3-D flow system of a CPAP device is originally developed and then re-constructed and simplified for numerical simulation purposes. The CPAP flow system consists of inlet and outlet ducts, a centrifugal fan and a humidifier. A numerical simulation, which is a combination of well-established computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques with acoustic analogies (AA) and finite element analysis (FEA), is adopted and applied to each primary component of the CPAP devices to investigate noise and vibration generated by internal turbulent flows. The numerical results are compared with the experimental data for validations. Significant insights into the noise and vibration characteristics of the CPAP components are obtained and compared with each other to identify the noise source power and its locations. The contribution of each element to the overall noise generation level is estimated. Prior to the numerical studies, a thorough experimental investigation was conducted to investigate the flow performances, noise radiations and surfaces vibration of the CPAP devices and its main components. The results from the experimental investigation can be used for validation purposes as well as the boundary conditions for numerical studies. Numerical results has found that the uneven flow structure or asymmetric internal flow is identified as the main cause of the noise generation. The specific geometry designed for the CPAP flow system has created flow patterns which contain many aerodynamic characteristics that are related to the aerodynamic noise generation such as flow attachment and separation, flow recirculation or rotation, etc. Furthermore, individual noise power level at each components are estimated and compared with each other. It is found that the noise power generated from the centrifugal fan is the most contributed source to the overall noise level radiated from the CPAP device.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/8435
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dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectAcoustics, Noise, Flow-induced Noiseen_NZ
dc.subjectVibration, Flow-induced Vibrationen_NZ
dc.subjectCPAP device, flow distribution systemen_NZ
dc.subjectCAA, CFD, FSIen_NZ
dc.subjectNumerical simulationen_NZ
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamicsen_NZ
dc.subjectComputational aero-acousticsen_NZ
dc.subjectFluid-structure interactionsen_NZ
dc.titleAn Investigation Into Acoustics and Vibration Characteristics of CPAP Devicesen_NZ
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral Theses
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_NZ
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