Title: Vehicle interior noise related to external aerodynamics

Authors: R. Buchheim, W. Dobrzynski, H. Mankau, D. Schwabe

Addresses: Volkswagenwerk AG, Wolfsburg, West Germany. ' Deutsche Forschungs und Versuchsanstalt fur Luft und Raumfahrt e.V., Braunschweig, West Germany. ' Volkswagenwerk AG, Wolfsburg, West Germany. ' Volkswagenwerk AG, Wolfsburg, West Germany

Abstract: Vehicle interior noise measurements have been made in the wind tunnel and on the road. The noise in the passenger compartment of vehicles caused by the external flow around the car is analysed. Correlations between pressure fluctuations at the outside body surface of a car and the interior noise are established.

Keywords: aerodynamics; noise spectrum; passenger compartment noise; tyre noise radiation; vehicle noise; interior noise; wind noise; wind tunnel testing; vehicle interiors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1982.061286

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1982 Vol.3 No.4, pp.398 - 410

Published online: 25 May 2014 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article