A prediction of the acoustical properties of induction cookers based on an FVM–LES-acoustic analogy method

The FVM–LES-acoustic analogy method (FVM–LES-AAM), which is a hybrid prediction technique for the acoustical property computation, is presented and performed in this paper. The FVM–LES-AAM was developed by combining the finite volume method (FVM), the large eddy simulation (LES), and the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings analogy algorithm (FWH-AA). To predict the acoustical properties of induction cookers, the FVM is used for discretizing the calculation field and building numerical equations, and the LES and FWH-AA are performed for computing the sound sources and predicting the far-field sound, respectively. Using the FVM with the unstructured grids method to discretize the control equation of Navier–Stokes was introduced for illuminating the above numerical simulation procedure. To prove the FVM–LES-AAM method is feasible for predicting the acoustical property of induction cookers, the simulated results were compared with some measured experimental data. The comparisons suggest that the hybrid method is accurate and reliable for the aeroacoustics analysis of induction cookers. Considering the temperature performance, furthermore, some new configurations for the noise reduction of induction cookers were designed, simulated, and discussed. The FVM–LES-AAM prediction technique shows promise as a feasible and computationally affordable approach for not only noise analysis of induction cookers, but also for other aeroacoustics problems in engineering.