Characterization of air terminal device noise using acoustic 1-port source models

A measurement method to characterize a standard air terminal device as an acoustic 1-port source has been tested and validated. The low-frequency noise generated by flow separation in the device and radiated to a reverberation room has been measured, together with pressure auto- and cross-spectra inside the connected duct. A 1-port source model with parameters derived from the in-duct data was then created. For the source strength part a scaling law was derived showing dipole dependence for the flow speed exponent. To validate the 1-port model and to prove its ability to predict flow noise generation, measurements were performed on a modified duct system.