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<p>Noise,  vibration, and harshness  (NVH)  researchers  spend  inexhaustible  resources of materials, time and money in determining the objective factors that are important in ensuring acoustic comfort in vehicles. In this paper, the factors that directly influence the interior  acoustic  pressure  level  in  a heavy-duty  vehicle  were  investigated. It  was determined using specific descriptors and different units of measurement in assessment of sound levels and the impact generated by noise, the level of interior acoustic pressure and particular values of some prominent sources of noise in the operation of vehicles (engine, HVAC system), taking into account the factors of insurance and thermal comfort, with the aim of determining the cumulative impact at the board of heavy vehicles due to noise. </p>
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Noise,  vibration, and harshness  (NVH)  researchers  spend  inexhaustible  resources of materials, time and money in determining the objective factors that are important in ensuring acoustic comfort in vehicles. In this paper, the factors that directly influence the interior  acoustic  pressure  level  in  a heavy-duty  vehicle  were  investigated. It  was determined using specific descriptors and different units of measurement in assessment of sound levels and the impact generated by noise, the level of interior acoustic pressure and particular values of some prominent sources of noise in the operation of vehicles (engine, HVAC system), taking into account the factors of insurance and thermal comfort, with the aim of determining the cumulative impact at the board of heavy vehicles due to noise.

Assessment on the Acoustic Comfort Inside the Heavy Vehicle Cabin 

Acta Marisiensis. Seria Technologica

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Noise,  vibration, and harshness  (NVH)  researchers  spend  inexhaustible  resources of materials, time and money in determining the objective factors that...

Assessment on the Acoustic Comfort Inside the Heavy Vehicle Cabin

Published Online: Dec 14, 2023

Page range: 13 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amset-2023-0012

Keywords
acoustic comfort, engine noise, HVAC system sound, sound levels, heavy vehicle, prominent source of noise.

© 2023 Bianca Căşeriu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Assessment on the Acoustic Comfort Inside the Heavy Vehicle Cabin

Published Online: Dec 14, 2023

Page range: 13 - 17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amset-2023-0012

Keywordsacoustic comfort, engine noise, HVAC system sound, sound levels, heavy vehicle, prominent source of noise.

© 2023 Bianca Căşeriu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
acoustic comfort, engine noise, HVAC system sound, sound levels, heavy vehicle, prominent source of noise.