Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003.

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Main Author: Huber, Jérôme, 1978-
Other Authors: John-Paul B. Clarke
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40026
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spelling mit-1721.1/400262019-04-11T03:27:36Z Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures Huber, Jérôme, 1978- John-Paul B. Clarke Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107). This thesis presents an aircraft noise prediction simulation that incorporates actual weather in flight dynamics and noise propagation. The rapid prototyping simulation environment NOIse SIMulator (NOISIM) includes a sound propagation model based on a ray tracing algorithm that incorporates atmospheric and ground effects. The simulator uses standard weather profiles, terminal aircraft radar data and flight simulator data as input. NOISIM allows users to explore a wide array of flight procedures and weather conditions to determine the flight procedure that minimizes the noise impact in communities around airports. Two main applications of this tool are presented in this thesis: the design of a weather-specific noise abatement procedure and a statistical study of the effect of weather on average noise contours. The first case study explores the magnitude of the weather effects on the noise impact of a Boeing 767 in communities near Boston Logan Airport during takeoff. It also illustrates how the noise impact can be significantly reduced by changing the departure procedure to capitalize on changes in the weather. The second application is a statistical assessment of the impact of meteorology on annual average contours at major US airports. In this case we test the common assumption used in airport studies that weather effects on noise levels should average out over a year. by Jérôme Huber. S.M. 2008-01-10T16:19:33Z 2008-01-10T16:19:33Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40026 54090279 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 107 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Huber, Jérôme, 1978-
Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title_full Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title_fullStr Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title_full_unstemmed Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title_short Noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
title_sort noise propagation model for the design of weather specific noise abatement procedures
topic Aeronautics and Astronautics.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40026
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