About the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

Mission: An institution dedicated to graduate education and engineering research with emphasis on technology transfer to industry.

Vision: Overcome barriers between knowledge creation, transfer, and utilization in engineering research, industry application, and graduate education.

The main technical areas are:

  1. Thermal Systems and Air Quality
  2. Noise and Vibration Control
  3. Electromechanical Systems: controls, signal processing, sensing, estimation,diagnostics and prognostics.
  4. Modeling of Human Response for Machine and System Optimization

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Submissions from 2017

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Fibrous Material Microstructure Design for Optimal Damping Performance, Yutong Xue and J Stuart Bolton

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Prediction of Airflow Resistivity of Fibrous Acoustical Media having Double Fiber Components and a Distribution of Fiber Radii, Yutong Xue, J Stuart Bolton, Ronald W. Gerdes, Seungkyu Lee, and Thomas Herdtle

Submissions from 2016

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Computational Investigation of Microperforated Materials: End Corrections, Thermal Effects, and Fluid-Structure Interaction, J Stuart Bolton, Thomas Herdtle, and Nicholas N. Kim

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Loading Effect on Tire Noise Radiation, Rui Cao and J Stuart Bolton

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Response of a Shell Structure Subject to Distributed Harmonic Excitation, Rui Cao and J Stuart Bolton

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Revisiting Applegate and Croker’s 1976 NCEJ paper: Reducing the Noise of a Rotary Lawn Mower Blade, Daniel J. Carr

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Noise Source Identification based on an Inverse Radiation Mode Procedure, Jiawei Liu, Yangfan Liu, and J Stuart Bolton

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Experimental Investigation of the Use of Equivalent Sources Model in Room Acoustics Simulations, Yangfan Liu and J Stuart Bolton

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Localized Heating Near a Rigid Spherical Inclusion in a Viscoelastic Binder Material Under Compressional Plane Wave Excitation, Jesus O. Mares, Daniel C. Woods, Caroline E. Baker, Steven F. Son, Jeffrey F. Rhoads, J Stuart Bolton, and Marcial Gonzalez

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The Use of Wideband Acoustical Holography for Noise Source Visualization, Tongyang Shi, Yangfan Liu, and J Stuart Bolton

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A Methodology to Modify Steady State Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Noise, Weonchan Sung, Patricia Davies, and J Stuart Bolton

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Enhanced Acoustic Transmission into Dissipative Solid Materials through the Use of Inhomogeneous Plane Waves, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, and Jeffrey F. Rhoads

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The Construction of Acoustic Waveforms from Plane Wave Components to Enhance Energy Transmission into Solid Media, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, and Jeffrey F. Rhoads

Submissions from 2015

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Point Excitation of a Coupled Structural-Acoustical Tire Model with Experimental Verification, J Stuart Bolton and Rui Cao

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Effect of Orientation of Fibers on the Acoustical Properties of a Natural Material, J Stuart Bolton and Shahb Fatima

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Microperforated Films as Duct Liners, J Stuart Bolton and Nicholas Kim

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Design of an Acoustic Silencer with Microperforated Elements Considering Flow Effects, J Stuart Bolton and Seungkyu Lee

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Study of an Axial Fan Combined with a Microperforated Duct, J Stuart Bolton and Seungkyu Lee

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Improved Model for Coupled Structural-Acoustic Modes of Tires, Rui Cao and J. Stuart Bolton

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Structural Damping by the Use of Fibrous Materials, Nicholas N. Kim, Seungkyu Lee, J. Stuart Bolton, Sean Hollands, and Taewook Yoo

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The application of microperforated material to control axial fan noise, Seungkyu Lee and J Stuart Bolton

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Overview of Paul E. Sabine’s 1931 paper: A Critical Study of the Precision of Measurement of Absorption Coefficients by Reverberation Methods, Yangfan Liu

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Perception of Diesel Engine Gear Rattle Noise, Brandon Sobecki, Patricia Davies, J Stuart Bolton, and Frank Eberhardt

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Low-Frequency Energy Transmission across Material Interfaces using Incident Evanescent Waves, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, and Jeffrey F. Rhoads

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Stress and Energy Transmission by Inhomogeneous Plane Waves into Dissipative Media, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, and Jeffrey F. Rhoads

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Use of Evanescent Plane Waves for Low-Frequency Energy Transmission Across Material Interfaces, Daniel C. Woods, J Stuart Bolton, and Jeffrey F. Rhoads

Submissions from 2014

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Visualization of Automotive Power Seat Slide Motor Noise, J Stuart Bolton and Yong T. Cho

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Optimization of Multi-Layer Microperforated Systems for Absorption and Transmission Loss, J Stuart Bolton and Nicholas Kim

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Computational investigation of microperforated materials: end corrections, thermal effects and fluid-structure interaction, J Stuart Bolton, Nicholas Kim, and Thomas Herdtle

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Design of Multi-Chamber Silencers with Microperforated Elements, J Stuart Bolton, Seungkyu Lee, and Paul A. Martinson

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Enhancement of the low frequency performance of thin, film-faced layers of foam by surface segmentation, J Stuart Bolton, Benoit Nennig, and Nicolas Dauchez

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Improved model for coupled structural-acoustics modes of tires, Rui Cao, Nicholas Sakamoto, and J Stuart Bolton

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Effect of Thermal Losses and Fluid-Structure Interaction on the Transfer Impedance of Microperforated Films, Thomas Herdtle and J Stuart Bolton

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Optimal Design of Multi-Layer Microperforated Sound Absorbers, Nicholas Kim, Yutong Xue, and J Stuart Bolton

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Simulation of Gear Rattle to Aid in the Development of Sound Quality Metrics for Diesel Engine Component Specification, Brandon Sobecki, Patricia Davies, and J Stuart Bolton

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Random incidence transmission loss of a metamaterial barrier system, Srinivas Varanasi, J Stuart Bolton, and Thomas Siegmund

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Methods of Increasing Net Work Output of Organic Rankine Cycles for Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery, Brandon J. Woodland, James E. Braun, Eckhard A. Groll, and W Travis Horton

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Overview of Dr. L. L. Beranek's 2006 paper on Analysis of Sabine and Eyring Equations and their Application to Concert Hall Audience and Chair Absorption, Daniel C. Woods

Submissions from 2013

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The Influence of Boundary Conditions and Constraints on the Performance of Noise Control Treatments: Foams to Metamaterials, J Stuart Bolton

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The Influence of Boundary Conditions and Constraints on the Performance of Noise Control Treatments: Foams to Metamaterials, J Stuart Bolton

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The Modeling of Unconventional Sound Absorbing Materials: Microperforated Films and Closed Cell Foams, J Stuart Bolton

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Effect of Rotation on the Natural Frequencies of Coupled Tire Structural-Acoustical Mode, J Stuart Bolton and Rui Cao

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Holographic Visualization of Sound Radiation from Computer Hard Drives, J Stuart Bolton and Yong T. Cho

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The Application of Singular Value Decomposition to Determine the Sources of Far Field Diesel Engine Noise, J Stuart Bolton, Patricia Davies, and Michael D. Hayward

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Transfer Impedance of Microperforated Materials with Tapered Holes, J Stuart Bolton, Nicholas Kim, Jonathan H. Alexander, Ronald W. Gerdes, and T. Herdtle

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Testing of Fans with Microperforated Housings, J Stuart Bolton and Seungkyu Lee

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Sound Field Reconstruction at High Frequencies by Using a Piece-wise Interpolation Method, J Stuart Bolton and Yangfan Liu

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Study of the Effect of Grazing Flow on the Performance of Microperforated and Perforated Panels, J Stuart Bolton and Arun Viswanathan

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Modification of Simulated Far-field Engine Noise by Changing Near Field Measurement Singular Values, Michael Hayward, Brandon Sobecki, J Stuart Bolton, and Patricia Davies

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The Use of Equivalent Source Models for Reduced Order Simulation in Room Acoustics, Yangfan Liu and J Stuart Bolton

Submissions from 2012

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Optimization of a scroll compressor for liquid flooding, Ian Bell, E. A. Groll, James E. Braun, Galen King, and W. Travis Horton

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Liquid flooded compression and expansion in scroll machines – Part II: Experimental testing and model validation, Ian Bell, Vincent Lemort, E. A. Groll, James E. Braun, Galen King, and W. Travis Horton

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Liquid-Flooded Compression and Expansion in Scroll Machines – Part I: Model Development, Ian Bell, Vincent Lemort, Eckhard Groll, James E. Braun, Galen King, and W. Travis Horton

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The Influence of Boundary Conditions and Constraints on the Performance of Noise Control Materials, J Stuart Bolton

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Source Visualization by Using Statistically Optimized Near-Field Acoustical Holography in Conical Coordinates, J Stuart Bolton and Yong T. Cho

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Connecting the Singular Values of an Input Cross-Spectral Density Matrix to Noise Sources in a Diesel Engine, J Stuart Bolton, Patricia Davies, and Michael D. Hayward

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CFD Modeling of Tapered Hole Microperforated Panels, J Stuart Bolton and Nicholas Kim

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The Use of Non-Collocated Higher Order Sources in the Equivalent Source Method, J Stuart Bolton and Yangfan Liu

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Influence of Boundary Conditions on the Prediction Accuracy of a Biot-based Poroelastic Model for Melamine Foam, J Stuart Bolton and Ryan A. Schultz

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Improving the Visitor Experience: A Noise Study and Treatment Design for the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park Great Ape House, J Stuart Bolton, Ryan Schultz, Jonathan Alexander, Stephanie Castiglione, Tom Hanschen, and Ed Bronikowski

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The Effect of Flexibility on the Acoustical Performance of Microperforated Materials, J Stuart Bolton, Jinho Song, Taewook Yoo, Ryan Schultz, and Yangfan Liu

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The Low Frequency Performance of Metamaterial Barriers Based on Cellular Structures, J Stuart Bolton, Srinivas Varanasi, Thomas Siegmund, and Ray Cipra

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Reduction of Sound Radiation by Using Force Radiation Modes: Effect of a Rigid Wall Near a Vibrating Object, J Stuart Bolton, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Shinji Isibashi, Kimihiro Sakagami, and Masayuki Morimoto

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A Miniature-Scale Linear Compressor for Electronics Cooling., Craig R. Bradshaw

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Inverse Modeling to Simulate Fault Impacts for Vapor Compression Equipment Part 1: Component Modeling and Validation, Howard Cheung and James E. Braun

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Inverse Modeling to Simulate Fault Impacts for Vapor Compression Equipment Part 2: System Modeling and Validation, Howard Cheung and James E. Braun

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Performance Mapping for Variable Ductless Heat Pump Systems in Heating, Cooling and Defrost Operation, Howard Cheung and James E. Braun

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Overview of Beranek & Work’s 1949 Paper on “Sound Transmission through Multiple Structures Containing Flexible Blankets”, Ryan Schultz

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Experimental Testing of an Organic Rankine Cycle with Scroll-type Expander, Brandon J. Woodland, James E. Braun, Eckhard A. Groll, and W. Travis Horton

Submissions from 2007

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An Improved Model for Microperforated Absorbers, J Stuart Bolton, Jonathan H. Alexander, Taewook Yoo, and David F. Slama

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Influence of Tire Size and Shape on Sound Radiation from a Tire in the Mid-Frequency Region, Kiho Yum, Kwanwoo Hong, and J Stuart Bolton

Submissions from 2006

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Experimental Relationship Between Tire's Structural Wave Propagation and Sound Radiation, J Stuart Bolton, Kwanwoo Hong, and Kiho Yum