Acoustic Analysis and Material Optimization of a Bike Intake Airbox

Abstract

In this thesis, a motor bike intake air box is analyzed for reduced noise from the engine. Different configurations of the intake air box are considered and investigated for the reduced noise by analysis. Aluminum alloy and E-Glass Epoxy are taken as air box materials. 3D models of the original and modified configurations of intake air box are done in Creo 2.0.Acoustic analysis is performed in CFD Fluent in Ansys 14.5 to determine acoustic power levels and pressure for all models and compared for the optimal model.