Appendix B to Part 36 - Aircraft Noise Evaluation Under § 36.103  


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  • Sec. B36.1General. B36.3Perceived noise level. B36.5Correction for spectral irregularities. B36.7Maximum tone corrected perceived noise level. B36.9Duration correction. B36.11Effective perceived noise level. B36.13Mathematical formulation of noy tables.

    Section B36.1 General. The procedures in this appendix must be used to determine the noise evaluation quantity designated as effective perceived noise level, EPNL, under §§ 36.103 and 36.803. These procedures, which use the physical properties of noise measured as prescribed by appendix A of this part, consist of the following:

    (a) The 24 one-third octave bands of sound pressure level are converted to perceived noisiness by means of a noy table. The noy values are combined and then converted to instantaneous perceived noise levels, PNL(k).

    (b) A tone correction factor, C(k), is calculated for each spectrum to account for the subjective response to the presence of the maximum tone.

    (c) The tone correction factor is added to the perceived noise level to obtain tone corrected perceived noise levels, PNLT(k), at each one-half second increment of time. The instantaneous values of tone corrected perceived noise level are noted with respect to time and the maximum value, PNLTM, is determined.

    PNLT(k)=PNL(k)+C(k)

    (d) A duration correction factor, D, is computed by integration under the curve of tone corrected perceived noise level versus time.

    (e) Effective perceived noise level, EPNL, is determined by the algebraic sum of the maximum tone corrected perceived noise level and the duration correction factor.

    EPNL=PNLTM+D

    Section B36.3 Perceived noise level. Instantaneous perceived noise levels, PNL(k), must be calculated from instantaneous one-third octave band sound pressure levels, SPL(i,k), as follows:

    (a) Step 1. Convert each one-third octave band SPL(i,k), from 50 to 10,000 Hz, to perceived noisiness, n(i,k), by reference to Table B1, or to the mathematical formulation of the noy table given in § B36.13 of this appendix.

    (b) Step 2. Combine the perceived noisiness values, n(i,k), found in step 1 by the following formula:

    N(k)=n(k)+0.15 [[Σ 2 4i−1

    n(i,k)]−n (k)]=0.85

    n(K)+0.15Σ24 i−1n(i,k)

    where n(k) is the largest of the 24 values of n(i,k) and N(k) is the total perceived noisiness.

    (c) Step 3. Convert the total perceived noisiness, N(k), into perceived noise level, PNL(k), by the following formula:

    PNL(k)=40.0+33.22 log N(k)which is plotted in Figure B1. PNL(k) may also be obtained by choosing N(k) in the 1,000 Hz column of Table B1 and then reading the corresponding value of SPL(i,k) which, at 1,000 Hz, equals PNL(k).EC28SE91.103 Table B1 Perceived Noisiness (NOYs) as a Function of Sound Pressure LevelSPL1/3 Octave Band Center Frequencies in Hz 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    Section B36.5 Correction for spectral irregularities. Noise having pronounced irregularities in the spectrum (for example, discrete frequency components or tones), must be adjusted by the correction factor C(k) calculated as follows:

    (a) Step 1. Starting with the corrected sound pressure level in the 80 Hz one-third octave band (band number 3), calculate the changes in sound pressure level (or “slopes”) in the remainder of the one-third octave bands as follows:

    s(3,k)=no value

    s(4,k)=SPL(4,k)−SPL(3,k)

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    s(i,k)=SPL(i,k)−SPL[(i−l),k]

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    s(24,k)=SPL(24,k)−SPL(23,k)

    (b) Step 2. Encircle the value of the slope, s(i,k), where the absolute value of the change in slope is greater than 5; that is, where

    Δ s(i,k) = s(i,k)−s[(i−1),k] >5

    (c) Step 3. (1) If the encircled value of the slope s(i,k) is positive and algebraically greater than the slope s[(i−1),k], encircle SPL(I,K).

    (2) If the encircled value of the slope s(1,k) is zero or negative and the slope s[i−1),k] is positive, encircle (SPL[(i−1),k])

    (3) For all other cases, no sound pressure level value is to be encircled.

    (d) Step 4. Omit all SPL(i,k) encircled in Step 3 and compute new sound pressure levels SPL'prime;(i,k) as follows:

    (1) For nonencircled sound pressure levels, let the new sound pressure levels equal the original sound pressure levels,

    SPL′(i,k)=SPL(i,k)

    (2) For encircled sound pressure levels in bands 1-23, let the new sound pressure level equal the arithmetic average of the preceding and following sound pressure levels.

    SPL′(i,k)=(1/2)[SPL[(i−1),k]+SPL[(i+1),k]]

    (3) If the sound pressure level in the highest frequency band (i=24) is encircled, let the new sound pressure level in that band equal

    SPL′(24,k)=SPL(23,k+s(23,k).

    (e) Step 5. Recompute new slopes s′ (i,k), including one for an imaginary 25-th band, as follows:

    s′(3,k)=s′(4,k)

    s′(4,k)=SPL′(4,k)−SPL′(3,k)

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    s′(i,k)=SPL′(i,k)−SPL′[(i−1),k]

    s′(24,k)=SPL′(24,k)−SPL′(23,k)

    s′(25,k)=s′(24,k)

    (f) Step 6. For i from 3 to 23, compute the arithmetic average of the three adjacent slopes as follows:

    s(i,k)=(1/3)[s′(i,k)+s′[(i+1),k] +s′[(i+2),k]]

    (g) Step 7. Compute final adjusted one-third octave-band sound pressure levels, SPL″ (i,k), by beginning with band number 3 and proceeding to band number 24 as follows:

    SPL″(3,k)=SPL(3,k)

    SPL″(4,k)=SPL″(3.k)+s(3.k)

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    SPL″(i,k)=SPL″[(i−1),k]+s[(i−1),k]

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    SPL″(24,k)=SPL″(23,k)+s(23,k)

    (h) Step 8. Calculate the differences, F(i,k), between the original and the adjusted sound pressure levels as follows:

    F(i,k)=SPL(i,k)−SPL″(i,k)and note only value greater than one and a half.

    (i) Step 9. For each of the 24 one-third octave bands, determine tone correction factors from the sound pressure level differences F(i,k) and Table B2.

    EC28SE91.104 Frequency f, HzLevel difference F, dBTone correction C, dB50 f<50011/2* F<3F/3−1/23 F<20F/620 F31/2500 f5,00011/2* F<32 F/3−13 F<20F/320 F62/35,000< f10,00011/2* F<3F/3−1/23 F<20F/620 F31/3* See Step 8.

    (j) Step 10. Designate the largest of the tone correction factors, determined in Step 9, as C(k). An example of the tone correction procedure is given in Table B3.

    (k) Tone corrected perceived noise levels PNLT(k) are determined by adding the C(k) values to corresponding PNL(k) values, that is,

    PNLT(k)=PNL(k)+C(k)

    (l) For any i-th one-third octave band, at any k-th increment of time, for which the tone correction factor is suspected to result from something other than (or in addition to) an actual tone (or any special irregularity other than aircraft noise), an additional analysis may be made using a filter with a bandwidth narrower than one-third of an octave. If the narrow band analysis corroborates that suspicion, then a revised value for the background sound pressure level, SPL″(i,k) may be determined from the analysis and used to compute a revised tone correction factor, F(i,k), for that particular one-third octave band.

    (m) Tones resulting from ground-plane reflections in the 800 Hz and lower one-third octave bands may be excluded from the calculation of corrections for spectral irregularities. To qualify for this exclusion, the pseudotones must be clearly identified as not being related to the engine noise. This identification may be made either by comparing measured data with data from a flush mounted microphone, or by observing the Doppler shift characteristics of the tone during the flyover-noise/time history. Since pseudotones are related to ground reflections, a microphone mounted flush to the ground will yield a spectral shape which can be distinguished from that produced by the 4-foot high microphone at those frequencies which can be related to ground reflection's geometrical relationships. Identification through Doppler shifting (the symmetric variation of frequency with time) can be made because the Doppler frequency variation yields a frequency increase for an approaching signal and a frequency decrease for a receding signal. Pseudotones at frequencies above 800 Hz generally should not yield significant tone corrections. However, for consistency, each tone correction value must be included in the computation for spectral irregularities. While the tone corrections below 800 Hz may be ignored for the spectral irregularity correction, the SPL values must be included in the noy calculation prescribed in section B36.13 of this appendix.

    (n) After the value of PNLTM for each flyover-noise/time history, is identified, the frequency for the largest tone correction factor (C(k)) must be identified for the two preceding and the two succeeding, 500-milli-second time intervals, to identify possible tone suppression at PNLTM as a result of band sharing of the tone. If the value of C(k) for PNLTM is less than the average value of C(k) for those five consecutive time intervals, that average value of C(k) must be used to compute a new value for PNLTM.

    Section B36.7 Maximum tone corrected perceived noise level. (a) The maximum tone corrected perceived noise level, PNLTM, is the maximum calculated value of the tone corrected perceived noise level, PNLT(k), calculated in accordance with the procedure of section B36.5 of this appendix. Figure B2 is an example of a flyover noise time history where the maximum value is clearly indicated. Half-second time intervals, Δ t, are small enough to obtain a satisfactory noise time history.

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    (b) If there are no pronounced irregularities in the spectrum, then the procedure of § B36.5 of this appendix would be redundant since PNLT(k) would be identically equal to PNL(k). For this case, PNLTM would be the maximum value of PNL(k) and would equal PNLM.

    Section B36.9 Duration correction. The duration correction factor D is determined by the integration technique defined by the expression:

    EC28SE91.106 EC28SE91.107 Where T is a normalizing time constant, PNLTM is the maximum value of PNLT, and t(1) and t(2) are the limits of the significant noise time history.

    (a) Since PNLT is calculated from measured values of SPL, there will, in general, be no obvious equation for PNLT as a function of time. Consequently, the equation can be rewritten with a summation sign instead of an integral sign as follows:

    EC28SE91.108 where Δ t is the length of the equal increments of time for which PNLT(k) is calculated and d is the time interval to the nearest 1.0 second during which PNLT(k) is within a specified value, h, of PNLTM.

    (b) Half-second time intervals for Δ t are small enough to obtain a satisfactory history of the perceived noise level. A shorter time interval may be selected by the applicant provided approved limits and constants are used.

    (c) The following values for T, Δ t,and h, must be used in calculating D:

    T=10 sec, Δ t=0.5 sec. (or the approved sampling time interval), and h=10 dB.Using the above values, the equation for D becomes EC28SE91.109 Where the integer d is the duration time defined by the points that are 10 dB less than PNLTM.

    (d) If the 10 dB-down points fall between calculated PNLT(k) values (the usual case), the applicable limits for the duration time must be chosen from the PNLT(k) values closest to PNLTM−10. For those cases with more than one peak value of PNLT(k), the applicable limits must be chosen to yield the largest possible value for the duration time.

    (e) If the value of PNLT(k) at the 10 dB-down points is 90 PNdB or less, the value of d may be taken as the time interval between the initial and the final times for which PNLT(k) equals 90 PNdB.

    (f) The aircraft testing procedures must include the 10 dB-down points in the flyover noise/time record.

    Section B36.11 Effective perceived noise level. (a) The total subjective effect of an aircraft flyover is designated “effective perceived noise level,” EPNL, and is equal to the algebraic sum of the maximum value of the tone corrected perceived noise level, PNLTM, and the duration correction, D. That is,

    EPNL=PNLTM+Dwhere PNLTM and D are calculated under sections B36.7 and B36.9 of this appendix.

    (b) The above equation can be rewritten by substituting the equation for D from § B36.9 of this appendix, that is,

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    (c) If, during a test flight, one or more peak values of PNLT are observed which are within 2 dB of PNLTM, the value of EPNL shall be calculated for each, as well as for PNLTM. If any EPNL value exceeds the value at the moment of PNLTM, the maximum value of such exceedance must be added as a further adjustment to the EPNL calculated from the measured data.

    Section B36.13Mathematical formulation of noy tables.

    (a) The relationship between sound pressure level and perceived noisiness given in Table B1 is illustrated in Figure B3. The variation of log (n) with SPL for a given one-third octave band can be expressed by straight lines as shown in Figure B3.

    (1) The slopes of the straight lines M(b), M(c), and M(d) and M(e);

    (2) The intercepts of the lines on the SPL axis, SPL (b) and SPL (c); and

    (3) The coordinates of the discontinuities, SPL (a) and log n(a); SPL (d) and log n = −1.0; and SPL (e) and log n = log (0.3).

    (b) The important aspects of the mathematical formulation are:

    (1) SPL " SPL (a) n = antilog [M(c)*(SPL-SPL(c))] (2) SPL (b) ≤ SPL < SPL (a) n = antilog [M(b)*(SPL-SPL(b))] (3) SPL (e) ≤ SPL < SPL (b) n = antilog [M(e)*(SPL-SPL(b))] (4) SPL (d) ≤ SPL < SPL (e) n = 0.1 antilog [M(d)*(SPL-SPL(d))]

    (c) Table B4 lists the values of the important constants necessary to calculate sound pressure level as a function of perceived noisiness.

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