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In automotive NVH, the noise generated by a powertrain is still one of the major noise sources especially at low and mid vehicle velocity. For this reason automotive OEMs are continuously focusing on methods to efficiently analyze this noise source. For this purpose, a well-established simulation methodology can provide results thoroughly, within a limited amount of time and with a reduced cost contrary to experiments which are involved in late design phases and are more expensive. This paper aims at presenting an approach to simulate efficiently the acoustic radiation from automotive components. With this aim in mind, the acoustic response of a realistic powertrain unit subjected to working conditions ranging from 1000 RPM to 4500 RPM is studied until 3000 Hz. Several radiating boundary conditions will be assessed in order to detect the most efficient set-up for this kind of problem and to extract the optimized modeling guidelines.

This Paper is evaluating the development and effectiveness of using a Shearplate, a new and innovative approach to reduce powertrain noise and vibrations. The results show that the approach is offering monumental improvements in terms of reduced noise and vibrations. Sound quality evaluations also show very clearly that the approach is an effective countermeasure to the targeted problems. With the knowledge gathered during the development and with what is partly presented in this paper we now have an additional tool that car manufacturers can deploy in their efforts to design more fuel efficient and cleaner burning engines without sacrificing NVH performance.