AcouS PROPA®
Software

Logiciel de modélisation qui permet de réaliser des calculs prévisionnels de propagation sonore en espace clos comme à l’extérieur, tels que les calculs de propagation sonore avec prise en compte de la transmission à travers les parois, calculs des décroissances sonores spatiales, calculs des décroissances sonores temporelles… tout cela dans les domaines de l’ingénierie acoustique tels que l’industrie, l’Environnement, l’Acoustique des salles.

Il est ainsi possible de passer d’un calcul d’acoustique des salles (tout type salle y compris les ateliers industriels) à un calcul de rayonnement de la salle avec la possibilité de prendre en compte de l’impact acoustique de tout type d’équipements techniques et machines dans l’environnement.

Software for modeling acoustic propagation in premises and outside

AcouS PROPA® software is a simple and adaptable tool that allows you through its applications to cover all areas of engineering acoustics :

  • Industry
  • Environment
  • Room acoustics

and can perform projected sound propagation calculations in confined spaces or outdoors.

Therefore this software allows you to access all three following types of forecast calculations :

  • Sound propagation calculations taking into account the transmission through the walls (results presented in the form of noise maps)
  • Calculations of spatial decay
  • Sound decay time calculations.

AcouS PROPA® is a modular tool designed to meet the specific needs of each user. If your needs change, additional modules can be added at any time.

AcouS PROPA Modules

AcouS PROPA® acoustic software is articulated in different modules. All software features are thus related to each other. It is therefore possible to install additional modules at any time.

Details of the various modules available to you :

  • Commun core : Basic module for modeling 3D geometry, the creation of noise sources and the definition of calculation parameters.
  • Transparency walls : Calculated transmission through the walls, from the calculation of the power incident on the walls and their sound reduction index.
  • Spatial Noise Decay : Calculated spatial sound decay from reference sound sources, comparing measurements and calculations, calculating the slope between 3 and 24 meters.
  • Noise maps : Calculated noise map in color, in any plane or along a complex topography, with smoothing for a neat appearance.
  • Room acoustics : Calculations Tr Echogram, C80, D50, EDT, RASTI, STI calculations comparison measures.
  • Meteorological conditions influence : Calculations taking into account weather conditions in favorable and unfavorable conditions for propagation, by taking into account the state of the atmosphere (wind speed and wind direction, temperature gradient...)

AcouS PROPA® simulates sound propagation due to one more sources of noise in open or closed 3D environments.

Diffuse reflectance model

This software is based on the assumption of acoustic diffuse reflection in a wall according to Lambert's law and assumes that the intensity at any point in the space consists of the superposition of a direct component, i.e. the intensity emitted directly by the source component and a reverberant. The first term, easily ascertainable, is a free-field propagation of spherical waves whose theoretical model is well known. On the other hand the second term is more difficult to quantify. It requires the assimilation of the walls of the premises in triangular surface elements behaving as point sources of well-defined directionality.

In addition, this model takes into account the geometry of the room, material characteristics and positions of the source and receiver.

This method chooses the descriptive variables as power densities (homogeneous intensity) present on the walls. The mathematical process that governs their determination is a process called "Markovian" which asserts that the state of a physical phenomenon depends only on its previous statements directly. Thus, in our case, the power density present on a dS' wall element at a t instant depends only on those present on all other e dS' elements forming the space at t instants diminished by their travel time respectively.

The dS wall element behaves like a point source at its centroid. Its radiation is spherical and that in the upper half-space. Its directivity is of the form : Q (Ɵ) = 4 cos Ɵ

Before any acoustic simulation, a factor known as "shape" is computed and translated in the form of a matrix, the visibility between each sample of sides, or sources, or points of reception. This coefficient depends only on the number of samples and therefore the number of wall and surface samples.

Then from the characteristics of the noise source (power per band, directivity, position), the algorithm performs a complete energy balance between the samples and determines the power density received by each of them compared to others and the direct wave. This calculation obviously takes into account the absorption of the walls of the premises.

The intensity received at the receiving point then has two components. The first corresponds to the intensity direct from the source whose propagation is in free field and the second comes from the different surface elements dS involved in the process of diffuse reflection. dS qui participent au processus de réflexion diffuse.

AcouS PROPA® acoustic software was developed on this model of diffuse reflection over the past twenty years and has been compared to measurements on several occasions with convincing results.

Model taking into account the diffraction

Taking into account the phenomenon of diffraction is a key element and not negligible, especially in open spaces. The algorithm is based on the theory of Maekawa.

Before any calculation af attenuation for a given source and receiver, the algorithm fills in the form factor of all possible paths between each source element, each "free" edge of the premises and each receiving element. The calculated routes are considered the shortest between each of these elements. For a given receiver, the algorithm then calculates the total attenuation provided by each of these routes. This attenuation is then subtracted at direct pressure to get the "diffracted" level received.

Industrial environment

AcouS PROPA® is unique acoustic software, with which it is possible to implement any type of calculation in a single model (room acoustics, premises acoustics, environmental acoustics), while fully retaining its data sources, geometries.

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Industrial building mapping

Spatial decay calculations, noise maps, signal to noise relationship, radiation through the walls, AcouS PROPA® has always had all the functions needed for this field of acoustic engineering.

In the environment

AcouS PROPA® is unique acoustic software with which it is possible to implement any type of calculation in a single model (room acoustics, premises acoustics, environmental acoustics), while fully retaining its data sources, geometries.

Whether an industrial project, a wind farm, an auditorium,...AcouS PROPA® calculates acoustic noise maps for outdoors and incorporates a unique optional calculation module in favorable and unfavorable conditions for propagation, taking into account wind speed and direction, atmospheric conditions (day and night,...)

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Acous Propa : Indoor and outdoor acoustic model

Room acoustics

AcouS PROPA® is unique acoustic software with which it is possible to implement any type of calculation in a single model (room acoustics, premises acoustics, environmental acoustics), while fully retaining its data sources, geometries.

This module offers the user the ability to calculate key criteria such as C80, D50, EDT, Tr and echogram, with a temporal resolution of 1 ms. The comparison calculation-measures are facilitated by the import of measured decay time and pasted into a spreadsheet.

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Room acoustic propagation model

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Indoor acoustic propagation model

1. Overview

2. Présentation des paramètres de calculs d'une carte de bruit

3. Démo d'intégration d'une carte bruit dans un fichier .Dif(3D)

4. AcouS PROPA création source linéique avec spectre source routière

Next training : to be determined

Training objectives : :

Provide participants with basix knowledge of the phenomenon of acoustic propagation and its modeling.

People concerned : :

Engineers and technicians working in the field of noise control at work or environmental noise.

For further information, please contact Marion Lorin

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Related services

For all our software, a complete range of products and services is at your disposal :

  • Maintenance contract

This maintenance contract provides among other things : the maintenance of the software and the dongle, the delivery of software updates for free for holders of the maintenance contract, phone support, special discounts on other software

  • Updates

Each year a new version containing additions or changes in the software is available.

  • Day of information and exchange

Each year and each software program, at least one day of information and discussion is held with the users of such software.

  • Journée annuelle d’information et d’échange

We regularly organize inter-company and intra-company training courses on the use of the software.

  • Calculations on demand service

We can do calculations of acoustic simulations on request with the use of our software.

You can avail of these services free or at very favorable terms for an annual fee.

For more information, please contact us

You will find below answers to some questions you ask and which we hope will give you the information you seek.

This is how the reflection on the walls (soil, buidings,...) is considered. Reflection is called "specular" when the wave is reflected with an angle equal to the angle of incidence (that is, for example, optics in a mirror). Our model takes into account a diffuse reflection, i.e. the energy reflected from a wall is re-emitted in all directions, via a coefficient of directivity angle-dependent re-emission. This is a hypothesis that best represents reality, particularly in the external environment, where all the important parameters with respect to reflection tend to generate a diffuse reflection (different materials, many kinks and bumps, uneven surfaces...).

Assimilated to a point when the source is small compared to the distance of propagation; Linear, surface or volume depending on the ratio between the characteristic dimensions and the propagation distance, obtained by composing a number of point sources.

Our model calculates the attenuation by shielding effect of any obstacle placed between a source and a receiver (calculating the diffraction on edges of obstacles).

Moreover, each wall is characterized by a sound absorption coefficient. Each building and each floor element therefore participate in the propagation of sound or sound attenuation.

Yes, this module known as "weather" is integrated in AcouS PROPA® and it calculates the influence of the wind rose through the inclusion of meteorological information attached to the calculation, such as the direction, wind speed, temperature, etc...

The module "weather" affects the propagation of sound waves by bending them upwards (if the wind direction is opposite to the direction of sound propagation) or by pushing them down (if the wind and propagation of sound waves follow the same direction).

Yes, AcouS PROPA® is capable of making calculations, whatever the nature of the site, open or closed (industrial, building or wind). The calculation of propagation is governed mainly by the strength and direction of sound sources, the direction and nature (absorption coefficient) of the walls and floor. You can make long distance calculations for a wind farm taking into account the influence of weather on the site.

Vous pouvez faire une carte de bruit qui suit le sol ex :

carte son qui suit le sol

carte son qui suit le sol

Pour cela il faut au préalable sélectionner les parois qui doivent être considérées comme sol : Via ce menu

Triangle

menu de selection

menu de selection

Ensuite dans cette fenêtre définition de la carte de bruit, cliquer sur carte relief :

Triangle

Et définir la hauteur au dessus du sol des points.

Puis choisir un pas (m) pour les points de mesures dans « changer le pas »

Je crois voir sur votre modèle que vous calculez l’acoustique dans les locaux avec le même modèle que celui utilisé pour la propagation extérieure. Ce n’est pas la méthode à suivre car cela peut engendrer des erreurs numériques.

Il faut faire le calcul intérieur avec le bâtiment seul, puis importer les sources parois dans un modèle où il n’y a que le sol et l’enveloppe des bâtiments (sans leur sol) afin de faire le calcul avec uniquement les parois utiles à chaque fois.

Cela évite aussi les erreurs de sens des parois.

For file exchanges with Autocad, Revit and SketchUp. We have a gateway to exchange 3D models between AcouS PROPA and SketchUp.

Oui, vous avez à votre disposition après le téléchargement des manuels et didacticiels sur chaque logiciel. (voir image ci-dessous)

C’est possible, en collant une carte résultat dans le .car via le menu édition (voir photo FAQ image 1)

Et à partir d’un format de fichier spécifique qui se trouve là (voir FAQ image 2)

Il faut indiquer dans le fichier, les coordonnées X,Y,Z et le spectre associé au point de mesure, ainsi que le nombre total de points de mesures.

Elle apparait dans le .car à côté des cartes calculées.

Bien fait le copier coller de la case A1 (avec un * devant le nom de la carte) à la case JX du dernier point.

Il n’y a pas de façon particulière à suivre. Le C80 est lié au RT60, donc si celui-ci est correctement calé, le second devrait l’être aussi. Et pour le calage, il se fait par calculs itératifs en modifiant les coefficients d’absorption, la position des matériaux et les volumes éventuellement.

Pour réinitialiser les fenêtres, fermer tous les documents dans AcouS PROPA® et puis sélectionner dans le menu Outils/Réinitialiser outil.

Ensuite il faudrait fermer et réouvrir AcouS PROPA®.

Ceci a pour effet de réinitialiser le logiciel comme après une installation.

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