Publication detail

Finite Element Modal Analysis of a Silicone Vocal Fold Filled with Fluid

HÁJEK, P. RADOLF, V. HORÁČEK, J. ŠVEC, J.

English title

Finite Element Modal Analysis of a Silicone Vocal Fold Filled with Fluid

Type

article in a collection out of WoS and Scopus

Language

en

Original abstract

A three dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of a silicone vocal fold (VF) filled with fluid is presented here. The silicone part of the model is based on partial differential equations of the continuum mechanics and consider large deformations. The fluid domain encapsulated in the silicone VF is defined semi-analytically as a lumped-element model describing the fluid in hydrostatic conditions. The elongated and pressurized silicone VF was subjected to perturbed modal analysis. Results showed that the choice of the fluid inside the VF substantially influences the natural frequencies. Namely, the water-filling lowers the natural frequencies approximately by half over the air-filling. Besides, the procedure of reverse engineering for obtaining the geometry of the VF from already 3D-printed mold is introduced.

English abstract

A three dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of a silicone vocal fold (VF) filled with fluid is presented here. The silicone part of the model is based on partial differential equations of the continuum mechanics and consider large deformations. The fluid domain encapsulated in the silicone VF is defined semi-analytically as a lumped-element model describing the fluid in hydrostatic conditions. The elongated and pressurized silicone VF was subjected to perturbed modal analysis. Results showed that the choice of the fluid inside the VF substantially influences the natural frequencies. Namely, the water-filling lowers the natural frequencies approximately by half over the air-filling. Besides, the procedure of reverse engineering for obtaining the geometry of the VF from already 3D-printed mold is introduced.

Keywords in English

Perturbed Modal Analysis; Finite Element Method; Vocal Folds; Reverse Engineering; Biomechanics of Voice

Released

09.05.2023

Publisher

Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Location

Praha

ISBN

978-80-87012-84-0

ISSN

1805-8248

Book

Engineering Mechanics 2023

Volume

29

Number

1

Edition number

29

Pages from–to

87–90

Pages count

4

BIBTEX


@inproceedings{BUT183553,
  author="Petr {Hájek} and Vojtěch {Radolf} and Jaromír {Horáček} and Jan G. {Švec},
  title="Finite Element Modal Analysis of a Silicone Vocal Fold Filled with Fluid",
  booktitle="Engineering Mechanics 2023",
  year="2023",
  volume="29",
  number="1",
  month="May",
  pages="87--90",
  publisher="Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences",
  address="Praha",
  isbn="978-80-87012-84-0",
  issn="1805-8248"
}