Advancement in Noise and Vibration Control in Marine Engineering: Numerical Modelling and Innovative Systems and Materials

Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: March 10, 2026

 

 

    Special Issue Editors

     

     

    Assistant Professor RTD-A Giada Kyaw Oo D’Amore Website  E-Mail: giada.kyawood’amore@dia.units.it

    University of Trieste

    Interests: Marine Engineering; Noise and Vibration; Material Characterization; Numerical Optimization; Acoustic Simulation; FEM; CFD

     

     

    Associated Professor Marco Biot Website  E-Mail: biot@units.it

    University of Trieste

    Interests: Marine Construction; Noise and Vibration; Numerical Simulation; Insulating Systems

     

     

     

    Dr. Giovanni Rognoni Website  E-Mail: Giovanni.rognoni@dia.units.it

    University of Trieste

    Interests: Noise and Vibration; FEM; Acoustic Simulation; Experimental Tests

     

     

     

     

    Special Issue Information

    Dear Colleagues,

    in recent years, a growing awareness of the need to reduce noise and vibration emissions has developed in industrial sectors, including the marine one. Moreover, the focus of this awareness is placed also on the economic and environmental costs, involving every segment of production, from concept design up to the disposal of components at the end of their life.

    Noise and vibration levels onboard ships are limited by International Regulations and Classification Societies to ensure both high comfort for passengers and security for operators. Moreover, the noise radiated by ships in the surrounding is increasingly considered and characterized.

    Ships are increasingly moored near urban areas, creating disturbances for citizens with the noise radiating into the air. While emissions into water are harmful to marine flora and fauna, especially in areas with fragile ecosystems such as inland navigation zones. Therefore, the study of innovative materials or solutions which allow compliance with the new regulations and guidelines is of great interest for marine engineering.

    For these reasons, we are calling for papers for a Special Issue on acoustic and vibration applications of innovative materials or solutions. Of interests are also the advanced numerical modelling strategy to simulate noise and vibration issues in marine engineering. The numerical strategies allow to reduce the number of prototypes to be constructed and tested with advancement in time consumption and costs in the design phase.

    This Special Issue aims to include original research articles and high-quality reviews on the design, optimization, characterization, and application of innovative materials or solutions in marine engineering sector. Reports on experimental, computational, or multidisciplinary research are encouraged. Review articles describing the current state of the art are also welcome.

    Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

    •    Designandstudy of innovative materials and solutions for noise and vibration control
    •    Appliedresearchusing measurements
    •    Numericalstudiesand research works on innovative materials and metamaterials
    •    Innovativesolutionsfor vibro-acoustic control
    •    Reductionofradiated noise in water
    •    Acousticreflectionsuppression
    •    Reductionofairborne acoustic radiated power and wall insulation
    •    Systemsforthe control of exhaust gas noise
    •    Casesstudiesof new applications and/or traditional solutions used in new applications
    •    Costanalysisfor the adoption of innovative vibro-acoustic solutions
    •    Lifecycleassessment of innovative vibro-acoustic solutions

     

    Keywords

    Vibration Control Noise Control

    Acoustic Simulation

    Numerical Simulation

    Numerical Optimization Radiated Noise

    Underwater Noise

    Innovative Materials Innovative Solutions

    Material Characterization

    Metamaterials

    Marine Engineering Experimental Tests  Ships