Effect of applied magnetic field on sound transmission loss of MR-based sandwich panels

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 025006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Hemmatian ◽  
Ramin Sedaghati
Author(s):  
Masoud Hemmatian ◽  
Ramin Sedaghati

This study aims to investigate the sound transmission loss (STL) capability of sandwich panels treated with Magnetorheological (MR) fluids at low frequencies. An experimental setup has been designed to investigate the effect of the intensity of the applied magnetic field on the natural frequencies and STL of a clamped circular plate. A multilayered uniform circular panel comprising two elastic face sheets and MR fluid core layer is fabricated. It is shown that as the applied magnetic field increases, the fundamental natural frequency of the MR sandwich panel increases. Moreover, the STL of the panel at the resonance frequency considerably increases under applied magnetic field. Furthermore, an analytical model for the STL of the finite multilayered panels with MR core layer is developed and compared with the experimental measurements. The MR core layer is treated as a viscoelastic material with complex shear modulus. It is shown that good agreement exists between the analytical and experimental results. Parametric study has also been conducted to investigate the effect of face sheets and core layers’ thickness.


2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongchang Qian ◽  
Daoqing Chang ◽  
Bilong Liu ◽  
Ke Liu

An approach on the prediction of sound transmission loss for a finite sandwich panel with honeycomb core is described in the paper. The sandwich panel is treated as orthotropic and the apparent bending stiffness in two principal directions is estimated by means of simple tests on beam elements cut from the sandwich panel. Utilizing orthotropic panel theory, together with the obtained bending stiffness in two directions, the sound transmission loss of simply-supported sandwich panel is predicted by the modal expansion method. Simulation results indicated that dimension, orthotropy, and loss factor may play important roles on sound transmission loss of sandwich panel. The predicted transmission loss is compared with measured data and the agreement is reasonable. This approach may provide an efficient tool to predict the sound transmission loss of finite sandwich panels.


2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 869-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sathish Kumar ◽  
Leping Feng ◽  
Ulf Orrenius

The sound transmission properties of sandwich panels can be predicted with sufficient degree of accuracy by calculating the wave propagation properties of the structure. This method works well for sandwich panels with isotropic cores but applications to panels with anisotropic cores are hard to find. Honeycomb is an example of anisotropic material which when used as a core, results in a sandwich panel with anisotropic properties. In this paper, honeycomb panels are treated as being orthotropic and the wavenumbers are calculated for the two principle directions. These calculated wavenumbers are validated with the measured wavenumbers estimated from the resonance frequencies of freely hanging honeycomb beams. A combination of wave propagation and standard orthotropic plate theory is used to predict the sound transmission loss of honeycomb panels. These predictions are validated through sound transmission measurements. Passive damping treatment is a common way to reduce structural vibration and sound radiation, but they often have little effect on sound transmission. Visco-elastic damping with a constraining layer is applied to two honeycomb panels with standard and enhanced fluid coupling properties. This enhanced fluid coupling in one of the test panels is due to an extended coincidence range observed from the dispersion curves. The influence of damping treatments on the sound transmission loss of these panels is investigated. Results show that, after the damping treatment, the sound transmission loss of an acoustically bad panel and a normal panel are very similar.


2017 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 227-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Zergoune ◽  
M.N. Ichchou ◽  
O. Bareille ◽  
B. Harras ◽  
R. Benamar ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550013 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Shen ◽  
Q. C. Zhang ◽  
S. Q. Chen ◽  
H. Y. Xia ◽  
F. Jin

In this paper, an analytical model is developed to investigate sound transmission loss characteristic of adhesively bonded metal sandwich panels with pyramidal lattice truss cores based on 3D elasticity theory. Meanwhile, practical specimen is fabricated to conduct corresponding sound insulation experiment test via a standing wave tube method. The effective elastic constant of truss cores is derived using one homogenization theory on account of equivalent strain energy. It is found that satisfactory agreement is achieved between theoretical solutions and experiment results, and damping effect of adhesive bonding interface between facesheets and core has a great impact on transmission loss. Further parameter investigations demonstrate the significant effect of the elevation and azimuth angles of the pyramidal cores, which can be conveniently changed to tailor the acoustic performance of the sandwich panels in the whole frequency range.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
MP Arunkumar ◽  
Jeyaraj Pitchaimani ◽  
KV Gangadharan ◽  
MC Lenin Babu

Sandwich panel which has a design involving acoustic comfort is always denser and larger in size than the design involving mechanical strength. The respective short come can be solved by exploring the impact of core geometry on sound transmission characteristics of sandwich panels. In this aspect, the present work focuses on the study of influence of core geometry on sound transmission characteristics of sandwich panels which are commonly used as aircraft structures. Numerical investigation has been carried out based on a 2D model with equivalent elastic properties. The present study has found that, for a honeycomb core sandwich panel in due consideration to space constraint, better sound transmission characteristics can be achieved with lower core height. It is observed that, for a honeycomb core sandwich panel, one can select cell size as the parameter to reduce the weight with out affecting the sound transmission loss. Triangular core sandwich panel can be used for low frequency application due to its increased transmission loss. In foam core sandwich panel, it is noticed that the effect of face sheet material on sound transmission loss is significant and this can be controlled by varying the density of foam.


2005 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongan Wang ◽  
Vladimir S. Sokolinsky ◽  
Shankar Rajaram ◽  
Steven R. Nutt

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