Comparison measurements of homogenized material properties of underwater acoustic metamaterials

2019 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 3045-3045
Author(s):  
Benjamin Beck ◽  
Amanda Hanford
2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 071904
Author(s):  
Mingyu Duan ◽  
Chenlei Yu ◽  
Fengxian Xin ◽  
Tian Jian Lu

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junyi Wang ◽  
Jiaming Hu ◽  
Yun Chen

Underwater acoustic wave absorption and control play an important role in underwater applications. Various types of underwater acoustic metamaterials have been proposed in recent years with the vigorous development of acoustic metamaterials. Compared with airborne sound, underwater sound waves have a longer wavelength and much smaller propagation loss, making them more difficult to control. In addition, given that the acoustic impedance of water is much greater than that of air, numerous conventional materials and structures are not suited to underwater use. In this paper, we propose a composite structure based on an excellent broadband low-frequency sound absorber of air using aluminum mixed with rubber. Our composite structure possesses broadband low-frequency (<1,000 Hz) sound absorption underwater, omnidirectional high sound absorption coefficient under the oblique incidence (0–75°), and pressure resistance. It has promising applications for underwater acoustic wave control and contributes to the design of underwater acoustic metamaterials.


Author(s):  
Phanisri P. Pratapa ◽  
Phanish Suryanarayana ◽  
Glaucio H. Paulino

We study the wave propagation behavior in Miura-ori patterns by using the Bloch-wave analysis framework. Our investigation focuses on acoustic bandgaps that act as stopping bands for wave propagation at certain frequencies in periodic solids or structures. We show that bandgaps can be created in two-dimensional periodic Miura-ori patterns by introducing material inhomogeneity. First, we perform Bloch-wave analysis of homogeneous Miura-ori patterns with finite panel rigidity and find that no bandgaps are present. We then introduce bandgaps by making the pattern non-uniform — by changing the mass and axial rigidity of origami panels of alternating unit cells. We discuss the dependence of the magnitude of the bandgap on the contrast between material properties. We find that higher magnitudes of bandgaps are possible by using higher contrast ratios (mass and stiffness). These observations indicate the potential of origami-based patterns to be useful as acoustic metamaterials for vibration control.


Author(s):  
A. Baz

Extensive efforts are being exerted to develop various types of acoustic metamaterials to effectively control the flow of acoustical energy through these materials. However, all these efforts are focused on passive metamaterials with fixed material properties. In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the development of a new class of one-dimensional acoustic metamaterials with tunable effective densities in an attempt to enable the adaptation to varying external environment. More importantly, the active metamaterials can be tailored to have increasing or decreasing variation of the material properties along and across the material volume. With such unique capabilities, physically realizable acoustic cloaks can be achieved and objects treated with these active metamaterials can become acoustically invisible. The theoretical analysis of this class of active acoustic metamaterials is presented and the theoretical predictions are determined for an array of air cavities separated by piezoelectric boundaries. These boundaries control the stiffness of the individual cavity and in turn its dynamical density. Various control strategies are considered to achieve different spectral and spatial control of the density of this class of acoustic metamaterials. A natural extension of this work is to include active control capabilities to tailor the bulk modulus distribution of the metamaterial in order to build practical configurations of acoustic cloaks.


2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Changzheng Ye ◽  
Xuewei Liu ◽  
Fengxian Xin ◽  
Tian Jian Lu

A combined theoretical and numerical study is carried out to quantify the influence of material properties (e.g., real part and loss factor of Young’s modulus, material density) and geometrical parameters (e.g., layer thickness, height of hole) on the sound absorption performance of an underwater rubber layer containing periodically distributed axial holes. A theoretical model is developed based on the method of transfer matrix as well as the concept of equivalent layering of holes with variable cross section. Numerical simulations with the method of finite elements are subsequently carried out to validate the theoretical model, with good agreement achieved. Physical mechanisms underlying the enhanced acoustic performance of the anechoic layer as a result of introducing the periodic holes are explored in terms of the generated transverse waves and the high-order mode of vibration. The results presented are helpful for designing high-performance underwater acoustic layers with periodically distributed cavities by tailoring relevant material properties and geometrical parameters.


Author(s):  
W. Akl ◽  
A. Baz

Considerable interest has been devoted to the development of various classes of acoustic metamaterials. Acoustic metamaterials are those structurally engineered materials that are composed of periodic cells designed in such a fashion to yield specific material properties (density and bulk modulus) that would affect the wave propagation pattern within in a specific way. All the currently exerted efforts are focused on studying passive metamaterials with fixed material properties. In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the development of a new class of composite one-dimensional acoustic metamaterials with effective densities that are programmed to vary according to any prescribed patterns along the volume of the metamaterial. The theoretical analysis of this class of multilayered composite active acoustic metamaterials (CAAMM) is presented and the theoretical predictions are determined for an array of fluid cavities separated by piezoelectric boundaries. These smart self-sensing and actuating boundaries are used to modulate the overall stiffness of the metamaterial periodic cell and in turn its dynamic density through direct acoustic pressure feedback. The interaction between the neighboring layers of the composite metamaterial is modeled using a lumped-parameter approach. One-dimensional wave propagation as well as long wavelength assumptions are adapted in the current analysis. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the performance characteristics of the proposed CAAMM and its potential for generating prescribed spatial and spectral patterns of density variation. The CAAMM presents a viable approach to the development of effective acoustic cloaks that can be used for treating critical objects in order to render them acoustically invisible.


2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Akl ◽  
A. Baz

Acoustic metamaterials are those structurally engineered materials that are composed of periodic cells designed in such a fashion to yield specific material properties (density and bulk modulus) that would affect the wave propagation pattern within in a specific way. All the currently exerted efforts are focused on studying passive metamaterials with fixed material properties. In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the development of a new class of composite one-dimensional active acoustic metamaterials (CAAMM) with effective densities and bulk moduli that are programmed to vary according to any prescribed patterns along its volume. A cylindrical water-filled cylinder coupled to two piezoelectric elements form a composite cell to act as a base unit for a periodic metamaterial structure. Two different configurations are considered. In the first configuration, a piezoelectric panel is flash-mounted to the face of the cylinder, while the other is side-mounted to the cylinder wall, introducing a variable stiffness along the wave propagation path. In the second configuration, the face-mounted piezoelectric panel remains unchanged, while the side-mounted panel is replaced with an active Helmholtz resonator with piezoelectric base panel. A detailed theoretical lumped-parameter model for the two configurations is present, from which the stiffness of both active elements is controlled via charge feedback control to yield arbitrary homogenized effective bulk modulus and density over a very wide frequency range. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the performance characteristics of the proposed. The CAAMM presents a viable approach to the development of effective domains with a controllable wave propagation pattern to suit many applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (15) ◽  
pp. 1396-1410
Author(s):  
Ying Cheng ◽  
Ke’an Chen ◽  
Yanni Zhang ◽  
Xiaying Hao

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