Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Acoustic absorber'

The aim of the Acoustic Absorber Project was to investigate the performance of a range of materials as acoustic absorbers. A literature search on acoustic absorbers was carried out first and is presented with a summary of commercially available absorbers in the Absorber Survey. Modifications were made to the Reverberation Room in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Canterbury. Tests showed that the Room modifications and diffuser installation improved its sound field diffusivity and uniformity, ensuring reliable absorption measurements. Apparatus was then built and used to measure the flow resistance of porous materials. This equipment was pivotal to the successful specification of materials used as acoustic absorbers. More than fifty different absorbers were tested in the refurbished Reverberation Room to determine their absorption coefficients. Subsequent analysis was carried out to compare the different materials, thicknesses and systems used as absorbers. Various models were used and developed to predict the measured results. The models produced similar trends to the measured data but with lower absorption coefficients. It was found that tuned absorbers could be produced from CMSG foam with impervious films, giving high absorption in selected frequencies. Wideband absorbers could be made at low cost from low density foam, polyester or fibreglass with fabric coverings, each optimised for flow resistance. Contoured foams were also found to be very effective wideband absorbers. Optimal acoustic absorbers can now be designed and produced to satisfy different absorption requirements.

Micro-perforated sound absorbers with sub-millimeter size holes can provide high absorption coefficients. Various types of micro-perforated absorbers are now available in literature for different applications. This thesis presents results of work on the development of an effective single layer micro-perforated sound absorber from the commercial composite material Parabeam with micro diameter holes drilled on one side. Parabeam is used as a structural material made from a fabric woven out of a E-glass yarn and consists of two decklayers bonded together by vertical piles in a sandwich structure with piles (thick fibers) woven into the decklayers. The thesis includes, the analytical model developed for prediction of absorption coefficients, finite element solution using commercial software MSC.ACTRAN and experimental results obtained from impedance tube measurements. Different absorption characteristics can be achieved by variations in hole diameter and hole spacing. Based on the developed models, an optimization is performed to obtain an efficient absorber configuration. It has been anticipated that several different and interesting applications can be deduced by combining structural and sound absorption properties of this new micro-perforated absorber along with conventional fibrous absorbers.

A new passive treatment to reduce sound transmission into payload fairing at low frequency is investigated. This new solution is composed of optimally damped vibration absorbers (DVA) and optimally damped Helmholtz resonators (HR). A fully coupled structural-acoustic model of a composite cylinder excited by an external plane wave is developed as a first approximation of the system. A modal expansion method is used to describe the behavior of the cylindrical shell and the acoustic cavity; the noise reduction devices are modeled as surface impedances. All the elements are then fully coupled using an impedance matching method. This model is then refined using the digitized mode shapes and natural frequencies obtained from a fairing finite element model. For both models, the noise transmission mechanisms are highlighted and the noise reduction mechanisms are explained. Procedures to design the structural and acoustic absorbers based on single degree of freedom system are modified for the multi-mode framework. The optimization of the overall treatment parameters namely location, tuning frequency, and damping of each device is also investigated using genetic algorithm. Noise reduction of up to 9dB from 50Hz to 160Hz using 4% of the cylinder mass for the DVA and 5% of the cavity volume for the HR can be achieved. The robustness of the treatment performance to changes in the excitation, system and devices characteristics is also addressed. The model is validated by experiments done outdoors on a 10-foot long, 8-foot diameter composite cylinder. The excitation level reached 136dB at the cylinder surface comparable to real launch acoustic environment. With HRs representing 2% of the cylinder volume, the noise transmission from 50Hz to160Hz is reduced by 3dB and the addition of DVAs representing 6.5% of the cylinder mass enhances this performance to 4.3dB. Using the fairing model, a HR+DVA treatment is designed under flight constraints and is implemented in a real Boeing fairing. The treatment is composed of 220 HRs and 60 DVAs representing 1.1% and 2.5% of the fairing volume and mass respectively. Noise reduction of 3.2dB from 30Hz to 90Hz is obtained experimentally. As a natural extension, a new type of adaptive Helmholtz resonator is developed. A tuning law commonly used to track single frequency disturbance is newly applied to track modes driven by broadband excitation. This tuning law only requires information local to the resonator simplifying greatly its implementation in a fairing where it can adapt to shifts in acoustic natural frequencies caused by varying payload fills. A time domain model of adaptive resonators coupled to a cylinder is developed. Simulations demonstrate that multiple adaptive HRs lead to broadband noise reductions similar to the ones obtained with genetic optimization. Experiments conducted on the cylinder confirmed the ability of adaptive HRs to converge to a near optimal solution in a frequency band including multiple resonances.
Ph. D.

The diploma thesis deals with the application of acoustic methods for evaluating the technical condition of the shock absorbers. Analysis of acoustic radiation during damping operation leads to the definition of a new non-contact diagnostic methodology that can determine the condition of the shock absorbers. The first part of the thesis focuses on the noise radiation of the shock absorbers, which is caused by discontinuous dumping. Further, the methods for the noise source localization available at The Institute of Machine and Industrial Design are described – with their functionalities, advantages and limitations. Based on all the information, an appropriate method is selected and used in the experimental part of this work. Then, aeration and removing the full volume of oil with damage of the shock absorber tube are caused (induced) on several types of the shocks. Noise radiation is measured by a microphone array and by a sound meter; the acoustic maps, frequency spectra and the synchronous filtration graphs are calculated from the measured data. From the differences in the acoustic radiations of each shock condition, a suitable diagnostic criterion for a specific shock absorber is defined. The final part discusses obtained results. Based on these results, a general diagnostic methodology, applicable to any type of shock absorber, is formulated.

Le travail présenté dans cette thèse est dédié à l’étude d’un absorbeur bistable continu basé sur le principe du "Nonlinear Energy Sink" (NES) et son utilisation pour l’atténuation des vibrations d’un système mécanique à plusieurs degrés de liberté sous excitation acoustique. Le modèle analytique du comportement linéaire de l’absorbeur ainsi que le modèle numérique complet ont été présentés, analysés et validés par des séries d’expériences. Le complexité du transfert énergétique ciblé ("Targeted Energy Transfer" ou TET) entre l'absorbeur et le système primaire à contrôler n’a pas permis une description analytique simple. Nous avons donc choisi de concentrer cette étude sur l’exploration expérimentale et numérique de l’absorbeur couplé à des systèmes mécaniques sous excitations harmonique et aléatoire ainsi que sur l’identification des mécanismes de transfert d’énergie. Le système couplé a montré une dynamique très riche du fait de différents régimes de TET qui ont été décrits dans la littérature pour d’autres types de NES. Ce projet a été financé par Saint-Gobain. L’absorbeur a été adapté pour l’application prévue par la direction industrielle de la thèse: contrôle des vibrations de la double paroi sous excitation acoustique afin d’améliorer l’isolation acoustique fournie par le système.Les connaissances qualitatives sur la dynamique de l’absorbeur obtenues à partir des résultats expérimentaux et numériques, ainsi que l’analogie avec les autres types de NES, ont permis la création d’un absorbeur qui répond à la problématique posée. Les moyens pour l’optimisation et le développement de l’absorbeur ont été identifiés et les simulations préliminaires ont été fournies
The work presented in this thesis is dedicated to the study of a continuous bistable absorber based on the principle of Nonlinear Energy Sink (NES) and its use for the vibration mitigation of a many-degree-offreedom mechanical systems under acoustic excitation. The analytical model of the linear behavior of the absorber and its complete numerical model were presented, analyzed and validated by series of experiments. The complexity of the Targeted Energy Transfer (TET) between the absorber and the primary system did not allow a simple analytical description. We have chosen to concentrate this study on the experimental and numerical exploration of the absorber coupled to mechanical systems under harmonic and random excitations, as well as on the identification of the mechanisms of energy transfer. The coupled system have shown very rich dynamics as it possessed different regimes of TET, which were earlier described in literature for other types of NES. This project was funded by Saint-Gobain. The absorber was adapted for the application foreseen by the industrial supervisors of the PhD: the vibration control of partitioning double walls under acoustic excitation so that to improve the acoustic isolation provided by the system. The qualitative knowledge on the absorber dynamics obtained from the experimental and numerical results, as well as the analogy with the other types of NES, permitted the creation of an absorber which corresponds to the problematic. The ways for the further optimization and development of the absorber were identified and preliminary simulations were provided

A new type of ultrasound power meter is described which is robust, portable, easy to operate and therefore suitable for use in the work place by non-specialist personnel. The device should be of particular value in the field of ultrasonic therapy, where a lack of suitable instrumentation has discouraged performance monitoring of ultrasound machines in the past although numerous surveys have found the calibration of such equipment generally to be poor. The mode of operation is based on absorption of the ultrasound beam within a liquid, which expands as the energy becomes degraded to heat. The rate of this thermal expansion is monitored by means of a capacitative liquid level sensor, the output signal being suitably processsed and passed to a microcomputer for analysis. Correction for interchange of heat with the surroundings is carried out automatically by the micro, by recording the 'background drift' in liquid volume for a few seconds prior to insonation and subtracting this from the expansion rate observed during input of ultrasound. Calibration is achieved by measuring the (corrected) expansion rates brought about by known powers supplied from an electrical heating coil. When using the new power meter for measurements of therapeutic ultrasound the performance compares favourably with that of other techniques: the reproducibility is on the order of 5% above about 0.5W, becoming less good below this (reaching about 20% at the minimum measurable power of 25-50mW). Design modifications which may improve performance at low power levels and possibly allow measurement of dignostic ultrasound are suggested.

Le contrôle des vibrations à basse fréquence adapté aux structures légères est un défi scientifique ettechnologique en raison de contraintes économiques et écologiques de plus en plus strictes. De récentes études enacoustique ont portées sur l’absorption totale d’ondes basses fréquences à l’aide d’absorbeurs parfaits sublongueursd’onde. Ces métamatériaux sont obtenus en exploitant la condition de couplage critique. Unegénéralisation de cette méthode pour le domaine élastodynamique serait d’un grand intérêt pour répondre auxexigences du contrôle des vibrations de structures légères à basse fréquence.Cette thèse vise à adapter le problème d’absorption parfaite des ondes de flexion dans des systèmes 1D et 2D avecdes résonateurs locaux en utilisant la condition de couplage critique. Une étude préliminaire sur des systèmes 1D àgéométries simples sont d’abord proposée. Celle-ci propose une méthode de conception de résonateurs simplespour une absorption efficace des ondes de flexion. Une complexification du système 1D est ensuite considérée avecl’étude du couplage critique de Trou Noir Acoustique (TNA) 1D. Ceci a motivé l’interprétation de l’effet TNA à l’aidedu concept de couplage critique afin de présenter des outils clés à de futures procédures d’optimisation pour ce typede terminaisons. La condition de couplage critique est ensuite étendue aux systèmes 2D. L’absorption parfaite parle premier mode axisymétrique d’un résonateur circulaire inséré dans une plaque mince infinie est analysée. Ladiffusion multiple par une ligne de résonateurs circulaires insérés dans une plaque mince 2D infinie ou semi-infinie,appelée métaplaque, est aussi considérée dans l’optique de se rapprocher d’une application industrielle. A traverscette thèse, des modèles analytiques, des simulations numériques et des expériences sont présentés pour valider lecomportement physique des systèmes présentés
The vibration control adapted to light structures is a scientific and technological challenge due toincreasingly stringent economic and ecological standards. Meanwhile, recent studies in audible acoustics havefocused on broadband wave absorption at low frequencies by means of subwavelength perfect absorbers. Suchmetamaterials can totally absorb the energy of an incident wave. The generalisation of this method for applicationsin elastodynamics could be of great interest for the vibration control of light structures.This thesis aims at adapting the perfect absorption problem for flexural waves in 1D and 2D systems with localresonators using the critical coupling condition. A study of 1D systems with simple geometries is first proposed. Thisprovides methods to design simple resonators for an effective absorption of flexural waves. The 1D systems thenbecome more complex by studying the critical coupling of 1D Acoustic Black Holes (ABH). The ABH effect is theninterpreted using the concept of critical coupling, and key features for future optimisation procedures of ABHs arepresented. The critical coupling condition is then extended to 2D systems. The perfect absorption by the firstaxisymmetric mode of a circular resonator inserted in a thin plate is analysed. Multiple scattering by an array ofcircular resonators inserted in an infinite or semi-infinite 2D thin plate, called metaplate, is also considered to getclose to practical applications. Through this thesis, analytical models, numerical simulations and experiments areshown to validate the physical behaviour of the systems presented

High levels of noise have historically been present in the interior of aircrafts. This causes passenger, pilot, and other aircraft employee fatigue as well as speech interference and discomfort issues. In general aviation aircraft, little has been done to reduce the noise in the interior of fuselages. Noise transmitting into the cabin of a single engine aircraft is complex. Researchers have identified areas of noise transmission in general aviation aircraft to include the windshield, exhaust, side windows, and little through the engine firewall. Sources originally noted that structure-borne and airborne noise transmission paths were equal contributors to interior energy penetration of single-engine aircraft. However, additional studies found that airborne noise transmission paths dominate interior energy transmission for single-engine aircraft. Energy transmits mostly through the front of the aircraft via the windshield. Little goes through the engine firewall, which contradicts the original assumption that engine vibration contributed to large noise transmission into the cabin of the aircraft via the firewall. Airborne noise and some exhaust noise transmit through the firewall, but not near as much as noise that transmits through the windshield.

Reducing interior aircraft noise levels is a complicated joint effort, combining propeller radiation control; fuselage wall reduction methods; exhaust emission regulation, management of air turbulence; some propeller, wake-induced vibration control; and a little engine vibration restraint. For minimum propeller acoustic propagation, it is important to control propeller radiation by using techniques such as increasing the number of blades, altering blade airfoil (especially using a felix or grooved design); applying small angle of attack; utilizing swept blades; decreasing blade diameter; lowering tip speed; and reducing the load on a propeller (i.e. by controlling the blade thickness, tip volume, and blade shape). Controlling the vibration in the fuselage skin can also help to reduce interior noise. Some early attempts were made using ribs/stiffeners, tuned dampers, and a limp mass double wall. More recently, dynamic vibration absorbers have been utilized, quite successfully, to reduce fuselage skin vibration and thus, interior noise levels. Attempting to control the exhaust emission and induced vibration from air turbulence has contributed to lower airplane cabin noise levels as well. For large aircrafts, the strategic location of luggage compartments and bathrooms help in keeping the interior quiet. Most importantly for small single-engine aircraft, the windshield has been found to contribute heavily to aircraft interior noise levels.

Currently, the use of active control methods (especially the active structural acoustic control methods) and the utilization of dynamic vibration absorbers (a form of passive noise control) are the most popular techniques to reduce interior aircraft noise levels. In small general aviation aircraft, the blade passage frequency (bpf) and the first few harmonics have been found to be the largest contributor to noise transmitting into the fuselage. This project analyzes a two degree-of-freedom (DOF) dynamic vibration absorber in hopes of reducing windshield vibration of a Cessna 150 fuselage at the fundamental blade passage frequency of approximately 87 Hz and thus, reducing noise transmitting into the interior of the aircraft.

This research project is unique in several ways. First, numerous passive noise control techniques have been utilized to control vibration and acoustics on an aircraft, but none have used the two degree of freedom Distributed Vibration Absorbers (DVA) employed in this project, as a noise reduction method on the windshield of an aircraft. Secondly, little research has been done on analyzing noise transmission into small, single engine general aviation aircraft, which is conducted in the work here. Third, little work has been done on analyzing and reducing noise propagation through the windshield of a small engine aircraft, which is also analyzed in this project. Finally, the modal analysis conducted on the windshield of the small engine plane is one of the few modal decompositions that has been conducted on a small general aircraft windshield.
Master of Science

Ce mémoire est consacré à l'étude d'un absorbeur dynamique non linéaire hybride passif-actif (ADNLH) pour la réduction du bruit en basses-fréquences. La partie passive de l'ADNLH est une membrane en latex à déformée non linéaire dont la face avant est couplée au champ acoustique que l'on souhaite réduire. Cette membrane se comporte comme un oscillateur non linéaire et fait partie de la famille des absorbeurs non linéaires connus sous le nom de Nonlinear Energy Sink (NES). La face arrière de la membrane est encoffrée et un dispositif de contrôle actif est inclus dans le volume d'encoffrement. Ce dispositif est conçu pour modifier la raideur linéaire et l'amortissement de la membrane. Des précédents travaux ont été réalisés uniquement sur la partie passive (la membrane) et ont permis de valider le principe de pompage énergétique dans le domaine acoustique. Cependant la membrane seule possède des limitations (notamment le seuil de déclenchement du pompage) qui restreignent les applications possibles. L'objectif de l'ADNLH est d'améliorer les performances du pompage énergétique acoustique en modifiant les propriétés linéaires de la membrane grâce à la boucle d'asservissement. Dans un premier temps une étude théorique et expérimentale est réalisée sur l'ADNLH. L'ADNLH est ensuite couplé à un tube résonant avec une excitation sinusoïdale et en bruit blanc. Il permet bien d'écrêter le premier pic de résonance du tube avec de meilleures performances que la version passive. Enfin l'ADNLH est installé dans une salle peu amortie. Il permet d'atténuer la première résonance acoustique de la salle dans le cas d'une excitation sinusoïdale
This thesis is devoted to the study of a hybrid passive-active nonlinear dynamic absorber for the reduction of noise in low frequencies. The passive part of the ADNLH is a membrane in latex with a nonlinear deformation and its front face coupled to the acoustic field to be reduced. This membrane is acting as a nonlinear oscillator and is part of the family of absorbers known as Nonlinear Sink Energy (NES). The rear face is enclosed and a active device is included inside this enclosure. This device is designed in order to modify the linear stiffness and the damping of the membrane. Previous work has been done only on the passive part (the membrane) and has validated the principle of energy pumping for Acoustics. However the membrane has some limitations (like the threshold of energy pumping) that restrain the practical applications. The goal of the ADNLH is to improve the performance of the energy pumping by modifying the linear properties of the membrane with the help of the active device. In a first time an experimental and theoretical study of the ADNLH is done. Then the ADNLH is coupled to a tube of air thanks to an academic assembly under a sinusoidal excitation or broadband. It allows to cut the top off the first acoustic resonance of the tube with better performances than the membrane alone. At last the ADNLH is set inside a weakly damped room. The ADNLH allows to attenuate the first resonance of the room in the case of a sinusoidal excitation. One also shows that the control of the damping of the membrane is the key parameter for the performance of the ADNLH

This work is primarily comprised of five self-contained papers. Three papers are applications oriented. A common element in the first three papers is that micro-perforated panels (MPP), the permeable membranes in diesel particulate filters, and a source impedance are all modeled as a transfer impedance. The first paper deals with enhancing the performance of micro-perforated panels by partitioning the backing cavity. Several different backing schemes are considered which enhance the performance without increasing the total volume of the MPP and backing. In the second paper, a finite element modeling approach is used to model diesel particulate filters below and above the plane wave cutoff frequency. The filter itself is modeled using a symmetric finite element model and results are compared to plane wave theory. After the transfer matrix of the filters is known, it is used in three-dimensional finite and boundary element models. The third paper is a tutorial that shows how a source impedance can be modeled using transfer impedance approaches in finite element analysis. The approach used is useful for better understanding the resonance effects caused by pipes upstream and downstream of the exhaust. The fourth paper examines the best practice for the two-load transmission loss measurement. This method was integral to obtaining the measurements for validating the diesel particulate filter models. The fifth paper proposes transmission and insertion loss metrics for multi-inlet mufflers. It is shown that the transmission loss depends on the amplitude and phase relationship between sources (at the inlets) whereas insertion loss depends on both the source strength and impedance for each inlet.

L'association d'un absorbeur non linéaire à un système primaire linéaire peut permettre d'observer le phénomène de pompage énergétique. Le travail de cette thèse a consisté à appliquer ce concept à l'acoustique, c'est-à-dire à travailler sur une nouvelle technique passive de réduction du bruit utilisant un absorbeur non linéaire. Cette technique serait efficace pour traiter les basses fréquences, là où les matériaux absorbants sont inopérants. Un montage expérimental académique a été développé en utilisant l'air à l'intérieur d'un tube en tant que milieu acoustique primaire, une fine membrane circulaire visco-élastique en tant qu'oscillateur à raideur essentiellement cubique et l'air contenu dans une boîte de grande taille pour assurer un couplage faible entre ces deux éléments. Un modèle de ce montage a également été élaboré afin de pouvoir procéder à des simulations. En oscillations libres, le pompage énergétique se traduit par une rapide décroissance du niveau sonore dans le tube pendant que l'énergie initialement présente dans ce système primaire se localise entièrement sur la membrane puis se dissipe par viscosité dans celle-ci, sans retour possible vers le milieu acoustique. On parle ainsi de transfert énergétique ciblé (“targeted energy transfer”) dans la littérature, terme devenu équivalent à celui de pompage énergétique (“energy pumping”). Ceci n'est cependant possible qu'à partir d'un certain seuil d'énergie initiale en dessous duquel la membrane n'exerce aucune action particulière. En fréquentiel, sous certaines conditions de niveau d'énergie, la membrane est capable de simplement écrêter le premier pic de résonance du milieu acoustique sans modifier la réponse initiale du système autour de celui-ci.

Um Flugzeugtriebwerke und stationäre Gasturbinen schadstoffärmer und leiser zu gestalten, werden effizientere Dämpfer zur Unterdrückung des in der Brennkammer entstehenden Schalls benötigt. Hierfür sollen durchströmte, perforierte Wandauskleidungen eingesetzt werden, die sogenannten Bias-Flow-Liner (BFL). Die Erhöhung der Dämpfungseffizienz von BFL erfordert jedoch ein tiefer gehendes Verständnis der aeroakustischen Dämpfungsmechanismen. Die Analyse der Mechanismen bedarf einer experimentellen Untersuchung des Vektorfeldes der Fluidgeschwindigkeit, die sowohl die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit als auch die Schallschnelle enthält. Zur gleichzeitigen Erfassung beider Größen wird eine berührungslose sowie örtlich und zeitlich hoch aufgelöste Messung der Geschwindigkeit von im Mittel 10 m/s bis 100 m/s bei einer Unsicherheit von maximal 10 mm/s für die Schallschnelleamplitude und einem Dynamikumfang von 1000 bis 10 000 benötigt. Für diese Messung sind optische Verfahren vielversprechend, genügten aber bisher nicht diesen Anforderungen. Deshalb wurden im ersten Schritt neuartige optische Geschwindigkeitsmessverfahren erstmals bezüglich der Eignung für aeroakustische Untersuchungen am BFL, speziell hinsichtlich der Unsicherheit und des Dynamikumfangs, charakterisiert: der Laser-Doppler-Geschwindigkeitsprofilsensor (LDV-PS), die akustische Particle Image Velocimetry (A-PIV) und die Doppler-Global-Velozimetrie mit Frequenzmodulation (FM-DGV). Aus dem Messunsicherheitsbudget geht für alle Verfahren die turbulente Strömungsfluktuation als dominierender Beitrag zur Unsicherheit für die gemessene Schnelleamplitude hervor, wobei die Unsicherheit durch eine Erhöhung der Messdauer gesenkt werden kann. Für eine Messdauer von 80 s beträgt die mittels FM-DGV erzielte Unsicherheit bei einer mittleren Strömungsgeschwindigkeit von 100 m/s beispielsweise 10 mm/s, woraus ein Dynamikumfang von 10 000 resultiert. Demnach erfüllen die neuartigen Verfahren die Voraussetzungen für die Anwendung am BFL, was im zweiten Schritt experimentell demonstriert wurde. Hierbei wurde zwecks Untersuchung kleiner Strukturen der LDV-PS mit einer feinen Ortsauflösung von minimal 10 µm genutzt. Ferner wurde die großflächige Erfassung mittels A-PIV zur Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen den Perforationslöchern eingesetzt und eine spektrale Untersuchung der mittels FM-DGV gemessenen Geschwindigkeit bei einer hohen Messrate von 100 kHz durchgeführt. Im Ergebnis wurden folgende Erkenntnisse zum Dämpfungsverhalten gewonnen: Am BFL tritt eine Interaktion von Strömung und Schall auf, die zu einer Oszillation der Geschwindigkeit mit hoher Amplitude bei der Schallanregungsfrequenz führt. Aus der erstmals durchgeführten Zerlegung der volumetrisch gemessenen Geschwindigkeit in Strömungsgeschwindigkeit und Schallschnelle resultiert, dass die akustisch induzierte oszillierende Geschwindigkeit vorwiegend dem Strömungsfeld zuzuordnen ist. Folglich wurde ein Energietransfer vom Schallfeld ins Strömungsfeld am BFL nachgewiesen, der wegen des sich typischerweise anschließenden Zerfalls von Strömungswirbeln und der finalen Umwandlung in Wärmeenergie zur Dämpfung beiträgt. Zudem wurde mittels spektraler Analyse der Geschwindigkeit ein breitbandiger Energiezuwachs bei tonaler Schallanregung festgestellt, welcher mit der Dämpfungseffizienz korreliert ist. Somit wird die These der primär von der akustisch induzierten Wirbelbildung herrührenden Dämpfung gestützt. Diese mit den neuartigen optischen Messverfahren gewonnenen Erkenntnisse tragen perspektivisch zur Optimierung von BFL hinsichtlich einer hohen Dämpfungseffizienz bei.

[EN] Phononic crystals are artificial materials formed by a periodic arrangement of inclusions embedded into a host medium, where each of them can be solid or fluid. By controlling the geometry and the impedance contrast of its constituent materials, one can control the dispersive properties of waves, giving rise to a huge variety of interesting and fundamental phenomena in the context of wave propagation. When a propagating wave encounters a medium with different physical properties it can be transmitted and reflected in lossless media, but also absorbed if dissipation is taken into account. These fundamental phenomena have been classically explained in the context of homogeneous media, but it has been a subject of increasing interest in the context of periodic structures in recent years as well. This thesis is devoted to the study of different effects found in sonic and phononic crystals associated with transmission, reflection and absorption of waves, as well as the development of a technique for the characterization of its dispersive properties, described by the band structure. We start discussing the control of wave propagation in transmission in conservative systems. Specifically, our interest is to show how sonic crystals can modify the spatial dispersion of propagating waves leading to control the diffractive broadening of sound beams. Making use of the spatial dispersion curves extracted from the analysis of the band structure, we first predict zero and negative diffraction of waves at frequencies close to the band-edge, resulting in collimation and focusing of sound beams in and behind a 3D sonic crystal, and later demonstrate it through experimental measurements. The focusing efficiency of a 3D sonic crystal is limited due to the strong scattering inside the crystal, characteristic of the diffraction regime. To overcome this limitation we consider axisymmetric structures working in the long wavelength regime, as a gradient index lens. In this regime, the scattering is strongly reduced and, in an axisymmetric configuration, the symmetry matching with acoustic sources radiating sound beams increase its efficiency dramatically. Moreover, the homogenization theory can be used to model the structure as an effective medium with effective physical properties, allowing the study of the wave front profile in terms of refraction. We will show the model, design and characterization of an efficient focusing device based on these concepts. Consider now a periodic structure in which one of the parameters of the lattice, such as the lattice constant or the filling fraction, gradually changes along the propagation direction. Chirped crystals represent this concept and are used here to demonstrate a novel mechanism of sound wave enhancement based on a phenomenon known as "soft" reflection. The enhancement is related to a progressive slowing down of the wave as it propagates along the material, which is associated with the group velocity of the local dispersion relation at the planes of the crystal. A model based on the coupled mode theory is proposed to predict and interpret this effect. Two different phenomena are observed here when dealing with dissipation in periodic structures. On one hand, when considering the propagation of in-plane sound waves in a periodic array of absorbing layers, an anomalous decrease in the absorption, combined with a simultaneous increase of reflection and transmission at Bragg frequencies is observed, in contrast to the usual decrease of transmission, characteristic in conservative periodic systems at these frequencies. For a similar layered media, backed now by a rigid reflector, out-of-plane waves impinging the structure from a homogeneous medium will increase dramatically the interaction strength. In other words, the time delay of sound waves inside the periodic system will be considerably increased resulting in an enhanced absorption, for a broadband spectral range.
[ES] Los cristales fonónicos son materiales artificiales formados por una disposición periódica de inclusiones en un medio, pudiendo ambos ser de carácter sólido o fluido. Controlando la geometría y el contraste de impedancias entre los materiales constituyentes se pueden controlar las propiedades dispersivas de las ondas. Cuando una onda propagante se encuentra un medio con diferentes propiedades físicas puede ser transmitida y reflejada, en medios sin pérdidas, pero también absorbida, si la disipación es tenida en cuenta. La presente tesis está dedicada al estudio de diferentes efectos presentes en cristales sónicos y fonónicos relacionados con la transmisión, reflexión y absorción de ondas, así como el desarrollo de una técnica para la caracterización de sus propiedades dispersivas, descritas por la estructura de bandas. En primer lugar, se estudia el control de la propagación de ondas en transmisión en sistemas conservativos. Específicamente, nuestro interés se centra en mostrar cómo los cristales sónicos son capaces de modificar la dispersión espacial de las ondas propagantes, dando lugar al control del ensanchamiento de haces de sonido. Haciendo uso de las curvas de dispersión espacial extraídas del análisis de la estructura de bandas, se predice primero la difracción nula y negativa de ondas a frecuencias cercanas al borde de la banda, resultando en la colimación y focalización de haces acústicos en el interior y detrás de un cristal sónico 3D, y posteriormente se demuestra mediante medidas experimentales. La eficiencia de focalización de un cristal sónico 3D está limitada debido a las múltiples reflexiones existentes en el interior del cristal. Para superar esta limitación se consideran estructuras axisimétricas trabajando en el régimen de longitud de onda larga, como lentes de gradiente de índice. En este régimen, las reflexiones internas se reducen fuertemente y, en configuración axisimétrica, la adaptación de simetría con fuentes acústicas radiando haces de sonido incrementa la eficiencia drásticamente. Además, la teoría de homogenización puede ser empleada para modelar la estructura como un medio efectivo con propiedades físicas efectivas, permitiendo el estudio del frente de ondas en términos refractivos. Se mostrará el modelado, diseño y caracterización de un dispositivo de focalización eficiente basado en los conceptos anteriores. Considérese ahora una estructura periódica en la que uno de los parámetros de la red, sea el paso de red o el factor de llenado, cambia gradualmente a lo largo de la dirección de propagación. Los cristales chirp representan este concepto y son empleados aquí para demostrar un mecanismo novedoso de incremento de la intensidad de la onda sonora basado en un fenómeno conocido como reflexión "suave". Este incremento está relacionado con una ralentización progresiva de la onda conforme se propaga a través del material, asociado con la velocidad de grupo de la relación de dispersión local en los planos del cristal. Un modelo basado en la teoría de modos acoplados es propuesto para predecir e interpretar este efecto. Se observan dos fenómenos diferentes al considerar pérdidas en estructuras periódicas. Por un lado, si se considera la propagación de ondas sonoras en un array periódico de capas absorbentes, cuyo frente de ondas es paralelo a los planos del cristal, se produce una reducción anómala en la absorción combinada con un incremento simultáneo de la reflexión y transmisión a las frecuencias de Bragg, de forma contraria a la habitual reducción de la transmisión, característica de sistemas periódicos conservativos a estas frecuencias. En el caso de la misma estructura laminada en la que se cubre uno de sus lados mediante un reflector rígido, la incidencia de ondas sonoras desde un medio homogéneo, cuyo frente de ondas es perpendicular a los planos del cristal, produce un gran incremento de la fuerza de
[CAT] Els cristalls fonònics són materials artificials formats per una disposició d'inclusions en un medi, ambdós poden ser sòlids o fluids. Controlant la geometría i el contrast d'impedàncies dels seus materials constituents, és poden controlar les propietats dispersives de les ondes, permetent una gran varietatde fenòmens fonamentals interessants en el context de la propagació d'ones. Quan una ona propagant troba un medi amb pèrdues amb propietats físiques diferents es pot transmetre i reflectir, però també absorbida si la dissipació es té en compte. Aquests fenòmens fonamentals s'han explicat clàssicament en el context de medis homogenis, però també ha sigut un tema de creixent interés en el context d'estructures periòdiques en els últims anys. Aquesta tesi doctoral tracta de l'estudi de diferents efectes en cristalls fonònics i sònics lligats a la transmissió, reflexió i absorció d'ones, així com del desenvolupament d'una tècnica de caracterització de les propietats dispersives, descrites mitjançant la estructura de bandes. En primer lloc, s'estudia el control de la propagació ondulatori en transmissió en sistemes conservatius. Més específicament, el nostre interés és mostrar com els cristalls sonors poden modificar la dispersió espacial d'ones propagants donant lloc al control de l'amplària per difracció dels feixos sonors. Mitjançant les corbes dispersió espacial obtingudes de l'anàlisi de l'estructura de bandes, es prediu, en primer lloc, la difracció d'ones zero i negativa a freqüències próximes al final de banda. El resultat és la collimació i focalització de feixos sonors dins i darrere de cristalls de so. Després es mostra amb mesures experimentals. L'eficiència de focalització d'un cristall de so 3D està limitada per la gran dispersió d'ones dins del cristall, que és característic del règim difractiu. Per a superar aquesta limitació, estructures axisimètriques que treballen en el règim de llargues longituds d'ona, i es comporten com a lents de gradient d'índex. En aquest règim, la dispersió es redueix enormement i, en una configuració axisimètrica, a causa de l'acoblament de la simetría amb les fonts acústiques que radien feixos sonors, l'eficiència de radiació s'incrementa significativament. D'altra banda, la teoria d'homogeneïtzació es pot utilitzar per a modelar, dissenyar i caracteritzar un dispositiu eficient de focalització basat en aquests conceptes. Considerem ara una estructura periòdica en la qual un dels seus paràmetres de xarxa, com ara la constant de xarxa o el factor d'ompliment canvia gradualment al llarg de la direcció de propagació. Els cristalls chirped representen aquest concepte i s'utilitzen ací per a demostrar un mecanisme nou d'intensificació d'ones sonores basat en el fenòmen conegut com a reflexió "suau". La intensificació està relacionada amb la alentiment progressiva de l'ona conforme propaga al llarg del material, que està associada amb la velocitat de grup de la relació de dispersió local en els diferents plànols del cristall. Es proposa un model basat en la teoria de modes acoblats per a predir i interpretar este efecte. Dos fenòmens diferents cal destacar quan es tracta d'estructures periòdiques amb dissipació. Per un costat, al considerar la propagació d'ones sonores en el plànol en un array periòdic de capes absorbents, s'observa una disminució anòmala de l'absorció i es combina amb un augment simultani de reflexió i transmissió en les freqüències de Bragg que contrasta amb la usual disminució de transmissió, característica dels sistemes conservatius a eixes freqüències. Per a un medi similar de capes, amb un reflector rígid darrere, les ones fora del pla incidint l'estructura des de un medi homogeni, augmentaran considerablement la interacció. En altres paraules, el retràs temporal de les ones sonores dins del sistema periòdic augmentarà significativament produint un augmen
Cebrecos Ruiz, A. (2015). Transmission, reflection and absorption in Sonic and Phononic Crystals [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/56463
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Premiado

L’évolution constante des performances des sonars nécessite de nouveaux designs de revêtements absorbants pour l’acoustique sous-marine. De tels revêtements sont utilisés pour améliorer la furtivité des sous-marins, mais ils permettent également d’accroître l’efficacité des systèmes de détection embarqués. Les méta-écrans bulleux (lointains descendants des revêtements de type Alberich) représentent une solution possible pour répondre à cet enjeu. Ils sont constitués d’une distribution périodique bi-dimensionnelle de cavités d’air de taille sub-longueur d’onde emprisonnées dans une matrice viscoélastique. Lorsqu’elles sont excitées par une onde acoustique, les cavités se comportent comme des bulles d’air, et présentent une résonance basse fréquence, dite de "Minnaert". Sous certaines conditions, le méta-écran bulleux permet d’atteindre une absorption totale lorsqu’il est placé devant un réflecteur parfait. Ce travail de thèse a permis la mise au point d’un modèle phénoménologique, validé par des simulations numériques et des mesures en cuve, pour prédire les coefficients de réflexion et de transmission d’un méta-écran bulleux en fonction de ses caractéristiques géométriques et rhéologiques. Ce modèle prend en compte l’influence de la température et de la pression statique sur les performances du méta-écran, ainsi que celle de la forme des cavités
The constant evolution of sonar performance requires new designs of absorbent coatings for underwater acoustics. Such coatings are used to improve stealth of submarines but can also improve the efficiency of on-board detection systems. Bubble meta-screens (reminiscent of the so-called Alberich coatings) are a possible solution to tackle this issue. A bubble meta-screen consists of a periodic distribution of sub-wavelength air cavities trapped in a visco-elastic matrix. The cavities acoustically behave as bubbles and exhibit a low frequency resonance, known as the Minnaert resonance. Under certain conditions, the meta-screen can achieve a total absorption when placed in front of a perfect reflector. This doctoral work allowed us to build a phenomenological model, validated by numerical simulations and experiments, which can predict the reflection and transmission coefficients of the meta screen as a function of its geometric and rheological characteristics. Our model takes into account the influence of the temperature and static pressure on the performance of a meta-screen, as well as the role played by the shape of the cavities

[ES] Esta memoria de tesis presenta una contribución al estudio de los materiales textiles en el campo de la absorción sonora. En concreto, se ha trabajado con la asociación de una capa absorbente fibrosa constituida por una estructura laminar no tejida cuya composición es poliéster y una capa resistiva a base de tejido de calada también compuesta de poliéster. El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en evaluar las variaciones que provocan los cambios en distintos parámetros de construcción de la capa resistiva, sobre el comportamiento del conjunto ante el sonido. Para abordar el problema se emplean distintos tejidos de calada, tales como telas simples, múltiples, acolchadas y rizo, con diferentes parámetros de construcción. Se mide el coeficiente de absorción de sonido al aplicarlas a diferentes espesores de estructura no tejida de poliéster, empleando el tubo de ondas estacionarias. Tras analizar los resultados obtenidos, se observan diferencias en los coeficientes de absorción de sonido alcanzados, las cuales se explican atendiendo al espesor del no tejido, pero también se observa la influencia de las características constructivas de los tejidos empleados. Finalmente, se emplea el diseño de experimentos para obtener la combinación óptima de parámetros que proporciona el mayor coeficiente de absorción de sonido para un tipo de tejido dado en todas las frecuencias estudiadas. Se concluye que, la modificación en la absorción de sonido de una estructura no tejida al aplicar una capa resistiva de tejido de calada, es lo suficientemente significativa como para ser tenida en cuenta a la hora de diseñar productos textiles para acondicionamiento acústico y que el diseño de experimentos constituye una herramienta de gran utilidad a este fin.
[CAT] Aquesta memòria de tesi presenta una contribució a l'estudi dels materials tèxtils en el camp de l'absorció sonora. En concret, s'hi ha treballat amb l'associació d'una capa absorbent fibrosa constituïda per un no teixit de polièster i una capa resistiva a base de teixit de calada de composició polièster. L'objectiu d'aquest treball consisteix a avaluar les variacions que provoquen els canvis en diferents paràmetres de construcció de la capa resistiva, sobre el comportament del conjunt davant el so. Per a abordar el problema s'empren diferents teixits de calada, com ara teles simples, múltiples, encoixinats i ris, amb diferents paràmetres de construcció. Es mesura el coeficient d'absorció en aplicarles a diferents grossàries de no teixit de polièster, emprant el tub d'ones estacionàries. S'observen diferències en els coeficients d'absorció de so obtinguts, les quals s'expliquen atenent la grossària del no teixit, però també a les característiques constructives dels teixits emprats. Finalment, s'empra el disseny d'experiments per a obtenir la combinació òptima de paràmetres que proporciona el major coeficient d'absorció de so per a un tipus de teixit donat en totes les freqüències estudiades. Es conclou que la modificació en l'absorció de so d'un no teixit en aplicar una capa resistiva de teixit de calada és prou significativa per a ser tinguda en compte a l'hora de dissenyar productes tèxtils per a condicionament acústic i que el disseny d'experiments constitueix una eina de gran utilitat a aquest efecte.
[EN] This thesis report presents a contribution to the study of textile materials in the field of sound absorption. Specifically, we have worked with the association of a fibrous absorbent layer consisting of a polyester nonwoven and a resistive layer based on openwork fabric. The objective of this work is to evaluate the variations that cause the changes in different construction parameters of the resistive layer, on the behaviour of the whole before the sound. To address the problem, different openwork fabrics are used, such as single, multiple, quilted and curl fabrics, with different construction parameters. The absorption coefficient is measured when applied to different thicknesses of polyester nonwoven, using the standing wave tube. Differences are observed in the sound absorption coefficients obtained, which are explained according to the thickness of the nonwoven, but also to the constructive characteristics of the fabrics used. Finally, the design of experiments is used to obtain the optimal combination of parameters that provides the highest sound absorption coefficient for a given type of tissue at all frequencies studied. It is concluded that the modification in the sound absorption of a nonwoven when applying a resistive layer of openwork fabric is significant enough to be taken into account when designing textual products for acoustic conditioning and that the design of experiments constitutes a very useful tool for this purpose.
Al departamento de Ingeniería Textil y Papelera y a la unidad docente de Alcoy del departamento de Mecánica de los Medios Continuos y Teoría de Estructuras, por facilitarme los medios necesarios para realizar todas las actividades que han sido necesarias. A Jaime Ramis Soriano, por recibirme en el laboratorio de Grupo de Acústica Aplicada del IUFACyT de la Universidad de Alicante.
Segura Alcaraz, MDP. (2020). Empleo de textiles en aplicaciones de absorción sonora [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/159786
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On s'intéresse dans ce travail au problème de propagation acoustique dans des guides à parois traitées avec des matériaux absorbants à réaction localisée ou non localisée en présence d'écoulement. En effet, dans les systèmes industriels comme les turboréacteurs d'avions, les silencieux d'échappement et les systèmes de ventilation, le bruit est le plus souvent canalisé vers l'extérieur par des guides de géométries plus ou moins complexes. Une étude des guides d'ondes permet donc de prédire et de comprendre les phénomènes physiques tels que la réfraction, la convection, l'absorption et l'atténuation des ondes. Dans l'étude des guides d'ondes, on considère souvent qu'ils sont infiniment longs afin de s'affranchir de certains phénomènes (réflexion par exemple) à leurs extrémités. Résoudre le problème de propagation dans les guides infinis par la méthode des éléments finis nécessite de tronquer le domaine infini par des frontières artificielles sur lesquelles des conditions limites transparentes doivent être écrites. Dans ce travail, les conditions limites transparentes sont écrites sous forme d'un opérateur Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) basé sur une décomposition de la pression acoustique sur la base des modes propres du guide étudié tout en prenant en compte l'influence des paramètres comme l'écoulement et le traitement acoustique avec des matériaux absorbants. La propagation acoustique dans le guide est régie par un modèle scalaire basé sur l'équation de Helmholtz et les matériaux absorbants utilisés sont des matériaux absorbants d'impédance locale Z et des matériaux poreux. Nous nous sommes intéressés en particulier aux matériaux poreux ? squelette rigide que l'on modélise par un fluide équivalent car la propagation acoustique dans ces matériaux est aussi gouvernée par l'équation de Helmholtz comme dans un milieu fluide. Des résultats d'étude de la propagation acoustique dans des guides rectilignes uniformes traités en présence d'un écoulement uniforme ont permis de valider la méthode développée pour tronquer les domaines infinis. L'étude a aussi été menée avec succés pour des guides non uniformes traités en présence d'un écoulement potentiel.

The interest in applications of nanomaterials for acoustic absorption purposes is growing rapidly with advances in nanotechnology. A need also exists for a simulation framework that is applicable for modelling acoustic absorption in nanomaterials in order to develop an understanding of nanoscopic acoustic absorption mechanisms. The current study investigates the acoustic absorption characteristics of a carbon nanotube (CNT) acoustic absorber to develop an understanding of the absorption behaviour and mechanisms of the CNTs. This task involves undertaking an exploratory study of the absorption characteristics of a CNT forest and modelling the absorption effects of the CNT at the nanoscale. The absorption characteristics of the CNTs were explored by studying the normal incidence absorption coefficient of 3mmand 6mm-long vertically aligned CNT arrays measured experimentally using the two-microphone impedance tube method, while the modelling of the absorption effects was performed using a non-continuum particle-based method. The experimental investigation showed promising results for the acoustic absorption capability of CNT acoustic absorbers and suggests that the absorption performance could be enhanced with longer CNTs and a lower spatial density of the nanotube arrays. The study of absorption using a theoretical model based on classical absorption mechanisms indicated that the absorption behaviour of nanomaterials is likely to deviate from continuum behaviour emphasising the necessity of acoustic modelling at the nanoscale using non-continuum methods. An examination of the physical phenomena that are likely to be relevant for simulating acoustic wave propagation in the presence of CNTs revealed that the modelling of such a system would be a multi-physics problem involving heat transfer and dynamic interaction of particle vibrations. A study of various particle approaches of non-continuum methods indicated that molecular dynamics (MD) is the method best suited to simulate and study the acoustic absorption of CNTs at the nanoscale. A survey of previous molecular simulations demonstrated that the MD simulations carried out thus far have not simultaneously accounted for all relevant aspects of the multi-physics problem required for modelling the acoustic absorption effects of CNTs. Hence, three independent validation studies were performed using MD simulations for modelling a subset of the relevant phenomena, namely fluid/structure interactions, bi-directional heat transfer, and acoustic wave propagation. Each of these MD simulations were performed for a model incorporating Lennard-Jones (LJ) potentials for the non-bonded interactions of gas and CNT atoms and the REBO potential for the CNT, and the results validated against the reference case studies. A molecular system was then designed to study acoustic wave propagation in a simple monatomic gas in a domain containing a 50nm-long CNT opposite to the sound source and parallel to the direction of the acoustic wave propagation. The simulation domain was modelled using argon gas as the wave propagation medium, a piston made of solid argon layers as a sound source, and a specular wall as the termination wall. MD simulations were also performed without the CNT present for comparison. The characteristics of the acoustic field were studied by evaluating the behaviour of various acoustic parameters and comparing the change in behaviour with frequency. The attenuation of the acoustic wave was estimated using thermodynamic exergy concepts and compared against standing wave theory and predictions from continuum mechanics. Similarly, the acoustic field characteristics and attenuation due to the CNT were studied using MD simulations incorporating the CNT. A standing wave model, developed for the domain with the CNT present, was used to predict the attenuation by the CNT and verified against estimates from exergy concepts. Comparison of the simulation results for acoustic wave propagation with and without the CNT present demonstrated that acoustic absorption effects in the presence of CNTs can be simulated using the developed MD simulation setup although the degree of absorption was not sufficient for the CNTs simulated to investigate absorption mechanisms. The modelled MD system can also be used to study deviations from continuum theory in the characteristics of high frequency sound. The study suggests that the investigation of absorption mechanisms in nanomaterials can be conducted using the developed platform for MD simulations, however further investigations are required to capture the loss mechanisms involved in the molecular interactions between the acoustic wave and the CNT. Additionally, to permit simulations in the audible frequency range, it is necessary to speed up the computational process by modifying the system model such as by employing a hybrid model with molecular dynamics coupled to a continuum domain.
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized the field of cognitive neuroscience as it allows researchers to noninvasively map brain function in response to stimulus or task demands. However, the acquisition of MR images generates substantial acoustic noise, so that imaging studies of speech, language and hearing are problematic. One proven solution for reducing acoustic noise in MRI scanners is the use of micro-perforated panels placed in the bore of the scanner. They can be applied to existing scanners with minimal cost and are suitable for sterile environments. Although these panels result in quantifiably lower noise levels, measured with microphones in an empty MRI, the improvement has not been quantified with a patient in the scanner bore, which dramatically affects the acoustic noise field. This thesis tested the reduction of noise inside the MRI environment using a previously designed micro-perforated acoustic absorber panel. These panels resulted in quantifiably lower noise levels with a volunteer in the scanner bore, however the reduction was not sufficient for significant differences in volunteer perceptions. Volunteers were generally unable to perceive a difference in noise between scans with and without absorbers and no reduction of fatigue was observed. Also no significant change in cortical activity was found between scans done with and without absorbers during an auditory function MRI study. Further testing could include designing a micro-perforated acoustic absorber for a specific scan sequence for maximum attenuation.
Thesis (Master, Mechanical and Materials Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2012-09-25 16:54:41.118

碩士
國立臺灣海洋大學
系統工程暨造船學系
105
The purpose of this thesis is to determine the acoustic characteristic of the N-type absorber in situ, by applying the EU standards EN 1793-5 and using oblique incidence to realize its possibility and the properties of aforementioned absorber. In this paper, different in situ methods have been compared, and the EU standards EN 1793-5 was selected. The experiments have been conducted with both new and old version of EN 1793-5 standards, and found the new version of EN 1793-5 standard was more suitable for oblique incidence technique in situ owing to its different measuring process and different formula for computing reflection index. As the absorbers are non-flat, which makes it difficult to measure their acoustic characteristic, but the results have indicated its possibility by applying the EU standards EN 1793-5 and using oblique incidence technique in situ. Also the reversed N-shaped absorber’s properties surpass the W-shaped absorber owing to the form of absorber.

博士
國立清華大學
動力機械工程學系
89
Owing to the rapid industrial development and the rising of environmental consciousness in Taiwan, the researches on noise control become more important. Perforated plates and porous materials (such as glass fiber materials and foams) are usually applied as the acoustic absorbing materials for noise control. However, since single kind of acoustic absorbing material has better acoustic absorption only at certain frequency bands, the multi-layer absorbers composed of perforated plates, porous materials and airspaces are usually applied to absorb broadband noise. The acoustic absorption of these multi-layer absorbers is very dependent on the shape and arrangement of their components. The main objective of this work is thus to respectively discuss the influence of the shape and arrangement of those components on the acoustic absorption of the multi-layer absorbers thoroughly. In this work, the multi-layer transmission analysis, which can be used to successfully analyze the acoustic absorption of the multi-layer absorbers composed of arbitrary number of compartments, is first derived. Each compartment is composed of one layer of perforated plates and multi-layer porous materials and/or airspaces. Such a multi-layer transmission analysis can also compensate the drawback of the equivalent electrical circuit approach in analyzing multi-layer absorbers, which cannot deal with multi-layer porous materials and airspaces between two adjacent perforated plates. Due to the geometric constraint of components, the application of analytical approach is limited. Hence, a rigorous finite element analysis model which can accurately tackle the acoustic effects of perforated plates, porous materials and airspaces with arbitrary shapes is also developed in this work. Four types of basic inner structure compartments adopted in the multi-layer absorbers are selected to study the influence of the inner structures on the acoustic absorption of the multi-layer absorbers. These compartments are composed of porous materials inlaid with perforated plates of various shapes, say, triangle, semicircle, convex rectangle and plate shapes. As is different from the conventional finite element analysis for acoustics, the perforated plates are simulated by appropriate equivalent boundary conditions, depending on their thickness, hole radius, hole pitch and porosity and the air contained in the holes. A large number of total degrees of freedoms generated from meshing the air in the holes of perforated plates are thus avoided. Based on the results obtained, the multi-layer absorber composed of a novel inner structure and proper perforated plates and porous materials is designed and manufactured successfully. Both the finite element and experimental results show that its acoustic absorption is distinctly higher than the conventional acoustic absorbers. Finally, some acoustic applications are also discussed in this work, such as the insertion loss of multi-layer acoustic bafflers. It is found that the insertion loss of the acoustic baffler composed of perforated plates, porous materials and airspaces is higher than the acoustic baffler composed of concrete. In addition, the sound pressure distribution of this system also reveals that the sound diffraction has significant influence on the sound attenuation caused by the acoustic bafflers.

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This study investigates the acoustic performance of materials made using various amounts of bio-binder (cis-1,4-polyisoprene). The filler used in making these materials was from recycled tyres which consist of nylon 6,6 fibres bonded to rubber grains known as tyre shred residue (TSR). The materials have shown high acoustical performance especially at low binder levels, due mainly to the open porosity of the tested samples. The paper begins with a discussion of materials made using recycled granulates. The macroscopic properties (e.g. flow resistivity, porosity, tortuosity, etc.) that control the acoustical behaviour of these materials are then defined as are methods for their measurements. The acoustical characterisation of porous media is considered next, followed by discussion of the acoustic performance of the materials. The characteristics of these novel materials are illustrated through experimental and theoretical models involving sound absorption and transmission.

碩士
國立清華大學
動力機械學系
84
The objective of this work is to study the influence of porous plates / acoustic absorbent materials with various shapes of roughness surface on the sound absorption using finite element method and two-microphone impedance tube experiment. Four roughness surface shapes of acoustic absorbent materials, say, triangle, semi-circle, convex rectangle and plate shape, are chosen. Different porous plates are also placed in front of the above acoustic absorbent materials to study the effect of acoustic absorption in each assembly. It is found that the variation of roughness surface shapes has more influence on the acoustic absorption coefficients at higher frequency. However, as the porous plates are placed in front of the acoustic absorbent materials, the influence of roughness surface shapes on the acoustic absorption coefficient is less than the amoumt of acoustic absorbent materials contained. The properties of porous plates, such as porosity, thickness, shapes of holes and the location of back air gap, also affect the acoustic absorption coefficients distinctly. Finally, the noise reduction coefficient is adopted to simply indicate the acoustic absorbent ability of the entire structure , and would be of help for the design of acoustic absorbent structure.

碩士
國立臺灣海洋大學
系統工程暨造船學系
102
In nowadays, a variety of different types of room space are more and more with our quality of life enhance, however, there are different room space requiring at different acoustic design. The initial research of this paper is used a room space that before and after acoustic improvement to measure it’s acoustical properties : Reverberation Time (RT), Clarity index (C50&;C80), Articulation Loss of Consonants(Alcons), Rapid Speech Transmission Index(RaSTI). The improvement using absorber material include the suspended sound absorber panel and others, then compare the simulated result using acoustical simulation software EASE with the measured result. In the second part, we used the Kath&;Kuhl method to measure the seat absorption coefficient with different cushion and the other absorber material, and find the suspended sound absorber panel which has the best absorption coefficient used in the room space. Finally, we took the different seat absorption coefficient used in the room space to simulate the acoustical properties, and discuss the accurate of the simulation. The results can be provided to the relate field.

Um Flugzeugtriebwerke und stationäre Gasturbinen schadstoffärmer und leiser zu gestalten, werden effizientere Dämpfer zur Unterdrückung des in der Brennkammer entstehenden Schalls benötigt. Hierfür sollen durchströmte, perforierte Wandauskleidungen eingesetzt werden, die sogenannten Bias-Flow-Liner (BFL). Die Erhöhung der Dämpfungseffizienz von BFL erfordert jedoch ein tiefer gehendes Verständnis der aeroakustischen Dämpfungsmechanismen. Die Analyse der Mechanismen bedarf einer experimentellen Untersuchung des Vektorfeldes der Fluidgeschwindigkeit, die sowohl die Strömungsgeschwindigkeit als auch die Schallschnelle enthält. Zur gleichzeitigen Erfassung beider Größen wird eine berührungslose sowie örtlich und zeitlich hoch aufgelöste Messung der Geschwindigkeit von im Mittel 10 m/s bis 100 m/s bei einer Unsicherheit von maximal 10 mm/s für die Schallschnelleamplitude und einem Dynamikumfang von 1000 bis 10 000 benötigt. Für diese Messung sind optische Verfahren vielversprechend, genügten aber bisher nicht diesen Anforderungen. Deshalb wurden im ersten Schritt neuartige optische Geschwindigkeitsmessverfahren erstmals bezüglich der Eignung für aeroakustische Untersuchungen am BFL, speziell hinsichtlich der Unsicherheit und des Dynamikumfangs, charakterisiert: der Laser-Doppler-Geschwindigkeitsprofilsensor (LDV-PS), die akustische Particle Image Velocimetry (A-PIV) und die Doppler-Global-Velozimetrie mit Frequenzmodulation (FM-DGV). Aus dem Messunsicherheitsbudget geht für alle Verfahren die turbulente Strömungsfluktuation als dominierender Beitrag zur Unsicherheit für die gemessene Schnelleamplitude hervor, wobei die Unsicherheit durch eine Erhöhung der Messdauer gesenkt werden kann. Für eine Messdauer von 80 s beträgt die mittels FM-DGV erzielte Unsicherheit bei einer mittleren Strömungsgeschwindigkeit von 100 m/s beispielsweise 10 mm/s, woraus ein Dynamikumfang von 10 000 resultiert. Demnach erfüllen die neuartigen Verfahren die Voraussetzungen für die Anwendung am BFL, was im zweiten Schritt experimentell demonstriert wurde. Hierbei wurde zwecks Untersuchung kleiner Strukturen der LDV-PS mit einer feinen Ortsauflösung von minimal 10 µm genutzt. Ferner wurde die großflächige Erfassung mittels A-PIV zur Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen den Perforationslöchern eingesetzt und eine spektrale Untersuchung der mittels FM-DGV gemessenen Geschwindigkeit bei einer hohen Messrate von 100 kHz durchgeführt. Im Ergebnis wurden folgende Erkenntnisse zum Dämpfungsverhalten gewonnen: Am BFL tritt eine Interaktion von Strömung und Schall auf, die zu einer Oszillation der Geschwindigkeit mit hoher Amplitude bei der Schallanregungsfrequenz führt. Aus der erstmals durchgeführten Zerlegung der volumetrisch gemessenen Geschwindigkeit in Strömungsgeschwindigkeit und Schallschnelle resultiert, dass die akustisch induzierte oszillierende Geschwindigkeit vorwiegend dem Strömungsfeld zuzuordnen ist. Folglich wurde ein Energietransfer vom Schallfeld ins Strömungsfeld am BFL nachgewiesen, der wegen des sich typischerweise anschließenden Zerfalls von Strömungswirbeln und der finalen Umwandlung in Wärmeenergie zur Dämpfung beiträgt. Zudem wurde mittels spektraler Analyse der Geschwindigkeit ein breitbandiger Energiezuwachs bei tonaler Schallanregung festgestellt, welcher mit der Dämpfungseffizienz korreliert ist. Somit wird die These der primär von der akustisch induzierten Wirbelbildung herrührenden Dämpfung gestützt. Diese mit den neuartigen optischen Messverfahren gewonnenen Erkenntnisse tragen perspektivisch zur Optimierung von BFL hinsichtlich einer hohen Dämpfungseffizienz bei.