Acoustic space filling curve metamaterials for grazing flow in Jet engine inlets
Time: 3:20 pm
Author: Jennifer Glover
Abstract ID: 1458
Acoustic metamaterials research has grown exponentially in the past 10 years driven by the advances in manufacturing and an increased understanding of damaging environment noise. 2020 was the first noise reduction target as set by Advisory Council for Aircraft Research and Innovation in Europe with a relative 50% decrease. This was missed by current Jet engine noise control technology; however, metamaterials offer an encouraging alternative. Space Filling Curves (SFC) have the potential to provide a lightweight, thin, high performance acoustic liner. SFC have a history in mathematical geometry dating back to the 1890s but are a comparatively new addition to acoustics. They are designed with a sub-wavelength curled cross-section creating a maze-like pattern which slows acoustic wave propagation through the liner enabling characteristics such as negative refraction and low frequency attenuation. This paper contains a comparison of some of the most promising SFC metamaterial acoustic liner designs, in terms of the fundamental theory of the design category and a discussion of the reflection, absorption and transmission characteristics in terms of a grazing flow conditions. Computer simulation and impedance tube based experimental testing compares the designs. The paper concludes with future application for aeroacoustics with particular focus on the engine inlet.
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A design framework for absorption and diffusion panels with sustainable materials
Time: 2:40 pm
Author: Jonathan Dessi-Olive
Abstract ID: 2074
Architectural acoustics has not traditionally had unified design methods that specify acoustical performance, visual appearance, and sustainable material selection, leading to underperforming products that contribute to a waste stream of petro-chemical foam and fiberglass materials. The evolution of design, materials, and manufacturing techniques in recent years has created new opportunities to reimagine acoustic diffusers and absorbers. Previous work by the authors have demonstrated a unifying framework for design and collaboration in architectural acoustics. The framework uses visually-driven computational design method inspired by shape grammars that generate a wide range of acoustic phase grating diffuser arrays that display unique visual and performative qualities. Simulation and evaluation metrics to assess the complexity of each design are rated in terms of their diffusion and absorption coefficients and a visual aesthetic coefficient. This paper extends the framework to include digital fabrication protocols and sustainable material specifications including the use of fungi-based materials. Built prototypes demonstrate an expanded acoustic design space that gives acousticians the potential to create custom diffuser shapes with precise acoustical response. The innovative combination of computational design methods and sustainable fabrication protocols will be discussed, and the acoustic properties of arrays will be evaluated and compared to simulations of corresponding designs.
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Diffraction in phase gradient acoustic metagratings: multiple reflection and integer parity design
Time: 3:40 pm
Author: Chen Shen
Abstract ID: 2320
Diffraction occurs when acoustic waves are incident on periodic structures such as graded metasurfaces. While numerous interesting diffraction phenomena have been observed and demonstrated, the underlying mechanism of diffraction in these structures is often overlooked. Here we provide a generic explanation of diffraction in phase gradient acoustic metagratings and relate high-order diffractions to multiple reflections in the unit cells. As such, we reveal that the number of unit cells within the metagrating plays a dominant role in determining the diffraction patterns. It is also found that the integer parity of the metagrating leads to anomalous reflection and refraction with high efficiency. The theory is verified by numerical simulations and experiments on planar metagratings and provides a powerful mechanism to manipulate acoustic waves. We further extend the theory to cylindrical waveguides for the control of sound vortices via topological charge in azimuthal metagratings. The relevance of the theory in achieving asymmetric wave control and high absorption is also discussed and verified both numerically and experimentally.
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Design of Acoustic Cloak Using Generative Modeling and Gradient-Based Optimization
Time: 1:40 pm
Author: Linwei Zhuo
Abstract ID: 2431
Metamaterials are engineered composites that can achieved electromagnetic and mechanical properties that do not exist in natural materials by rearranging their structures. Due to the complexity of the objective functions, it is difficult to find the globally optimized solutions in metameterial design. This talk outlines a gradient-based optimization with generative networks that can search for the globally optimized cloaking devices over a wide range of parameters. The GLO-Net[1] model was developed originally for one-dimensional nano-photonic metagratings is generalized in this work to design two-dimensional broadband acoustic cloaking devices by perturbing positions of each scatterer in planar configuration of cylindrical scatterers. Such optimized cloaking devices can efficiently suppress the total scattering cross section to the minimum at certain parameters over range of wavenumbers. During training each iteration, a generative model generates a batch of metamaterials and compute the total scattering cross section and its gradients using an in-house built multiple scattering MATLAB solver. To evaluate our approach, we compare our obtained results with fmincon in MATLAB. Reference: [1] Jiaqi Jiang and Jonathan A. Fan. Simulator-based training of generative neural networks for the inverse design of metasurfaces. Nanophotonics, 9(5):10591069, nov 2019.
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Predicting acoustical performance of high surface area particle stacks with a poro-elastic model
Time: 4:00 pm
Author: Zhuang Mo
Abstract ID: 2437
Because of the high sound absorption they offer at low frequencies, there is a growing interest in high surface area particles and how they might be applied in noise control. Therefore, a model that can accurately predict the acoustic behavior of this type of materials will be useful in relevant applications. A poro-elastic model based on a combination of Biot theory and an existing rigid model of granular activated carbon (GAC) is introduced in the current work. The input parameters for this model consist of a certain number of properties that are known by measurement, and a set of values obtained by matching the model prediction with acoustic measurements. Measured absorption coefficients and surface impedance of stacks of several types of different activated carbon particles are shown in this paper. A fitting procedure that determines the unknown parameters is also described. It is shown that the model is able to predict the acoustic behavior of the particle stacks, and especially to capture the frame resonances at low frequencies, thus, validating the proposed model. Beyond the activated carbon used in the present tests, it is reasonable to generalize this model to stacks of other high surface area particles.
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Nonlocal acoustic metasurface absorber for ultra-broadband sound absorption
Time: 3:00 pm
Author: Yifan Zhu
Abstract ID: 3086
Classical designs of acoustic meta-absorber usually have a trade-off between bandwidth, efficiency and thickness. Here, we introduce the concept of nonlocal acoustic metasurface absorber by using a bridge structure connecting resonating unit cells to improve the performances of the meta-absorber. By utilizing the coupling effect between the adjacent unit cells, ultra-broadband sound absorption is achieved with deep-wavelength thickness. The physical mechanism of the nonlocal acoustic metasurface absorber is investigated by developing analytical models. We theoretically and numerically study the nonlocal metasurface with connecting bridge and the traditional metasurface without bridge. The nonlocality can introduce three specific effects: 1. Optimizing of effective acoustic impedances. 2. Shift of FabryPerot resonant frequencies. 3. Strengthening of the coupling effects between adjacent unit cells. These effects help to improve the bandwidth and the efficiency of the acoustic meta-absorber. We numerically and experimentally achieve an averaged absorption coefficient larger than 0.9 within the ultra-broadband bandwidth from about 600 Hz to 2600 Hz, with a sample thickness of 6.8 cm, , /9 for the lowest frequency. Our finding demonstrates the advantage of non-local acoustic metasurface to conceive subwavelength sound meta-absorber.
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