1 Introduction Early attempts to create a sound absorber which would function without the involvement of any fibrous or porous damping material go far back to K. A. Veliszhanina, S. N. Rschevkin and others as was out...1 Introduction Early attempts to create a sound absorber which would function without the involvement of any fibrous or porous damping material go far back to K. A. Veliszhanina, S. N. Rschevkin and others as was outlined in Ref. [1]. 30 years ago, D. Y. MAA[2] was first in proposing a practicable design concept and calculation model for Micro-Perforated Absorber (MPA) prototypes which still forms the basis for various applications. During the past 12 years the Fraunhofer IBP developed a whole family of MPA products in close cooperation with 8 or more industrial partners operating in a variety of widely differing market segments. Meanwhile a large number of MPA modules and surface elements have evolved from MAA's creative pioneer work. More and more ambitious acousticians have, more recently, caught on this attractive idea of employing absorbers made of non-fibrous, non-abrasive materials with non-polluting, almost closed and optically attractive surfaces. MPA structures have played an important part in a long-standing and on-going effort at IBP to establish novel Alternative Fibreless Absorber (ALFA) tools for a better noise control and acoustic comfort.展开更多
文摘1 Introduction Early attempts to create a sound absorber which would function without the involvement of any fibrous or porous damping material go far back to K. A. Veliszhanina, S. N. Rschevkin and others as was outlined in Ref. [1]. 30 years ago, D. Y. MAA[2] was first in proposing a practicable design concept and calculation model for Micro-Perforated Absorber (MPA) prototypes which still forms the basis for various applications. During the past 12 years the Fraunhofer IBP developed a whole family of MPA products in close cooperation with 8 or more industrial partners operating in a variety of widely differing market segments. Meanwhile a large number of MPA modules and surface elements have evolved from MAA's creative pioneer work. More and more ambitious acousticians have, more recently, caught on this attractive idea of employing absorbers made of non-fibrous, non-abrasive materials with non-polluting, almost closed and optically attractive surfaces. MPA structures have played an important part in a long-standing and on-going effort at IBP to establish novel Alternative Fibreless Absorber (ALFA) tools for a better noise control and acoustic comfort.