Compact asymmetric sound absorber at the exceptional point

We present an asymmetric absorber at an exceptional point(EP) with a compact configuration and deep-subwavelength thickness.Unlike conventional side-branched sound absorbers in dual-port systems, the proposed asymmetric absorber exhibits a compact shape that is coaxial with the waveguide. By tuning the loss and geometric parameters of the non-Hermitian system to reach an EP, we observe extreme asymmetric absorption. This phenomenon is theoretically and experimentally validated by observing a quasi-perfect absorption and a near-total reflection for opposite incidences at the ultra-thin(1/28 th of the operating wavelength)neck-embedded tube employed in this study. Furthermore, we demonstrate an EP-induced tunable asymmetric absorption. Our study proposes novel approaches to manipulate the EP-induced wave phenomena, paving the way for the development of novel acoustic absorbers, sensors, isolators, and directional devices.

Micro-perforated structures as stand-alone sound absorbers

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.

Calculation and Analysis of Acoustic Characteristics of Straight-Through Perforated Pipe Muffler Based on Multilayer Sound Absorbing Material

Using the multi-physical field simulation software COMSOL,the acoustic characteristics of the multilayer sound absorbing material straight-through perforated pipe muffler are studied by the finite element method.The results show that the finite element calculation of the multilayer sound absorbing material straight-through the perforated pipe muffler agrees well with the experimental measurement results.The reliability of the finite element method for studying the acoustic performance of the straight-through perforated pipe muffler with multilayer sound absorbing materials is shown.Furthermore,the influence of some structural parameters of porous sound absorbing material and micro-perforated plate on the acoustic performance of the multilayer sound absorbing material straight-through perforated pipe muffler is analyzed.The muffler based on multilayer sound absorbing material is different from the traditional muffler.After applying the multilayer sound absorbing material to the straight-through perforated pipe muffler,the transmission loss value greatly increases,which provides new ideas and directions for future research on the muffler.

Theoretical Calculation and Analysis of Muffler Based on Multilayer Sound Absorbing Material

The multilayer impedance composite sound absorption structure of the new muffler is proposed by combining the microporous plate structure with the resonant sound absorption structure of the porous material.Firstly,the acoustic impedance and acoustic absorption coefficient of the new muffler structure are calculated by acoustic electric analogy method,and then the noise attenuation is calculated.When the new muffler structure parameters change,the relationship among the noise frequency,the sound absorption coefficient and the noise attenuation is calculated by using MATLAB.Finally,the calculated results are compared with the experimental data to verify the correctness of the theoretical calculation.The variation of resonance peak,resonance frequency and attenuation band width of each structural parameter is analyzed by the relation curve.The conclusion shows that it is feasible to use multilayer sound absorbing materials as the body structure of the new muffler.And the influence relationship between the change of various parameters of the sound absorption structure with the sound absorption coefficient and noise attenuation is obtained.

Sound absorption characteristics of microperforated absorbers for random incidence

Based on previous work on 'Statistical absorption coefficient of microperforated absorbers', in which it was shown that theoretical results agree well with experiments on the absorption characteristics of microperforated absorbers (MPA) for random incidence. Further work was carried out in this investigation of the statistical absorption coefficients of MPA in random fields by computation, in order to find the best. structure of MPA. It is established that ordinarily the absorption curves of MPA for random incidence and that for normal incidence are quite alike, only that the absorption coefficients are more or less reduced and the whole curve is shifted to higher frequencies without any change of shape. But when the perforate constant k = d ωρ0/4η where d is the diameters of perforations in mm and f0, the absorbers resonance frequency is reduced below 2, say, secondary absorption bands start to play more important role. Pretty soon, they merge with the main absorption band and form a long tail of the latter,extending the absorption far into high frequencies, raising the resulting absorption band to three, four or more octaves. The behavior of the secondary absorption bands is discussed.

Acoustic skin meta-muffler

The effective elimination of sound energy traveling in open ducts is critical in acoustics,with considerable potential in diverse applications ranging from duct noise control to exhaust system design.However,previous absorber mechanisms are bulky or have limited ventilation or unsatisfactory absorption capability.We propose and experimentally demonstrate the concept of meta-mufflers capable of quasi-perfectly absorbing airborne sound propagating in an open duct while minimizing the influence on airflow because of its vanishing thickness.The mechanism uses coupling among asymmetric metasurfaces to achieve impedance match and subsequent high absorption in a subwavelength scale,which is explained analytically and validated experimentally.The proposed meta-muffler features an uncomplicated design,high attenuation efficiency,and a thickness of nearly two orders of magnitude of wavelength,ensuring the free pass of other entities.Furthermore,our design offers the flexibility of tuning and extending working bandwidth by hybridization of weak resonances.The performance of the proposed muffler is verified via experiments,which correlate excellently with theoretical predictions.The realization of meta-mufflers opens a route to novel acoustic absorbers and could have far-reaching implications in a plethora of important scenarios calling for both perfect sound absorption and open acoustic paths.