The acoustic black hole (ABH) has been developed in recent years as an effective, passive, and lightweight method for attenuating bending wave vibrations in beams and plates and reducing the sound radiation and structural-acoustic response of structures. The ABH effect utilizes a local change in the plate or beam thickness to reduce the bending wave speed and increase the transverse vibration amplitude. Attaching a viscoelastic damping layer to the ABH results in effective energy dissipation and vibration reduction. Surface-averaged mobility and radiated sound power measurements were performed on an aluminum plate containing an array of 20 two-dimensional ABHs with damping layers and compared to a similar uniform plate. Detailed laser vibrometer scans of an ABH cell (including the ABH and surrounding homogeneous plate) were also performed to analyze the vibratory characteristics of individual ABH cells and compared with mode shapes calculated using finite elements. The results showed that the surface-averaged mobility was reduced by up to 14 dB for the fully damped ABH plate compared to a uniform reference plate while also reducing the mass of the plate. The results demonstrated that the dynamics of plates with embedded ABHs can be characterized by low, mid, and high frequency ranges, with low-order local ABH modes contributing significantly to low frequency ABH performance. The effects of damping layer thickness and diameter were also investigated to assess ABH performance optimization. It was shown that the damping layer can have the added benefit of mass loading the ABH and enhancing low frequency performance. The results will be useful for designing the low frequency performance of future ABH systems and describing ABH performance in terms of design parameters.
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December 2016
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An Experimental Investigation of Acoustic Black Hole Dynamics at Low, Mid, and High Frequencies
Philip A. Feurtado,
Philip A. Feurtado
Applied Research Lab,
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: paf932@arl.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: paf932@arl.psu.edu
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Stephen C. Conlon
Stephen C. Conlon
Applied Research Lab,
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: scc135@arl.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: scc135@arl.psu.edu
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Philip A. Feurtado
Applied Research Lab,
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: paf932@arl.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: paf932@arl.psu.edu
Stephen C. Conlon
Applied Research Lab,
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: scc135@arl.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
P.O. Box 30,
University Park, PA 16804
e-mail: scc135@arl.psu.edu
Contributed by the Noise Control and Acoustics Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND ACOUSTICS. Manuscript received January 4, 2016; final manuscript received May 31, 2016; published online July 19, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Ronald N. Miles.
J. Vib. Acoust. Dec 2016, 138(6): 061002 (6 pages)
Published Online: July 19, 2016
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January 4, 2016
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May 31, 2016
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Feurtado, P. A., and Conlon, S. C. (July 19, 2016). "An Experimental Investigation of Acoustic Black Hole Dynamics at Low, Mid, and High Frequencies." ASME. J. Vib. Acoust. December 2016; 138(6): 061002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033894
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