Design and experimental validation of a finite-size labyrinthine metamaterial for vibro-acoustics: enabling upscaling towards large-scale structures

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Main Authors: Hermann, Svenja, Billon, Kévin, Parlak, Alina-Michelle, Orlowsky, Jeanette, Collet, Manuel, Madeo, Angela
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Published: 2024
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author Hermann, Svenja
Billon, Kévin
Parlak, Alina-Michelle
Orlowsky, Jeanette
Collet, Manuel
Madeo, Angela
author_facet Hermann, Svenja
Billon, Kévin
Parlak, Alina-Michelle
Orlowsky, Jeanette
Collet, Manuel
Madeo, Angela
contents In this paper, we present the design and experimental validation of a labyrinthine metamaterial for vibro-acoustic applications. Based on a 2D unit cell, different designs of finite-size metamaterial specimens in a sandwich configuration including two plates are proposed. The design phase includes an optimisation based on Bloch-Floquet analysis with the aims of maximising the band gap and extruding the specimens in the third dimension while keeping the absorption properties almost unaffected. By manufacturing and experimentally testing finite-sized specimens, we assess their capacity to mitigate vibrations in vibro-impact tests. The experiments confirm a band gap in the low- to mid-frequency range. Numerical models are employed to validate the experiments and to examine additional vibro-acoustic load cases. The metamaterial's performances are compared to benchmark solutions, usually employed for noise and vibration mitigation, showing a comparable efficacy in the band gap region. To eventually improve the metamaterial's performance, we optimise its interaction with the air and test different types of connections between the metamaterial and the homogeneous plates. This finally leads to metamaterial samples largely exceeding the benchmark performances in the band gap region and reveal the potential of interfaces for performance optimisation of composed structures.
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spellingShingle Design and experimental validation of a finite-size labyrinthine metamaterial for vibro-acoustics: enabling upscaling towards large-scale structures
Hermann, Svenja
Billon, Kévin
Parlak, Alina-Michelle
Orlowsky, Jeanette
Collet, Manuel
Madeo, Angela
Applied Physics
In this paper, we present the design and experimental validation of a labyrinthine metamaterial for vibro-acoustic applications. Based on a 2D unit cell, different designs of finite-size metamaterial specimens in a sandwich configuration including two plates are proposed. The design phase includes an optimisation based on Bloch-Floquet analysis with the aims of maximising the band gap and extruding the specimens in the third dimension while keeping the absorption properties almost unaffected. By manufacturing and experimentally testing finite-sized specimens, we assess their capacity to mitigate vibrations in vibro-impact tests. The experiments confirm a band gap in the low- to mid-frequency range. Numerical models are employed to validate the experiments and to examine additional vibro-acoustic load cases. The metamaterial's performances are compared to benchmark solutions, usually employed for noise and vibration mitigation, showing a comparable efficacy in the band gap region. To eventually improve the metamaterial's performance, we optimise its interaction with the air and test different types of connections between the metamaterial and the homogeneous plates. This finally leads to metamaterial samples largely exceeding the benchmark performances in the band gap region and reveal the potential of interfaces for performance optimisation of composed structures.
title Design and experimental validation of a finite-size labyrinthine metamaterial for vibro-acoustics: enabling upscaling towards large-scale structures
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10671