Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-18DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110529
Gauthier Bezançon , Olivier Doutres , Olga Umnova , Philippe Leclaire , Thomas Dupont
{"title":"Experimental analysis of metamaterial with improved high sound levels absorption using complex frequency plane","authors":"Gauthier Bezançon , Olivier Doutres , Olga Umnova , Philippe Leclaire , Thomas Dupont","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110529","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110529","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study proposes using the complex frequency plane representation as a tool to quantify loss levels of a metamaterial at low sound levels, enabling the prediction of trends in absorption coefficient changes at high sound levels. A multi-resonant metamaterial composed of a series of thin annular cavities connected by a central perforation is considered which has been previously studied in the linear regime. With the analytical model developed for the linear regime, the representation of the complex frequency plane allows understanding whether a low value of absorption peak is due to excessive losses or, instead, to a lack of losses in the material. As sound level increase, material losses rise, leading to decrease in absorption peaks for structures with excessive losses and increase of peak absorption coefficient values for those with insufficient losses. Multi-resonant metamaterials with a constant main pore profile are selected to exhibit resonances with various loss levels, and measurements in a high sound level impedance tube are conducted to validate the expected changes in absorption coefficient. After that, an acoustic black hole is considered and a structure with two low frequency absorption peaks increasing with sound level and presenting a broad absorption band with low sensitivity to high sound levels is identified. The predictions are validated experimentally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110529"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-18DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110542
Zhenfei Zang, Xiaochen Zhao, Shiqi Zhang, Jie Guo
{"title":"A method for controlling dipole characteristic noise sources inside duct based on acoustic shortcut channel","authors":"Zhenfei Zang, Xiaochen Zhao, Shiqi Zhang, Jie Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110542","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110542","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study proposes a passive noise control method using coupled loudspeakers to counteract dipole sound sources within ducts. Coupled loudspeakers create an acoustic shortcut channel in the duct, which cancels out the out-of-phase noise radiated upstream and downstream by dipole sources placed in the duct. This paper establishes an acoustic model of the coupling system based on plane wave theory and analyzes its attenuation effect on duct noise. Additionally, the study analyzes the influence of geometric and loudspeaker parameters. To broaden the noise reduction frequency band, the paper investigates the acoustic attenuation characteristics of arrays of coupled loudspeakers combinations. Ultimately, experimental results demonstrate that properly arranged coupled loudspeakers can achieve more than 10 dB noise control effectiveness in the low-frequency range against dipole sources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110542"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of vibro-acoustic boundary conditions based on an experimental acoustic two-port characterization of a flexible flow duct","authors":"Jurgen Kersschot , Hervé Denayer , Wim De Roeck , Wim Desmet","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110544","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>For the accurate numerical prediction of the vibro-acoustic interactions in flow ducts, correct structural boundary conditions modeling the joints of flexible duct walls are key in the low frequency region. Therefore, a more elaborated model than the standard simply-supported or clamped conditions is needed. Robin boundary conditions allow a better approximation, although they introduce additional parameters of which the concrete values are unknown. In this paper, an indirect methodology is proposed to estimate these parameters, using two-port data obtained from acoustic measurements as reference for iterative optimization. As the two-port method is independent of the acoustic boundary conditions at the duct in- and outlet, the indirect methodology is useful for early-design phases when the whole duct system is unknown. To illustrate the proposed methodology, a flexible duct segment is tested and modeled with the finite element method. The structural boundary conditions are parametrized with frequency-independent stiffness and damping coefficients for linear spring-damper combinations. Non-uniform, mesh-independent distributions along the boundary are used and the pretension imposed by the joint is included. Optimization leads to parameter values improving the match with the reference data compared to standard boundary conditions. An experimental Operational Modal Analysis validates that the optimized numerical model not only approximates well the two-port data, but also captures the underlying vibro-acoustic physics, making the updated model valuable for vibro-acoustic predictions. To demonstrate the robustness of the methodology, a parameter study is conducted with numerical reference data, which shows that the structural boundary estimation is independent of structural material properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110544"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110549
R.K. Dunne
{"title":"A universal empirical model for materials in acoustic application","authors":"R.K. Dunne","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110549","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110549","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sound absorption materials are essential for noise reduction across various industries, yet existing empirical models often lack accuracy, especially for low-density and thin materials. This study introduces two innovative models to address these limitations: an optimized Delany-Bazley model and a novel dimensionless parameter model derived using Buckingham’s Π-theorem. The optimized Delany-Bazley model refines its coefficients using a heterogeneous dataset of synthetic, plant-based, and animal fibres, achieving a 48.64% reduction in prediction error compared to the original model. The dimensionless parameter model eliminates the need for airflow resistivity and experimental testing by leveraging material properties such as fibre diameter, thickness, bulk density, and fibre density, resulting in a 44.92% error reduction. Both models demonstrate exceptional predictive accuracy within the realm of empirical modeling, with Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) errors as low as 2.92% for foam absorbers and even lower for certain fibrous samples. Furthermore, a novel NRC graph was developed, enabling rapid acoustic performance estimation based solely on material properties. These advancements improve the applicability of empirical models, offering versatile tools for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations and sustainable noise control solutions. By addressing the limitations of existing empirical models, these innovations provide more accessible and accurate methods for predicting sound absorption across diverse materials, particularly those that are thin, low-density, and/or natural fibre-based.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110549"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-15DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110538
Xingye Yu, Ye Li, Peng Zhang, Lingxia Lin, Tianyu Cai
{"title":"Low bit-rate speech coding with predictive multi-level vector quantization","authors":"Xingye Yu, Ye Li, Peng Zhang, Lingxia Lin, Tianyu Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110538","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110538","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the development of modern communication technology, although wideband speech coding can provide high-fidelity speech transmission, its high bandwidth requirements limit its application in resource-constrained environments. Narrowband speech coding still holds research value. However, traditional narrowband low bit-rate speech coding methods usually cannot generate satisfactory speech quality. To address this issue, this paper proposes a narrowband low bit-rate speech coding architecture called PMVQCodec, with the following major improvements. Firstly, we design a predictive multi-level vector quantization (PMVQ) technique, which employs a predictor to effectively capture the correlations between latent frame vectors and combines it with multi-level vector quantization to enhance quantization efficiency. Additionally, we also introduce a full-band feature extractor to effectively reduce the computational complexity. In our experiments, both subjective and objective evaluations demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed PMVQCodec architecture. Our proposed method can achieve higher quality reconstructed speech than Encodec and HiFiCodec at 1.2 kbps and 2.4 kbps, and even outperforms LyraV2 at 6 kbps.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110538"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-14DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110531
Qinzheng Zhang , Haiyan Wang , Xiaohong Shen , Yongsheng Yan , Yingying Zhu , Jesper Rindom Jensen
{"title":"Enhancing underwater single snapshot DOA estimation for limited dataset with modified knowledge distillation","authors":"Qinzheng Zhang , Haiyan Wang , Xiaohong Shen , Yongsheng Yan , Yingying Zhu , Jesper Rindom Jensen","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110531","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110531","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, the progress in DOA estimation using deep learning algorithms has attracted significant attention. However, their heavy reliance on extensive datasets poses a critical limitation, particularly in underwater settings where data collection is arduous. Furthermore, the lack of temporal correlation and statistical properties inherent in single-snapshot information lead to low accuracy in single-snapshot DOA estimation. To confront the above hurdles, this paper introduces an approach to improve the accuracy of underwater single snapshot DOA estimation with limited underwater datasets. By modifying the process structure and model characteristics of knowledge distillation (KD), we construct a new distillation structure that can bridge the gap between single snapshot data and multi-snapshot data sharing identical labels, achieving a breakthrough in compressing multi-snapshot data. This enhances the neural network's capacity to process both few-snapshot datasets and single-snapshot datasets. In addition, we designed novel input features to reduce the difficulty of CNN fitting by extracting the real and imaginary parts of the analytical signals, and integrated the array structure information to improve the generalization ability of our network in different scenarios. Besides, based on these innovations, we build a mapping framework between synthetic and real underwater datasets. This work involves second-order joint training of KD and transfer learning, which can help deal with small samples. The experiment results of our method show significant improvements in underwater DOA estimation accuracy, coupled with a marked reduction in overfitting risks associated with limited datasets. This work not only advances the application of deep learning in challenging underwater scenarios but also lays a foundation for future data-driven inference strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110531"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110535
Tian Yan , Kejian Wang
{"title":"Application and control mechanism of thin film metamaterials in underwater sound-absorbing materials at low frequency under high hydrostatic pressure","authors":"Tian Yan , Kejian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110535","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110535","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focused on developing a composite structure that utilizes thin film metamaterials to realize low-frequency (0.1–1 kHz) underwater sound-absorbing. The sound-absorbing performance of the composite structure was assessed by investigating the effects of thin film materials, thickness, and mass block distribution using a combined approach of numerical simulation and experimentation. Results demonstrated that thin film metamaterials with lower modulus, such as silicon rubber (SR) thin film, have lower natural frequencies. In addition, a thicker SR film had a higher elastic strain energy density. Symmetrical mass block distribution was able to widen the absorbing bandwidth of the first three natural frequencies: improvements of 6 Hz, 2.8 Hz and 2.6 Hz were observed, respectively. Acoustic sample was fabricated and tested to verify the accuracy of numerical simulation. This study provided new insights into designing underwater sound-absorbing structures containing thin film metamaterials and supported the development of better stealth capabilities for underwater vehicles, especially in the context of low-frequency active sonar.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110535"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110534
Yi-Ni Yang , Ming-Song Zou , Ze-Qi Lu , Zhi-Yong Yin , Qiang Xi
{"title":"Effective method for calculating acoustic radiation of an underwater target with a complex isolation system","authors":"Yi-Ni Yang , Ming-Song Zou , Ze-Qi Lu , Zhi-Yong Yin , Qiang Xi","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110534","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2025.110534","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper introduces an efficient method for determining the acoustic radiation of underwater targets equipped with an intricate isolation system. Using the mode superposition method and the spherical source distribution method, the fluid–structure coupling vibration and underwater acoustic radiation of the main structure, such as the main hull, pedestal, and reinforced rib, were computed after the main structure was isolated from the internal floating raft and vibration isolator. The finite element model was used to establish the floating raft, and the modal synthesis superelement method was employed to condense the degree of freedom, forming the mass and stiffness matrices. The four-terminal parameter method was used to establish the vibration transmission model of the isolator. The introduction of the virtual mode leads to the establishment of the coupling dynamic equation via the boundary connection state. The spherical source distribution method simplifies the three-dimensional (3D) acoustic problem by placing source points along a straight line within the target, effectively transforming it into a quasi-one-dimensional distinct element issue. Naturally, irregular frequency issues are absent, rendering it suitable for addressing the acoustic-vibration coupling of any 3D elastic underwater target. This paper discusses the basic principles, computation formulas, and findings of several numerical examples of the proposed method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110534"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110525
Xiaofeng Liu, Quangui Xu, Daiping Wei, Lin Bo
{"title":"Multi-period impulse cyclic spectrum based on optimized RSSD for bearing compound fault diagnosis","authors":"Xiaofeng Liu, Quangui Xu, Daiping Wei, Lin Bo","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110525","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110525","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A common symptom of compound faults in rolling element bearings is the presence of multi-periodic pulses in vibration signals. To solve the problem of decoupling and isolating diverse fault impulses, a novel multi-period impulse cyclic spectrum based on optimized resonance-based sparse decomposition is developed. Impulse cyclicity measure (ICM) is designed to measure the impulsivity and periodicity of fault impacts, which provides greater immunity to random transient interferences. In order to separate the multi-period impulses, the RSSD’s parameters are tuned using the multi-scale simplified particle swarm optimization algorithm with the aim of maximizing ICM value. To simultaneously display the cyclic frequencies of many fault impulses, the multi-period impulse cyclic spectrum is established on the low-frequency resonance component, which has higher sensibility to repetitive transients contaminated by noise and good physical interpretation. The simulation and application results for diagnosing bearing faults showed that the suggested method performed well in the synchronous diagnosis of bearing compound defects and avoided resonant frequency band misinterpretation caused by strong pulse interference.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110525"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied AcousticsPub Date : 2025-01-11DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110524
Shichong Fu , Dan Zhang , Qun Luo , Bin Shi , Haiyang Liao , Hasanjan Yimit
{"title":"Gas pipeline leakage identification and location using microporous structure optical sensing cable","authors":"Shichong Fu , Dan Zhang , Qun Luo , Bin Shi , Haiyang Liao , Hasanjan Yimit","doi":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110524","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apacoust.2024.110524","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Existing leakage detection systems face high costs and significant challenges in identifying and locating pinhole leakage in long-distance gas pipelines. A gas pipeline leakage monitoring model test was designed using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology. The developed microporous structure optical sensing cable (MS cable) effectively slows down the attenuation of the leakage signal. A method for pipeline leakage signal identification and precise location based on fast Fourier transform (FFT) is proposed. By analyzing the vibration of the optical fiber in both time and frequency domains, leakage signals can be accurately monitored. The preliminary location of the leakage point is determined based on the variation pattern of the spectral average amplitude of each sensing channel, and an accurate leakage signal location method based on the cross-correlation algorithm is proposed, enhancing the positioning accuracy of the MS cable from 7.96 m to 0.11 m.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Acoustics","volume":"231 ","pages":"Article 110524"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143095918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}