Experimental validation of deep-subwavelength diffusion by acoustic metadiffusers

[EN] An acoustic metadiffuser is a subwavelength locally resonant surface relying on slow sound propagation. Its design consists of rigidly backed slotted panels, with each slit being loaded by an array of Helmholtz resonators. Due to the slow sound properties, the effective thickness of the panel c...

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Autores: Ballestero, Eric, Groby, J. P., Dance, Stephen, Aygün, H., Jimenez, Noe|||0000-0002-6539-670X, Romero-García, Vicente|||0000-0002-3798-6454
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/210290
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/210290
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Metamaterials
Sound diffusers
Metadiffusers
MATEMATICA APLICADA
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Resumo:[EN] An acoustic metadiffuser is a subwavelength locally resonant surface relying on slow sound propagation. Its design consists of rigidly backed slotted panels, with each slit being loaded by an array of Helmholtz resonators. Due to the slow sound properties, the effective thickness of the panel can therefore be dramatically reduced when compared to traditional diffusers made of quarter-wavelength resonators. The aim of this work is to experimentally validate the concept of metadiffusers from the scattering measurements of a specific metadiffuser design, i.e., a quadratic residue metadiffuser. The experimental results reported herein are in close agreement with analytical and numerical predictions, therefore showing the potential of metadiffusers for controlling sound diffusion at very low frequencies.