Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption

Abstract Absorption of low-frequency sound is a difficult engineering problem because long-wave sound energy is poorly dissipated. Traditional sound absorbing materials such as porous materials, microperforated sheets or sound absorbing wedges have a poor low-frequency sound absorption performance....

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Main Authors: Eulalia Gliścińska, Marina Michalak
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89151-5
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description Abstract Absorption of low-frequency sound is a difficult engineering problem because long-wave sound energy is poorly dissipated. Traditional sound absorbing materials such as porous materials, microperforated sheets or sound absorbing wedges have a poor low-frequency sound absorption performance. In this work a porous composite absorbing plate connected with a resonant cavity is developed to absorb low frequency sounds. The special developed sound-absorbing plate is rigid and consists of a more fibrous layer (up to approx. 3.0 mm thick) and a more plastic, thin polymer surface layer (up to approx. 0.5 mm thick). The walls of resonant cavity are rigid and smooth. By changing the angle between the absorbing plate and the direction of the incident sound wave and changing the length of the cavity, it is possible to create acoustic systems with a given level of sound absorption and in a given low-frequency range. The larger the angle, the maximum absorption occurs for sounds of lower frequencies. As the cavity length increases, the range of maximum absorption occurring at the resonant frequency shifts towards lower frequencies and the maximum value of the sound absorption coefficient increases. The results are compared with composite variant without a polymer surface layer.
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spelling doaj-art-6b7f75ea34a84c8aac2c3e6829bd06362025-02-09T12:29:06ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111510.1038/s41598-025-89151-5Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorptionEulalia Gliścińska0Marina Michalak1Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Lodz University of Technology, Textile InstituteFaculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Lodz University of Technology, Textile InstituteAbstract Absorption of low-frequency sound is a difficult engineering problem because long-wave sound energy is poorly dissipated. Traditional sound absorbing materials such as porous materials, microperforated sheets or sound absorbing wedges have a poor low-frequency sound absorption performance. In this work a porous composite absorbing plate connected with a resonant cavity is developed to absorb low frequency sounds. The special developed sound-absorbing plate is rigid and consists of a more fibrous layer (up to approx. 3.0 mm thick) and a more plastic, thin polymer surface layer (up to approx. 0.5 mm thick). The walls of resonant cavity are rigid and smooth. By changing the angle between the absorbing plate and the direction of the incident sound wave and changing the length of the cavity, it is possible to create acoustic systems with a given level of sound absorption and in a given low-frequency range. The larger the angle, the maximum absorption occurs for sounds of lower frequencies. As the cavity length increases, the range of maximum absorption occurring at the resonant frequency shifts towards lower frequencies and the maximum value of the sound absorption coefficient increases. The results are compared with composite variant without a polymer surface layer.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89151-5CompositePolymer surface layerLow frequencySound absorptionDistanceAngle
spellingShingle Eulalia Gliścińska
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Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
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Composite
Polymer surface layer
Low frequency
Sound absorption
Distance
Angle
title Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
title_full Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
title_fullStr Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
title_full_unstemmed Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
title_short Composite acoustic system for low-frequency sound absorption
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topic Composite
Polymer surface layer
Low frequency
Sound absorption
Distance
Angle
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89151-5
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