Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels

The sound absorption coefficient of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and carbon nanotube (CNT) composite nanofibre-coated micro-perforated plate (MPP) is investigated. The MPP material is steel and is laser-drilled. The nanofibres are fabricated by electrospinning and directly coated onto the steel MP...

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Main Authors: Jingze Liu, R. Hugh Gong, Enza Migliore
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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description The sound absorption coefficient of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and carbon nanotube (CNT) composite nanofibre-coated micro-perforated plate (MPP) is investigated. The MPP material is steel and is laser-drilled. The nanofibres are fabricated by electrospinning and directly coated onto the steel MPP collector. This makes it possible to attach extremely thin coatings of nanofibres. The sound absorption coefficient was measured using the impedance tube method. The results show that MPP absorbers with nanofibre coatings significantly widen the absorption bandwidth and increase the absorption coefficient. Because of the synergy enhancement effect, the performance of the absorber is much exceed the expect of the transfer matrix method (TMM) model. A very thin coating of nanofibres enables a significant increase in MPP performance. The effects of the nanofibre coatings were analyzed by finite element method (FEM) simulations. The coating enhances the end effect of MPP and extends along the MPP surface. In addition, different nanofibre coating thickness and impedance also have different effects on the sound absorption performance. This study provides a new method to enhance the performance of MPP with negligible increase in thickness and costs.
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spelling doaj-art-922fe63ad0c84740954cfa99ddcf3fa22025-08-20T02:52:35ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752024-12-0124811346010.1016/j.matdes.2024.113460Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panelsJingze Liu0R. Hugh Gong1Enza Migliore2The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; Corresponding author at: The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.The School of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKSchool of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaThe sound absorption coefficient of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and carbon nanotube (CNT) composite nanofibre-coated micro-perforated plate (MPP) is investigated. The MPP material is steel and is laser-drilled. The nanofibres are fabricated by electrospinning and directly coated onto the steel MPP collector. This makes it possible to attach extremely thin coatings of nanofibres. The sound absorption coefficient was measured using the impedance tube method. The results show that MPP absorbers with nanofibre coatings significantly widen the absorption bandwidth and increase the absorption coefficient. Because of the synergy enhancement effect, the performance of the absorber is much exceed the expect of the transfer matrix method (TMM) model. A very thin coating of nanofibres enables a significant increase in MPP performance. The effects of the nanofibre coatings were analyzed by finite element method (FEM) simulations. The coating enhances the end effect of MPP and extends along the MPP surface. In addition, different nanofibre coating thickness and impedance also have different effects on the sound absorption performance. This study provides a new method to enhance the performance of MPP with negligible increase in thickness and costs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127524008359Sound absorptionNoise controlNanofibreMicroperforated panel (MPP)Finite element method (FEM)
spellingShingle Jingze Liu
R. Hugh Gong
Enza Migliore
Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
Materials & Design
Sound absorption
Noise control
Nanofibre
Microperforated panel (MPP)
Finite element method (FEM)
title Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
title_full Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
title_fullStr Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
title_full_unstemmed Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
title_short Synergy enhancement in low-frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
title_sort synergy enhancement in low frequency sound absorption by a nanofibre coating for the microperforated panels
topic Sound absorption
Noise control
Nanofibre
Microperforated panel (MPP)
Finite element method (FEM)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127524008359
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