Estimation of effective parameters for microperforated panel absorbers and applications

D. W. Herrin, J. Liu, X. Hua

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Abstract

Microperforated panel absorbers are used in many noise control applications as an alternative to fibrous materials. Perforations were typically circular in shape in the past. Nowadays, slits are often sheared or cut into the material. Slits are non-circular and irregular shaped, and are difficult to model due to the fact that geometric parameters like slit size and porosity are difficult to measure. An inverse method using a nonlinear least squares data-fitting algorithm is utilized to estimate geometric parameters from measured absorption coefficient data. The circular perforation model proposed by Maa is used in the algorithm. The estimated geometric parameters are used to further calculate transfer impedance and transfer matrix with good agreement compared to measured data. The same algorithm is used to aid in understanding the effect of dust contamination on the performance of microperforated panel absorbers. In addition, the algorithm is used to examine the extent of manufacturing variations. Copyright

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2013, INTER-NOISE 2013
Subtitle of host publicationNoise Control for Quality of Life
Pages4229-4237
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2013
Event42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2013: Noise Control for Quality of Life, INTER-NOISE 2013 - Innsbruck, Austria
Duration: Sep 15 2013Sep 18 2013

Publication series

Name42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2013, INTER-NOISE 2013: Noise Control for Quality of Life
Volume5

Conference

Conference42nd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2013: Noise Control for Quality of Life, INTER-NOISE 2013
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityInnsbruck
Period9/15/139/18/13

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are grateful for the support of the Vibro-Acoustics Consortium.

Keywords

  • Micro-perforated panels
  • Passive absorbers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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