Design and analysis of nonlinear-transformation-based broadband cloaking for acoustic wave propagation

A coordinate-transformation method can be used to design invisibility cloaks for many types of waves, including acoustic waves. The traditional method for designing a cloak depends on a transformation from a virtual space to a physical space. Previous acoustic cloaks that are mainly designed with linear-transformation-based acoustics have drawbacks that acoustic wave trajectories in the cloaks cannot be controlled and tuned. This work uses a nonlinear mapping from a ray trajectory perspective to construct acoustic cloaks with tunable non-singular material properties. Use of a ray trajectory equation is a straightforward and alternate way to study propagation characteristics of different types of waves, which allows more flexibility in controlling the waves. A broadband cylindrical cloak for acoustic waves in an inviscid fluid is realized with layered non-singular, homogeneous, and isotropic materials based on a nonlinear transformation. Some advantages and improvements of the invisibility nonlinear-transformation cloak over a traditional linear-transformation cloak are analyzed. The invisibility capability of the nonlinear-transformation cloak can be tuned by adjusting a design parameter that is shown to have influence on the acoustic wave energy flowing into the region inside the cloak. Numerical examples show that the nonlinear-transformation cloak is more effective for making a domain undetectable by acoustic waves in an inviscid fluid and shielding acoustic waves from outside the cloak than the linear-transformation cloak in a broad frequency range. The methodology developed here can be used to design nonlinear-transformation cloaks for other types of waves.     

A novel design scheme for acoustic cloaking of complex shape based on region partitioning and multi-origin coordinate transformation

Acoustic cloaking is an important application of acoustic metamaterials. This article proposes a novel design scheme for acoustic cloaking based on the region partitioning and multi-origin coordinate transformation. The cloaked region is partitioned into multiple narrow strips. For each strip, a local coordinate system is established with the local origin located at the strip center, and a coordinate transformation in the local coordinate system is conducted to squeeze the material along the strip length direction to form the cloaked region. To facilitate the implementation of the acoustic cloak, the multilayer effective medium is used to approximate the non-uniform anisotropic material parameters. The effectiveness of the proposed coordinate transformation method is verified by comparing the results from our method with those in the literature. Firstly, the results of a circular acoustic cloak in the literature are reproduced by using our finite element (FE) simulations for validation. Then, a comparison is made between the traditional coordinate transformation scheme and our new scheme for simulating an elliptical acoustic cloak. The results indicate that the proposed multi-origin coordinate transformation method has a better cloaking effect on the incident wave along the ellipse minor axis direction than the traditional method. This means that for the same object, an appropriate transformation scheme can be selected for different incident wave directions to achieve the optimal control effect. The validated scheme is further used to design an arch-shaped cloak composed of an upper semicircular area and a lower rectangular area, by combining the traditional single-centered coordinate transformation method for the semicircular area and the proposed multi-origin method for the rectangular area. The results show that the designed cloak can effectively control the wave propagation with significantly reduced acoustic pressure level. This work provides a flexible acoustic cloak design method applicable for arbitrary shapes and different wave incident directions, enriching the theory of acoustic cloaking based on coordinate transformation.     

用各向同性材料实现宽带声波功能器件设计

利用坐标变换的方法并结合保角映射技术,论文介绍了一种利用常规的各向同性材料来设计声波器件的方法.基于此理论,设计了二维声波隐身斗篷,并进行有限元模拟,证明了该器件的有效性.另外由于设计中没有利用材料共振的性质,所以器件是宽带有效的.该方法将有助于拓宽声波功能器件的设计,并为实验验证声波器件提供了可能.     

Pentamode material for underwater acoustic wave control

五模材料是一种具有固体特征的复杂流体,可通过超材料技术由固体材料经过微结构精心设计近似得到.可调的模量各向异性和固体特征赋予五模材料优越的水声调控能力,在降低水下物体目标强度等领域有着重要潜在应用,因此受到了国内外工程和学术界关注.本文就五模材料基本概念、微结构设计、声波调控、加工制备等方面对该类材料的研究进展进行详细介绍,并对五模材料在工程中应用存在的问题进行了讨论,以期为后续相关研究者提供参考.     

封闭圆柱腔内旋转点声源声压的近场频域解

在圆柱腔壁面为声学硬壁面的假定下，利用圆柱腔体空间内的格林函数导出了圆柱腔内旋转运动点声源空间声压的近场频域解；进而利用该频域解计算分析了旋转简谐单极子点源的声学特性。计算分析表明：由于考虑了壁面的影响，在圆柱腔体内，点声源旋转频率和源频率的变化将改变声压的空间指向性；源频率和旋转频率的增加伴随明显的多普勒效应，同时基频声压沿圆柱腔体轴线的分布从比较平缓变为明显波动；沿半径方向基频声压也波动变化。     

阶梯圆柱形耦合声场的特征正交-里兹法建模及声学特性分析

针对阶梯圆柱形耦合声场建模问题,提出基于特征正交-里兹能量原理的声学建模方法.该方法利用二维特征正交多项式和周向傅里叶级数表征阶梯圆柱形耦合声场子分段的声压函数,从能量角度考虑邻近子声场间声学连续性条件,并结合里兹法获得耦合声场的声学特性.基于本建模方法对不同分段的耦合声场开展声学特性分析,结果表明,本建模方法在保证计算准确性的基础上有效提高了计算效率,且对任意阶梯分段的圆柱形耦合声场普遍适用;圆柱形耦合声场固有频率会随着腔体外径增大而普遍增大,而腔深的影响规律相反;降低声学边界阻抗可抑制声学响应幅值,为此类声场的噪声控制提供了设计依据.     

Vibroacoustic comparisons of composite laminated cylindrical shells according to three shear deformation shell theories

Whether the first-order and Reddy third-order shear deformation shell theories are able to evaluate the vibroacoustic responses of laminated cylindrical shells with normal deformation in the high frequency range or not is examined by comparison with a 3D higher-order shear deformation shell theory. The implicit governing equations of arbitrary angle-ply laminated cylindrical shells are derived from the 3D higher-order and Reddy third-order shell theories, and solved on the basis of the Fourier transform. The Reddy third-order shell theory can be obtained as a special case from the 3D higher-order shell theory. The first-order and Reddy third-order shell theories almost give rise to the same vibrational and acoustic results. These two simple shear deformation shell theories can be used to study far-field acoustic radiation from laminated cylindrical shells from the low to high frequency range, but they show some differences from the 3D higher-order shell theory in high frequency vibration of shells. Nevertheless, the differences of vibrational responses seem not to be distinct. The helical wave spectra of the higher-order radial displacements are nearly separate from those of the low-order radial displacement and play a minor role in far-field acoustic radiation, which makes the two simple shell theories applicable in prediction of acoustic power of the cylindrical shells in the much higher frequency range. Moreover, it also results in the fact that far-field sound is least sensitive in comparison with near-field sound and vibration of shells.     

Numerical analysis of three-dimensional acoustic cloaks and carpets

We start by a review of the chronology of mathematical results on the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map which paved the way toward the physics of transformational acoustics. We then rederive the expression for the (anisotropic) density and bulk modulus appearing in the pressure wave equation written in the transformed coordinates. A spherical acoustic cloak consisting of an alternation of homogeneous isotropic concentric layers is further proposed based on the effective medium theory. This cloak is characterized by a low reflection and good efficiency over a large bandwidth for both near and far fields, which approximates the ideal cloak with an inhomogeneous and anisotropic distribution of material parameters. The latter suffers from singular material parameters on its inner surface. This singularity depends upon the sharpness of corners, if the cloak has an irregular boundary, e.g. a polyhedron cloak becomes more and more singular when the number of vertices increases if it is star shaped. We thus analyze the acoustic response of a non-singular spherical cloak designed by blowing up a small ball instead of a point, as proposed in [Kohn, Shen, Vogelius, Weinstein, Inverse Problems 24, 015016, 2008]. The multilayered approximation of this cloak requires less extreme densities (especially for the lowest bound). Finally, we investigate another type of non-singular cloaks, known as invisibility carpets [Li and Pendry, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 203901, 2008], which mimic the reflection by a flat ground.     

Acoustic radiation force of a solid elastic sphere immersed in a cylindrical cavity filled with ideal fluid

An expression for the acoustic radiation force function on a solid elastic spherical particle placed in an infinite rigid cylindrical cavity filled with an ideal fluid is deduced when the incident wave is a plane progressive wave propagated along the cylindrical axis. The acoustic radiation force of the spherical particle with different materials was computed to validate the theory. The simulation results demonstrate that the acoustic radiation force changes demonstrably because of the influence of the reflective acoustic wave from the cylindrical cavity. The sharp resonance peaks, which result from the resonance of the fluid-filled cylindrical cavity, appear at the same positions in the acoustic radiation force curve for the spherical particle with different radii and materials. Relative radius, which is the ratio of the sphere radius and the cylindrical cavity radius, has more influence on acoustic radiation force. Moreover, the negative radiation forces, which are opposite to the progressive directions of the plane wave, are observed at certain frequencies.     

Shock-Wave–Vortex Interactions: Shock and Vortex Deformations, and Sound Production

In this paper we study the interaction of a shock wave with a cylindrical vortex. The objective of the study is to characterize the shock and vortex deformations and the mechanism of sound generation. The approach relies on the solution of the two-dimensional Euler equations by means of a high order finite volume weighted-ENO scheme. In order to provide some guidance into the analysis we have also developed an acoustic analogy of the problem by formulating a wave equation for the pressure disturbance that is solved analytically by means of Green's functions. A systematic study has been conducted by investigating the effects of vortex intensity and shock strength. Specifically, we have determined the dependence of shock distortion and vortex compression, and its subsequent nutation upon shock and vortex strengths. The acoustic field generated through shock--vortex interactions has been found to evolve in three stages and to exhibit a three sound quadrupolar directivity. In the early stages of the interaction the sound generated due to shock distortion shows a dipolar character, which then changes to a quadrupolar one due to a restoring mechanism that acts during the interaction of the shock with the rear part of the vortex. In the third stage secondary sounds are formed, which also show a quadrupolar directivity. The acoustic analogy applied to weak shock--vortex interactions also confirms the numerically predicted sound generation mechanism. Received 12 July 1999 and accepted 18 November 1999     

Sound wave scattering by circular cylindrical shells

The symmetric (S₀) and antisymmetric (A₀) Lamb-type waves generated in a thin elastic cylindrical shell by normal incidence of an acoustic wave have been considered. The typical frequency dependencies (FD) of the backscattered acoustic pressure at on observetion point in the far field are presented. The spectra of the S₀ and A₀ waves are marked on them. It was found that if the A₀ wave is excited in the shell, then its phase velocity is greater than the sound velocity in the fluid surrounding the shell. The parameter which defines the center of the strong bending domain (SBD) is defined. It is shown that in this domain the A₀ wave is practically non-dispersive. Phase velocity data for the A₀ wave are given. Spectra and dispersion curves of the S₀ wave for shells which have different relative thickness s and which are made of different materials have been examined.     

Acoustic radiation force on a rigid cylinder in an off-axis Gaussian beam near an impedance boundary

The exact equations of the axial and transverse acoustic radiation force functions of a Gaussian beam arbitrarily incident on an infinite rigid cylinder close to an impedance boundary and immersed in an ideal fluid are deduced by expressing the incident wave, the scattering wave and the boundary reflected wave in terms of the cylindrical wave function. The effects of the beam waist, the sound reflection coefficient, the cylinder position and the distance from the impedance boundary on the acoustic radiation force are studied using numerical simulations. The simulation results show that the amplitude of the acoustic radiation force function increases with beam width. Moreover, the values of the acoustic radiation force in both the axial and transverse directions reach those of a plane wave when the beam width is considerably larger than the wavelength of the Gaussian beam. The properties of the impedance boundary and the position of the cylinder in the Gaussian beam have a considerable effect on the magnitude and direction of the force. The simulation results, particularly in the case of a transverse force, indicate the presence of a negative acoustic radiation force that is related to the nondimensional frequency and position of the cylinder in the Gaussian beam.     

Merging phononic crystals and acoustic black holes

Phononic crystals(PCs) have recently been developed as effective components for vibration suppression and sound absorption. As a typical design of PCs, wave attenuation occurs in the so-called stop-band. However, the structural response is still significantly large in the pass-band. In this paper, we combine PCs and acoustic black holes(ABHs) in a unique device, achieving a versatile device that can attenuate vibration in the stop-band, while suppress vibration in the pass-band. This approach provides a versatile platform for controlling vibration in a multiband with a simple design.     

Radiation and scattering of sound from a vortex ring

The mechanisms of generation and scattering of sound by a vortex ring are investigated on the basis of fluid dynamics. The vortex ring can serve as a simple dynamic model of the large-scale structures observed in shear flows. Moreover, it is probably the most easily studied vortex element that can be created experimentally. The sound scattering investigation also served to determine the extent to which the vortex is affected by sound, its selectivity with respect to such parameters as the acoustic frequency, the angle of incidence of the wave, etc. The perturbed motion is considered against the background of the steady-state motion of the ring. The perturbed motion in the vortex core is determined on the basis of linear incompressible fluid dynamics. Two terms of the expansion in the M number of the far acoustic field generated by the perturbations in the core are found in accordance with Lighthill's theory. The acoustic power and directivity of the radiation and the acoustic instability growth rate are calculated. It is shown that the scattering of sound by the vortex ring is a resonance effect, and the scattering amplitude near resonance is determined. The acoustic action on the hydrodynamic structure of the flow in the core of the ring is especially intense near the resonances and extends over a period short as compared with the characteristic time of the acoustic instability.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 83–95, May–June, 1987.     

基于二阶双渐近法的双层圆柱壳在水下爆炸作用下的鞭状运动

针对潜艇在水下爆炸载荷下的鞭状运动,从波动方程出发,推导了二阶双渐近法后期近似,并结合声固耦合法初步解决了双层圆柱壳的内域问题,然后将其与显式有限元耦合形成了圆柱壳结构水下爆炸流固耦合分析方法。通过简单算例验证了本文分析方法的有效性和精度。最后,基于此方法分析了双层圆柱壳结构在水下爆炸载荷下的总体响应特性以及周期比和爆距比对其影响规律。     

Acoustic radiation force on an elastic cylinder in a Gaussian beam near an impedance boundary

Acoustic radiation force (ARF) is studied by considering an infinite elastic cylinder near an impedance boundary when the cylinder is illuminated by a Gaussian beam. The surrounding fluid is an ideal fluid. Using the method of images and the translation-addition theorem for the cylindrical Bessel function, the resulting sound field including the incident wave, its reflection from the boundary, the scattered wave from the elastic cylinder, and its image are expressed in terms of the cylindrical wave function. Then, we deduce the exact equations of the axial and transverse ARFs. The solutions depend on the cylinder position, cylinder material, beam waist, reflection coefficient, distance from the impedance boundary, and absorption in the cylinder. To analyze the effects of the various factors intuitively, we simulate the radiation force for non-absorbing elastic cylinders made of stainless steel, gold, and beryllium as well as for an absorbing elastic cylinder made of polyethylene, which is a well-known biomedical polymer. The results show that the impedance boundary, cylinder material, absorption in the cylinder, and cylinder position in the Gaussian beam significantly affect the magnitude and direction of the force. Both stable and unstable equilibrium regions are found. Moreover, a larger beam waist broadens the beam domain, corresponding to non-zero axial and transverse ARFs. More importantly, negative ARFs are produced depending on the choice of the various factors. These results are particularly important for designing acoustic manipulation devices operating with Gaussian beams.     

A combined analytical and numerical analysis of the flow-acoustic coupling in a cavity-pipe system

The generation of sound by flow through a closed, cylindrical cavity (expansion chamber) accommodated with a long tailpipe is investigated analytically and numerically. The sound generation is due to self-sustained flow oscillations in the cavity. These oscillations may, in turn, generate standing (resonant) acoustic waves in the tailpipe. The main interest of the paper is in the interaction between these two sound sources. An analytical, approximate solution of the acoustic part of the problem is obtained via the method of matched asymptotic expansions. The sound-generating flow is represented by a discrete vortex method, based on axisymmetric vortex rings. It is demonstrated through numerical examples that inclusion of acoustic feedback from the tailpipe is essential for a good representation of the sound characteristics.     

Surface acoustic wave measurements of small fatigue cracks initiated from a surface cavity

A model for the low frequency scattering of a surface acoustic wave by a surface cylindrical cavity with two corner cracks is presented. It is applied to determine the depth of the small fatigue cracks initiated from a pit-type surface flaw. The general scattering formalism based on the elastodynamic reciprocity principle is employed. The effect of the cylindrical cavity on the surface wave reflection from cracks is considered using an approximate stress intensity factor for the corner cracks. In situ surface acoustic wave measurements have been performed during fatigue tests for an Al 2024-T3 sample. The surface wave signal was acquired continuously at different cyclic load levels. The model is verified by comparing calculated reflection signals and spectra with those from experiments. The depths of fully and partially open cracks are determined from the predicted and the measured surface wave reflections. The surface wave reflection is observed to be sensitive to crack closure.     

Diffraction of a plane acoustic wave by a rigid sphere in a cylindrical cavity: An axisymmetric problem

The paper studies the interaction of a rigid spherical body and a cylindrical cavity filled with an ideal compressible fluid in which a plane acoustic wave of unit amplitude propagates. The solution is based on the possibility of transforming partial solutions of the Helmholtz equation between cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Satisfying the interface conditions between the cavity and the acoustic medium and the boundary conditions on the spherical surface yields an infinite system of algebraic equations with indefinite integrals of cylindrical functions as coefficients. This system of equations is solved by reduction. The behavior of the system is studied depending on the frequency of the plane wave