Aerodynamic noise control with an acoustic metasurface comprising an array of low-flow-sensitivity Helmholtz resonators

We report the design, simulation, and experimental testing of an acoustic metasurface made from an array of low-flow-sensitivity Helmholtz resonators (LFSHRs). The low flow-sensitivity of sound attenuation reflects two aspects, one is the low sensitivity of the impedance peak magnitude attributed to the increase of the flow velocity at the interface resulted from the stronger vortexes inside the multi-hole neck, and the other is the low sensitivity of the impedance peak frequency due to the increased acoustic mass from the strengthened cavity-main flow interaction. Using this metasurface, the increment of both the magnitude and frequency of the impedance peak caused by the increasing fluid flow could be reduced by more than 70.5% and 93.8% respectively compared with that of the Helmholtz resonator (HR), which could be further minimized by parameter optimization. This low-flow-sensitivity acoustic metasurface proposed has great potential applications for aerodynamic noise control.

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We present the design, simulation, and experimental testing of an acoustic metasurface made from an array of low-flow-sensitivity Helmholtz resonators (LFSHRs). This metasurface shows low sensitivity to changes in fluid flow, which can be attributed to the increase in flow velocity and acoustic mass inside the resonators. Compared to the traditional Helmholtz resonator, the impedance peak caused by increasing fluid flow can be reduced by more than 70.5% in magnitude and 93.8% in frequency using this metasurface.