Case studies on aeroacoustics damping performances of Coupled Helmholtz Resonators over low frequency ranges

Helmholtz resonators are widely applied in industries to reduce the transmission of unwanted noise and passively attenuate tonal noise in pipes/ducts. For example, internal combustion engines take advantage of Helmholtz resonators by combining air box, subwoofers and perforated pipes/plates to reduce engine noise emission nowadays. However, the main drawback of the conventional Helmholtz resonators includes a very narrow bandwidth. To broaden the effective noise damping frequency range of Helmholtz resonators, a number of different improved designs are reported and tested recently in the literature such as applying an array of separated resonators or implementing mechanical-coupled Helmholtz resonators. In this work, we conduct a brief review on the aeroacoustics damping performance of coupled Helmholtz resonators over low frequency range. The noise damping performances could be characterized and quantified in terms of transmission loss and sound absorption coefficient. Both definitions are discussed. Comparison is then made between the separately working resonators and the mechanical-coupled ones. This is achieved by replacing the sharable flexible sidewall with a rigid sidewall. The effect of the mean grazing flow is also discussed and examined on the noise damping performances. An experimental case study of the present authors is included. Additionally, to improve the noise damping performance further, an overview of the resonators neck with different noise damping materials inserted is conducted. Finally, 3D numerical approaches in simulating the aeroacoustics damping performances of coupled Helmholtz resonators are reviewed. This case study and brief overview provides a guidance on improving the design of coupled Helmholtz resonators and an array of Helmholtz resonators.

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Helmholtz resonators are commonly used in industries to reduce unwanted noise transmission and attenuate tonal noise in pipes/ducts. However, a major drawback of conventional Helmholtz resonators is the narrow bandwidth. Different improved designs, such as array of resonators or mechanical-coupled resonators, have been proposed to broaden the effective noise damping frequency range. This review focuses on the aeroacoustics damping performance of coupled Helmholtz resonators over low frequency range, and discusses their transmission loss and sound absorption coefficient. Comparison is made between separately working resonators and mechanical-coupled ones, and the effect of mean grazing flow is examined. A case study and brief overview of neck design and numerical simulation approaches are included.