Band-gap tunable dielectric elastomer filter for low frequency noise

被引:17
作者
Jia, Kun [1 ]
Wang, Mian [1 ,2 ]
Lu, Tongqing [1 ]
Zhang, Jinhua [2 ]
Wang, Tiejun [1 ]
机构
[1] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, State Key Lab Strength & Vibrat Mech Struct, Sch Aerosp Engn, Xian 710049, Peoples R China
[2] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, State Key Lab Mfg Syst Engn, Sch Mech Engn, Xian 710049, Peoples R China
关键词
sound attenuation; sound transmission loss; controllable band-gap; dielectric elastomer; vibroacoustic; SOUND-TRANSMISSION; ABSORPTION; INSULATION; ACTUATORS; CAVITIES;
D O I
10.1088/0964-1726/25/5/055047
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
In the last decades, diverse materials and technologies for sound insulation have been widely applied in engineering. However, suppressing the noise radiation at low frequency still remains a challenge. In this work, a novel membrane-type smart filter, consisting of a pre-stretched dielectric elastomer membrane with two compliant electrodes coated on the both sides, is presented to control the low frequency noise. Since the stiffness of membrane dominates its acoustic properties, sound transmission band-gap of the membrane filter can be tuned by adjusting the voltage applied to the membrane. The impedance tube experiments have been carried out to measure the sound transmission loss (STL) of the filters with different electrodes, membrane thickness and pre-stretch conditions. The experimental results show that the center frequency of sound transmission band-gap mainly depends on the stress in the dielectric elastomer, and a large band-gap shift (more than 60 Hz) can be achieved by tuning the voltage applied to the 85 mm diameter VHB4910 specimen with pre-stretch lambda(0) = 3. Based on the experimental results and the assumption that applied electric field is independent of the membrane behavior, 3D finite element analysis has also been conducted to calculate the membrane stress variation. The sound filter proposed herein may provide a promising facility to control low frequency noise source with tonal characteristics.
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