Acoustic radiation performance investigation of a double-walled cylindrical shell equipped with annular plates and porous foam media

Abstract

Acoustic radiation through a system of double-walled shells, lined with porous foams, and stiffened by annular plates simultaneously is studied. Based on modeling, the porous foams as absorbent fluid property, acoustic characteristics of structure are presented for various sandwich construction by means of vibro-acoustic finite element method with automatic matching layer technology. It is noted that equipping porous foams and annular plates simultaneously enhances the acoustic insulation of structure in the entire frequency domain. The overall sound power level is modified by the density of shell. Moreover, the increase of structural stiffness is shown to effectively reduce the acoustic radiation via rising the thickness of inner shell and the number of annular plates. The foam cores decrease the peak value of structural sound power level through using polyurethane foam cores and increasing filling ratio.