Analysis of Helmholtz resonator wall elasticity effects on the performance of periodic acoustic metamaterial

Abstract

In this paper, a metamaterial made of a porous layer with embedded periodic Helmholtz resonators is studied and the effects of the resonator wall elasticity on the acoustic attenuation performance of the metamaterial are investigated numerically. The analytical transmission loss results using the parallel transfer matrix method show good agreement with finite element results for the rigid wall case. Elastic materials with different thicknesses are considered for the wall of the neck and the top, lateral and bottom walls of the resonator cavity. It is shown that the transmission loss of the metamaterial degrades when the bottom wall of the resonator cavity is elastic. The elasticity of the bottom wall has a significant impact on the performance of the metamaterial. This analysis will help for better design of acoustic metamaterials with periodic Helmholtz resonators.