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Acoustic Metamaterials in Aeronautics
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: Received: 4 May 2018 / Approved: 4 May 2018 / Online: 4 May 2018 (15:05:21 CEST)
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Palma, G.; Mao, H.; Burghignoli, L.; Göransson, P.; Iemma, U. Acoustic Metamaterials in Aeronautics. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 971. Palma, G.; Mao, H.; Burghignoli, L.; Göransson, P.; Iemma, U. Acoustic Metamaterials in Aeronautics. Appl. Sci. 2018, 8, 971.
Abstract
Metamaterials, man-made composites scaled smaller than the wavelength, have demonstrated a huge potential in their applications in acoustics, opening up for sub--wavelength acoustic absorbers, acoustic invisibility, perfect acoustic mirrors and acoustic lenses for hyper focusing, acoustic illusions and enabling new degrees of freedom in the control of the acoustic field. The zero, or even negative, refractive sound index of metamaterials offers possibilities in control of the acoustic pattern and sound at sub--wavelength scales. Despite the tremendous growth of the research on acoustic metamaterials during the last decade, the potential of metamaterial-based technologies in aeronautics is still not fully explored and its utilization is still in its infancy. Thus the principal concepts mentioned above could very well provide means to develop devices that would allow the mitigation of the impact of the civil aviation noise on the community. This paper gives a review of the state of the art of the most relevant works on acoustic metamaterials, analyzing them against their potential applicability in aeronautics, and in this process identifying possible implementation areas and interesting metabehaviors. It also identifies some technical challenges and possible future directions for research with the goal of unveiling the potential of metamaterials technologies in aeronautics.
Keywords
metamaterials; aviation noise; aeroacoustics; noise absorption; noise reflection; noise trapping; acoustic cloaking
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Polymers and Plastics
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