Defect mode induced energy trapping at the bandgap frequency of a phononic crystal has been widely
explored. Unlike this extensively used mechanism, this work reports the use of nonreciprocity in the
transmission band to trap energy inside a phononic crystal cavity. Passive nonreciprocity is due to natural
viscosity of the background liquid (water) and asymmetry of aluminum scatterers. The level of nonresonant
energy trapping was compared for three cavities with different symmetry. Enhancement of
energy trapping at a frequency of 624 kHz was observed experimentally for the cavity where nonreciprocity
suppresses acoustic radiation into environment. Experimental results were further investigated
and confirmed using finite element numerical analysis.
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Analysis of geometric defects in square locally resonant phononic crystals: A comparative study of modeling approaches
Phononic crystals can develop defects during manufacturing that alter the desired dynamic response and bandgap behavior. This frequency behavior change can enable successful defect inspection if the characteristic defect response is known. In this study, the behavior of a defective square unit cell comprising a freed and shortened leg is studied using a wave finite element method and an approximate continuous-lumped model to elucidate the defect induced qualitative dynamical features. These metrics are a computationally inexpensive alternative to modeling a defective unit cell within a large pristine array entirely in finite elements. The accuracy of these models is validated by comparing the result to a full finite element model. The impact of a shortened unit cell leg on the behaviors of an infinite array of defective cells and a finite array with a single defect are successfully predicted through dispersion curves and frequency response functions, respectively. These methods reveal defect-induced modes that split the local resonance bandgap of the pristine cell, as well as new anti-resonances resulting from the shortened leg. The study uses both approaches to evaluate the effect of defects in complex phononic crystal geometries and provides a comparative evaluation of the results of each model.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1847254
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10473904
- Editor(s):
- Vladislav Sergeevich Sorokin
- Publisher / Repository:
- AIP Publishing
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Volume:
- 154
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0001-4966
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3052 to 3061
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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