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Sound propagation and absorption in foam - A distributed parameter model.Liquid-base foams are highly effective sound absorbers. A better understanding of the mechanisms of sound absorption in foams was sought by exploration of a mathematical model of bubble pulsation and coupling and the development of a distributed-parameter mechanical analog. A solution by electric-circuit analogy was thus obtained and transmission-line theory was used to relate the physical properties of the foams to the characteristic impedance and propagation constants of the analog transmission line. Comparison of measured physical properties of the foam with values obtained from measured acoustic impedance and propagation constants and the transmission-line theory showed good agreement. We may therefore conclude that the sound propagation and absorption mechanisms in foam are accurately described by the resonant response of individual bubbles coupled to neighboring bubbles.
Document ID
19720026495
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Manson, L.
Lieberman, S.
(TRW Systems Group Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1971
Publication Information
Publication: Acoustical Society of America
Subject Category
Propulsion Systems
Accession Number
72A10161
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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