Broadband cylindrical acoustic cloak for linear surface waves in a fluid

We describe the first practical realization of a cylindrical cloak for linear surface liquid waves. This structured metamaterial bends surface waves radiated by a closely located acoustic source over a finite interval of Hertz frequencies. We demonstrate theoretically its unique mechanism using homo...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2008-09, Vol.101 (13), p.134501-134501, Article 134501
Main Authors: Farhat, M, Enoch, S, Guenneau, S, Movchan, A B
Format: Article
Language:English
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General Physics
Physics
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Summary:We describe the first practical realization of a cylindrical cloak for linear surface liquid waves. This structured metamaterial bends surface waves radiated by a closely located acoustic source over a finite interval of Hertz frequencies. We demonstrate theoretically its unique mechanism using homogenization theory: the cloak behaves as an effective anisotropic fluid characterized by a diagonal stress tensor in a cylindrical basis. A low azimuthal viscosity is achieved, where the fluid flows most rapidly. Numerical simulations demonstrate that the homogenized cloak behaves like the actual structured cloak. We experimentally analyze the decreased backscattering of a fluid with low viscosity and finite density (methoxynonafluorobutane) from a cylindrical rigid obstacle surrounded by the cloak when it is located a couple of wavelengths away from the acoustic source.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.101.134501