Characterization of micro-perforated panel at high sound pressure levels using rigid frame porous models

• Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2017-05, Vol.141 (5), p.3797-3797
• Main Authors: Laly, Zacharie, Atalla, Noureddine, Meslioui, Sid-Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0001-4966; 1520-8524
• DOI: 10.1121/1.4988377

An acoustic impedance model to predict the acoustic response of micro-perforated panels at high sound pressure levels is proposed using rigid frame porous models. The micro-perforated panel is modeled following Johnson-Allard approach with an effective density which depends on the frequency. The incident sound pressure on the surface of the perforations is considered as a main variable in the model and the parameters of the equivalent fluid such as the tortuosity and the flow resistivity are expressed as functions of this incidence pressure. The proposed model shows good agreement by comparison with other existing nonlinear impedance models for sound pressure level up to 150 dB. Experimental measurements were performed on several micro-perforated panels backed by air cavities using an impedance tube equipped with a high sound speaker capable of delivering a high sound pressure level up to 155 dB. A good correlation between theoretical and experimental results is obtained. Micro-perforated panel backed by porous layer is modeled and validated experimentally using an equivalent tortuosity of the micro-perforated panel which depends on the dynamic tortuosity of the porous layer.