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3D PRINTED MEMBRANE-TYPE ACOUSTIC

METAMATERIALS FOR SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS

Cecilia Casarini, Ben Tiller, James F.C. Windmill and Joseph C. Jackson 

 

 Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering 

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering 

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK 

OUTLINE

 Background and Motivations

 Acoustic metamaterials based on Helmholtz resonators

 3D printing membranes

 Membranes-type metamaterials

 Conclusions and Future Work

3D PRINTED MEMBRANE-TYPE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS

FOR SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONS

3D PRINTED MEMBRANE-TYPE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS

FOR SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONS

•  Lightweight, small scale •  There is a large range of materials to

choose from with different properties •  It is possible to change the resonance

frequency by modifying the design (DMM, etc.)

3D PRINTED MEMBRANE-TYPE ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS

FOR SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONS

•  Lightweight, small scale •  There is a large range of materials to

choose from with different properties •  It is possible to change the resonance

frequency by modifying the design (DMM, active membranes, etc.)

•  The need for developing 3D printing techniques for membrane-type acoustic metamaterials has

been highlighted in papers •  3D printing gives a high degree of similarity

among the samples, which is difficult to obtain in manually glued membranes

Lemoult, F., Kaina, N., Fink, M., and Lerosey, G. (2013). Wave propagation control at the deep subwavelength scale in metamaterials. Nat Phys, 9(1):55{60.

ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS BASED ON

HELMHOLTZ RESONATORS

Casarini, C., Windmill, J.F.C., Jackson, J.C. (2017) 3D printed small-scale acoustic metamaterials based on Helmholtz resonators with tuned overtones. In IEEE Sensors

Conference, 2017

3D PRINTING MEMBRANES

Upside‐Down 

Stereolithography 

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CAD Model 

3D PRINTING MEMBRANES

Upside‐Down 

Stereolithography 

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CAD Model 

3D PRINTING MEMBRANES

Upside‐Down 

Stereolithography 

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CAD Model 

3D PRINTING MEMBRANES

Thickness – Exposure Time Materials Properties

PMMA PEGDA BEMA

Young’s

Modulus (Pa)

1.8 X 109 50 X 106 3 X 106

Density

(Kg/m3)

1180 1180 1099

Poisson’s

Ratio

0.33 0.35 0.4

•  Trial and error process

•  Increasing exposure time increases the

thickness

•  Increasing the quantity of absorber

decreases the thickness

•  Different materials need different

exposure times and amount of absorber

to obtain the same thickness

•  Membranes increase and broaden the

bandgap •  The resonance

frequency is higher than expected due to stress

added by the 3D printer

ACOUSTIC METAMATERIALS BASED ON 3D PRINTED MEMBRANES

CONCLUSIONS

•  We successfully 3D printed thin membranes. •  By printing the membranes on the bottom of Helmholtz resonators it

was possible to achieve broader and deeper band gaps. •  However, the resonance frequency of the membranes was higher

than the one predicted analytically.

FUTURE WORK

•  To test the sound transmission loss through impedance tube or other measurement techniques.

•  To design and print acoustic metamaterials based on different kind of membranes and materials.

•  To finally build and test audio devices and conduct psychoacoustic

evaluations.

CONCLUSIONS

•  We successfully 3D printed thin membranes. •  By printing the membranes on the bottom of Helmholtz resonators it

was possible to achieve broader and deeper band gaps. •  However, the resonance frequency of the membranes was higher

than the one predicted analytically.

FUTURE WORK

•  To test the sound transmission loss through impedance tube or other measurement techniques.

•  To design and print acoustic metamaterials based on different kind of membranes and materials.

•  To finally build and test audio devices and conduct psychoacoustic

evaluations.

CONCLUSIONS

•  We successfully 3D printed thin membranes. •  By printing the membranes on the bottom of Helmholtz resonators it

was possible to achieve broader and deeper band gaps. •  However, the resonance frequency of the membranes was higher

than the one predicted analytically.

FUTURE WORK

•  To test the sound transmission loss through impedance tube or other measurement techniques.

•  To design and print acoustic metamaterials based on different kind of membranes and materials.

•  To finally build and test audio devices and conduct psychoacoustic

evaluations.