Integration of Antifouling and Underwater Sound Absorption Properties into PDMS/MWCNT/SiO2 Coatings [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2022 Any surface immersed in sea water will suffer from marine fouling, including underwater sound absorption coatings. Traditional underwater sound absorption coatings rely heavily on the use of toxic, biocide-containing paints to combat biofouling.
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Recent study progress of underwater sound absorption coating
Engineering Reports, 2023 Based on the recent development of underwater sound absorption coatings, this paper analyzes the evolution of underwater sound absorption coatings from two aspects: traditional structures and metamaterials.
Zhicheng Zhang, Yanbiao Zhao, Nansha Gao
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Multifunctional Integrated Underwater Sound Absorption Materials: A Review
Applied Sciences, 2023 Rapid improvements in underwater vehicle technology have led to a significant increase in the demand for underwater sound absorption materials. These materials, unlike their counterparts utilized in air, must have high hydrostatic pressure resistance ...
Xianmei Chen +5 more
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A review on polymer-based materials for underwater sound absorption
Polymer Testing, 2021 Greater demands for underwater sound absorption materials have been growing due to the concern about underwater noise control in water. Among the range of existing materials, polymer-based materials are increasingly being utilized as underwater sound ...
Yifeng Fu +3 more
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Inverse design of periodic cavities in anechoic coatings with gradient changes of radii and distances via a conditional generative adversarial network [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAnechoic coatings are usually applied to underwater targets, such as submarine shells, to reduce the detection distance of enemy active sonar. The main challenge is obtaining low-frequency and broadband sound absorption characteristics through the design
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An efficient approach for broadband sound absorption using periodic multi-layer solid inclusions in acoustic coatings. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAnechoic coatings are of significance for enhancing the acoustic stealth of underwater equipment. Acoustic coatings with multi-layers of periodic solid inclusions are proposed and investigated for broadband sound absorption. Firstly, an analysis model is
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Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 Underwater acoustic wave absorption and control play an important role in underwater applications. Various types of underwater acoustic metamaterials have been proposed in recent years with the vigorous development of acoustic metamaterials.
Junyi Wang, Jiaming Hu, Yun Chen
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A review of underwater acoustic metamaterials for underwater acoustic equipment
Frontiers in Physics, 2022 Researchers use underwater acoustic equipment to explore the unknown ocean environment, which is one of the important means to understand and utilize the ocean.
Zhenjing Zhu +17 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 The acoustic absorption characteristics of anechoic coatings attached to the surface of underwater vehicles are closely related to their acoustic stealth.
Kangkang Shi +4 more
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Ultrathin acoustic metamaterial as super absorber for broadband low-frequency underwater sound
Scientific Reports, 2023 In this work, an ultrathin acoustic metamaterial formed by space-coiled water channels with a rubber coating is proposed for underwater sound absorption. The proposed metamaterial achieves perfect sound absorption ( $$\alpha$$ α > 0.99) at 181 Hz, which
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