Optimal design of acoustical sandwich panels with a genetic algorithm

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• 作者：Tongan Wang ; Shan Li ; Steven R. Nutt
• 关键词：Sound transmission loss ; Sandwich panel ; Genetic algorithm ; Higher-order theory
• 刊名：Applied Acoustics
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：March 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：70
• 期：3
• 页码：416-425
• 全文大小：772 K

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An optimization study is performed to design a sandwich panel with a balance of acoustical and mechanical properties at minimal weight. An acoustical model based on higher-order sandwich beam theory is used with mechanical analysis of the maximum deflection at the center of the sandwich panel under a concentrated force. First, a parametric study is performed to determine the effects of individual design variables on the sound transmission loss of the sandwich panel. Next, by constraining the acoustical and mechanical behavior of the sandwich panel, the area mass density of the sandwich panel is minimized using a genetic algorithm. The sandwich panels are constructed from eight face-sheet and sixteen core materials, with varying thicknesses of the face sheets and the core. The resulting design is a light-weight, mechanically efficient sound insulator with strength and stiffness comparable to sandwich structures commonly used in structural applications.