Transmission of acoustic waves through 2D phononic crystal: visco-thermal and multiple scattering effects

A. Duclos (1) , Denis Lafarge (1) , Vincent Pagneux (1)

1 LAUM - Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans

In this paper, we are interested in the transition between regimes where either visco-thermal or multiple scattering effects dominate for the propagation of acoustic waves through a 2D regular square array of rigid cylinders embedded in air. An extension of the numerical method using Schlömilch series is performed in order to account for visco-thermal losses. Comparison with experimental data and results from classical homogenization theory allows to study the transition between a low frequency limit (where viscous and thermal effects dominate) and a high frequency regime (where multiple scattering effects become predominant). For this particular geometry, a large frequency domain where visco-thermal and multiple scattering effects coexist is found.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

A. Duclos, Denis Lafarge, Vincent Pagneux. Transmission of acoustic waves through 2D phononic crystal: visco-thermal and multiple scattering effects. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 2009, 45 (1), pp.1. ⟨10.1051/epjap:2008203⟩. ⟨hal-00480186⟩