Sound radiation and transmission behavior of auxetic core quadrilateral sandwich panels under supersonic flow

Abstract

Vibroacoustic performance of a quadrilateral sandwich plate under the synergetic effect of aerodynamic pressure and harmonic excitation is analyzed numerically. Layered approach is adopted to model the sandwich plate by considering the equivalent properties of the core and facings. Governing equations, developed utilizing Hamilton’s principle are solved based on differential quadrature approach to analyze the flutter frequency and forced vibration response. Subsequently, Rayleigh integral is used to estimate the acoustic response characteristics. Effect of geometric properties of the core (cell size, wall thickness, and inclined angle) and plate (leading, and trailing-edge angles) is examined. Critical aerodynamic pressure (CAP) is calculated first for the given case and the changes in response characteristics are investigated by varying the CAP. Results indicate that geometric parameters of the core does not influence the CAP, while the core thickness and the leading and trailing edge angles have significant effects. The sound power level (SWL) and transmission loss are observed to be maximum at CAP except in some cases of leading and trailing edge angles. © 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.