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Acoustics, Volume 8, Issue 3

2026 September - 23 articles

Cover Story: We present a novel class of acoustic black hole waveguides (ABH) that consists of an array of optimally designed Functionally Graded Perforated Rings (FGPR). The developed ABH generates energy dissipation by virtue of the flow resistance through the perforations. This enhances its acoustic absorption behavior, resulting in the rapid attenuation of the propagating waves along the waveguide. Consequently, the operational mechanism of this new class of ABH waveguides diverges significantly from that of the conventional ABH waveguide, which generates the black hole effect by employing sequential solid rings of decreasing inner radiuses. Hence, the new class of ABH generates the black hole effect through effective dissipative means rather than the reactive means of the conventional ABH. View this paper
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Articles (23)

  • Article
  • Open Access
436 Views
19 Pages

On the Absence of Self-Sustained Flow–Acoustic Coupling Between the Slat and Flap Coves of High-Lift Devices

  • Marinus K. Okoronkwo,
  • Reuben W. Haklander,
  • Dominic G. Geneau,
  • Hadar Ben-Gida and ,
  • Oksana Stalnov,
  • Stéphane Moreau and
  • Philippe Lavoie
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

19 September 2026

The present study investigates the flow-acoustic interactions within the slat and flap coves of a 30P30N high-lift configuration. Velocity fluctuations in the slat cove exhibit a dominant tonal feature at a Strouhal number based on the slat chord (cs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
567 Views
29 Pages

5 September 2026

Continuous monitoring of gas-induced changes in coal is important for carbon dioxide storage, coalbed methane recovery, and underground mine safety. Conventional ultrasonic monitoring primarily relies on direct-wave velocities, which may exhibit limi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
735 Views
23 Pages

2 September 2026

Acoustic vehicle classification from roadside microphones supports source-specific traffic noise monitoring, but classifiers trained on one dataset generalize poorly to recordings from different environments. This study compares pre-trained audio tra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
706 Views
20 Pages

Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Rayleigh–Lamb Wave Interaction with a Surface-Breaking Crack

  • Peilong Yuan,
  • Qiyuan Li,
  • Xiaodong Shang,
  • Anmin Yin and ,
  • Xiaochuan Wang,
  • Ming Guo,
  • Kangning Jia,
  • Qing Ji,
  • Zhiqiang Zhang and
  • Jiawei Zhang
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

1 September 2026

In this paper, a modal decomposition method is employed to analyze the properties of Rayleigh–Lamb waves propagating in an isotropic plate containing an open surface-breaking crack. The mode conversion coefficients (MCCs) are calculated as func...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Structural Methods for Construction and Infrastructure)
  • Article
  • Open Access
817 Views
14 Pages

Temperature-dependent characterization of nanomaterials is commonly performed through electrical measurements, and many temperature-sensing applications similarly rely on electrical readout signals. Although these approaches are simple and widely use...

  • Article
  • Open Access
554 Views
14 Pages

Acoustic Analysis and Unsupervised Clustering of Brazilian Portuguese Accents

  • Thales Aguiar de Lima and
  • Márjory Cristiany da Costa Abreu

Speech is a fundamental component of human communication and has become increasingly important with the widespread adoption of voice-based technologies, text messaging systems, Chatbots, and Large Language Models (LLMs). While AI systems are going th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence in Acoustic Phonetics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1,102 Views
46 Pages

Broadband, low-frequency sound absorption within a compact device remains a central unsolved problem in noise control engineering, arising from fundamental trade-offs among resonator volume, absorption bandwidth, panel thickness, and frequency tunabi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
657 Views
26 Pages

Hybrid structural materials (HSMs), such as nanoparticle-treated fabrics, have been shown to enhance acoustic and ballistic performance in multifunctional protective structures. They offer a promising means for low-frequency (<~1000 Hz) noise miti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vibroacoustics of Periodic Porous Media and Resonant Metamaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
604 Views
17 Pages

Expressive Dizi Synthesis: Unlimited Synthetic Datasets, Real–Synthetic Integration and Technique Labeling

  • Rongfeng Li,
  • Junchen Liu,
  • Zijin Li,
  • Ya Li and ,
  • Linfeng Fan and
  • Pei Huang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Digital modeling of traditional Chinese musical instruments significantly lags behind that of their Western counterparts, limiting advances in cultural preservation and related research. This paper addresses score-to-audio generation for the Chinese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,304 Views
36 Pages

Research on acoustic vases embedded in historical buildings has progressively developed through archaeology, architectural history, and acoustics, producing extensive documentation on their distribution, geometry, installation and possible acoustic r...

(This article belongs to the Collection Historical Acoustics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
587 Views
18 Pages

To investigate the evolution of acoustic emission (AE) parameters during the flexural failure of reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to freeze–thaw and corrosion, four RC beams were fabricated and assigned to four conditioning regimes: no...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainable Structural Methods for Construction and Infrastructure)
  • Article
  • Open Access
794 Views
24 Pages

Acoustic and Life Cycle Assessment of Textile Sound-Absorbing Elements in Party Tents

  • Fernando A. Mendiguchia,
  • Alberto Quitana-Gallardo,
  • Vanesa Saez-Giunta,
  • Juan G. Secondo-Maglia and ,
  • Javier Bono-Cremades and
  • Ignacio Guillén-Guillamón
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

In the context of temporary urban environments such as festivals and construction sites, acoustic discomfort inside textile-based party tents remains a critical yet under-addressed issue. This study, developed in collaboration with industrial partner...

  • Article
  • Open Access
605 Views
20 Pages

Wave propagation along acoustic black hole waveguides (ABH) consisting of arrays of functionally graded perforated rings (FGPR) is investigated by developing their linearized electro-acoustic analog models. These models simulate the interactions betw...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
1,090 Views
14 Pages

Personal sound zones (PSZs) in cars allow occupants in different seats to enjoy distinct audio content without mutual interference. However, achieving sufficient acoustic isolation in real-world vehicle cabins remains challenging. In-vehicle experime...

  • Article
  • Open Access
976 Views
17 Pages

Experimental Study on Active Control of Narrowband Noise in an Open Sound Field

  • Jingqiang Liang,
  • Zhien Liu,
  • Yu Yang,
  • Xiaolong Li and
  • Wan Chen

Rotating machines in industrial environments often generate fundamental-frequency noise and its harmonics, which may affect workers’ physical and mental health. This study investigates the active control of single-frequency noise in an open sou...

  • Article
  • Open Access
848 Views
28 Pages

The empirical calibration of remote microphone probes, used to acquire unsteady pressure fluctuations in a wide range of fluid-dynamic applications, often introduces spurious resonance into the estimated frequency response, i.e., the transfer functio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,040 Views
22 Pages

Due to fluctuations in flow rate, pressure, and pump operating states, as well as environmental disturbances such as temperature variations and structural vibrations, pipeline leakage signals exhibit significant nonstationary characteristics. The tra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
812 Views
33 Pages

SECD: A String Ensemble Chords Dataset for Multi-Task Audio Classification

  • Angelos Geroulanos,
  • Panagiotis Zervas and
  • Giannis Tzimas

We introduce the String Ensemble Chords Dataset (SECD), a large-scale controlled compositional audio dataset comprising 287,088 harmonic-interval and chord instances constructed through additive superposition of professionally recorded isolated strin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
552 Views
24 Pages

To address the lack of comprehensive quality evaluation indicators for heat treatment after bilateral induction hardening of high-speed linear guide rails, this study draws on the concept of geometric tolerance to innovatively propose a quantitative...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,164 Views
24 Pages

Leak Localization in Buried Pipes Using Frequency-Band Energy Features of Ground Surface Measurements and Machine Learning

  • Vinícius de Araújo Salmazo,
  • Oscar Scussel,
  • Matheus Silva Proença,
  • Carolina Berton Sanches and ,
  • Kauê da Silva Rodrigues and
  • Amarildo Tabone Paschoalini
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Detecting and localizing leaks in buried pipelines typically requires direct access to the pipe, which is often impractical in real-world conditions. Although ground-surface vibration measurements offer a non-intrusive alternative, their potential fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
996 Views
15 Pages

Posterior acoustic shadowing is a key diagnostic feature in ultrasound imaging of calcified lesions, such as gallbladder and kidney stones. However, conventional assessment relies primarily on qualitative interpretation, and its underlying structural...

  • Article
  • Open Access
714 Views
24 Pages

Sound has an important role in how users perceive their environment. Under this context, a soundscape approach was followed for the evaluation of indoor spatial experience of university architecture studios. A tailored framework of factors affecting...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Indoor Soundscape: Integrating Sound, Experience and Architecture (2nd Edition))
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
700 Views
12 Pages

The acoustics and soundscapes of historical religious places (HRPs) have been investigated in the literature. Some of these places are still used for their original functions and for tourism purposes. Being susceptible to alterations and renovations...

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