On the effect of boundary conditions on porous absorber characterization and simulations

With the increasing importance of vehicle acoustic comfort, the topics of precise absorber simulation and characterization approaches are coming into forefront. The behavior of widely used porous mass-spring systems, consisting of foams coupled with heavy layers, can be strongly influenced by numerous factors. Among them are boundary conditions between trim materials and exciting structures. This paper focuses on investigating trim-structure interface phenomena with the help of modern measurement techniques. Using acquired experimental results, numerical studies have been conducted to account for observed phenomena. In particular, parameter optimization algorithms have been implemented for intrinsic material parameter characterization purposes. Moreover, sensitivity analysis investigations have been performed to substantiate the developed approaches.