With the continuous development of underwater detection technology towards low frequency domain, the sound absorption ability of conventional underwater acoustic coating needs to be significantly enhanced. In order to obtain better low-frequency sound absorption effect, a Topology-Shape-Topology (TST) optimization method is investigated in this paper. A new underwater acoustic coating is designed using the method which optimizes the distribution of materials in the anechoic layer. Compared with the traditional cavity-type acoustic coating, the acoustic structure designed by TST optimization method can achieve excellent sound absorption performance in the range of 200–1000 Hz. The peak value of sound absorption coefficient can come up to 0.9 at 321 Hz, and the average of sound absorption coefficient within the studied frequency range is above 0.8, resulting in an effective improvement of the low frequency sound absorption effect of the traditional underwater acoustic coating. Moreover, the underlying mechanism behind the sound absorption performance is revealed to obtain a further understanding of distribution regularities of materials. The study provides a new idea for the design of underwater acoustic coatings.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |