Comet AutoFoam

Comet AutoFoam TM solves complex noise problems using advanced numerical methods. The development of AutoFoam was partially spported by NASA Langley Research Center.

Material and Acoustic Characterizations

Comet AutoFoamTM is software designed for the acoustic and material characterization of noise control treatments, which include structural, acoustic (air), and poroelastic layers. It estimates the poroelastic and macroscopic material properties of various noise control treatments based on measured sound transmission loss, absorption coefficient, or a combination of these performance metrics. Moreover, the software's contribution analysis feature allows users to determine the significance of material properties on performance.

AutoFoam enables users to predict the random incidence performance of single and multi-layer noise control treatments from normal incidence sound transmission loss and/or absorption data, which can be measured using commonly available impedance tubes. This capability minimizes the need for extensive testing equipment and facilities.

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Benefits

Efficient Solutions for planar noise control treatments
Based on analytical solutions that do not require tedious modeling of the layers. It only requires the layer type, layer configuration, material properties and thickness of each layer as input for performance evaluation.

Multiple Solutions Methods
Multiple solution options, including transfer matrix method for bonded and unbonded multi-layer treatments and four-pole method for exact representation of unbonded layers are available. The effect of finite size is also considered in the prediction.

Extensive Analysis Capabilities
Predicts acoustical performance such as sound transmission loss and absorptions coefficient. Estimates macroscopic material properties of a wide variety of material combinations.

Broad material library
Models a wide variety of materials such as elastic foam, rigid foam, limp foam, fibrous foam, impervious screen, resistive screen, elastic solid, elastic, panel, and perorated screen.

Key Features

Acoustic Characterization
Predicts normal and random incidence acoustic characteristics of planar, single and multilayer noise control treatments.

Material Characterization
Estimates macroscopic material properties of a wide variety of single and multi-layer noise control treatments using measured absorption and/or transmission loss data.
An advanced feature uses the exact representation of impedance tube for enhanced estimation of mechanical properties of poroelastic materials.

Contribution analysis
Computes relative importance of material properties on the acoustical performance through a scaling process.