An attenuation device for attenuating sound waves, and a corresponding system and method, generated by a source emitting sound waves having frequencies between f1 and f2 and wherein the pressure levels are between n1 and n2. The attenuation device comprising at least one acoustic absorber comprising at least one non-linear membrane; the attenuation device being configured in such a way that the first face of the absorber is in acoustic communication with the source. The attenuation device also comprises at least one coupling element for coupling the second face with the source, the coupling element being configured to transmit to the second face sound waves according to the sound waves emitted by the source, and of which the phase and/or the amplitude leads to a pressure differential of the sound waves arriving respectively on the first and second face at the same time.

A resonator structure includes an intake duct and a resonator that is accommodated in the intake duct. The resonator extends upward. The resonator includes a collar that protrudes toward an inner surface of the intake duct. One or both of the inner surface and the collar include a surface texture for gathering oil into a gap between the inner surface and the collar.

A space-saving broadband resonator configured to install within and utilize inner space of other components and includes a resonator insert having a tubular pipe elongated along a central axis, the tubular pipe having a circumferential outer wall having a plurality of perforation holes spaced apart and extending radially through the circumferential outer wall. An interior of the tubular pipe forms a gas flow duct. A plurality of annular disk-shaped walls provided on and projecting radially outwardly from the tubular pipe. Adjacent annular disk-shaped walls spaced axially part from each other define resonator chambers therebetween. A bell mouth is formed at the second axial end of the tubular pipe, the bell mouth flared radially outwardly.

A turbocharger air intake silencer with adjustable cavity space structures is provided. The turbocharger air intake silencer comprises a silencer connecting flange and a first resonator device. The first resonator device comprises a first silencer sealing plate, a first annular sound absorption cavity body, a first rotary table, a first rotary steering gear and a first valve. A first sound absorption cavity is enclosed by the first silencer sealing plate, the first annular sound absorption cavity body, the first valve and the first rotary table. A first sound absorption cavity inlet pipe is arranged beside the first sound absorption cavity. The first sound absorption cavity and the first sound absorption cavity inlet pipe form a Helmholtz resonator. The first rotary steering gear is mounted on the silencer connecting flange. The rotary steering gear is connected with a first rotary rack.

A turbocharger air intake silencer with adjustable cavity space structures is provided. The turbocharger air intake silencer comprises a silencer connecting flange and a first resonator device. The first resonator device comprises a first silencer sealing plate, a first annular sound absorption cavity body, a first rotary table, a first rotary steering gear and a first valve. A first sound absorption cavity is enclosed by the first silencer sealing plate, the first annular sound absorption cavity body, the first valve and the first rotary table. A first sound absorption cavity inlet pipe is arranged beside the first sound absorption cavity. The first sound absorption cavity and the first sound absorption cavity inlet pipe form a Helmholtz resonator. The first rotary steering gear is mounted on the silencer connecting flange. The rotary steering gear is connected with a first rotary rack.

An acoustic damper includes an upstream wall with an inlet aperture and a downstream wall with an outlet aperture. The acoustic damper includes a first resonator that is supported by at least one of the upstream wall and the downstream wall. The acoustic damper also includes a second resonator that is supported by at least one of the upstream wall and the downstream wall. The first resonator and the second resonator are arranged in-parallel. Also, the first resonator and the second resonator are configured to cooperatively attenuate acoustic energy associated with a fluid flowing from the inlet aperture to the outlet aperture.

A supercharger outlet resonator comprises a housing, a first surface comprising a first opening and a housing axis bisecting the first opening, and a second surface comprising a second opening, the second surface located parallel to the first surface. A channel is perpendicular to the housing axis and connects the first opening to the second opening. The channel comprises at least one sidewall. An envelope is fluidly separated from the channel by the at least one sidewall, the envelope at least partially surrounds the channel, and the envelope extends from the first surface to the second surface. The envelope comprises a third opening and at least one second sidewall. A noise-reducing material located on the housing.

A sound attenuation apparatus includes a body and a stacked cavity structure. The structure includes a structure inlet formed in the top surface of the body; a passage extending from the structure inlet into the interior of the body to a base surface within the body; a first cavity with a first cavity inlet fluidly coupled to the passage and being formed by a first arm, a first side wall within the interior of the body, and the base surface; and a second cavity with a second cavity inlet fluidly coupled to the passage and being formed by a second arm, the first side wall, and the first arm. Each of the first and second arms extends from the first side wall and includes at least two arm segments oriented at different angles relative to the first side wall longitudinal axis.

The invention relates to a vehicle silencer (1) for a charge air line of an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger (7), comprising: at least a first housing part (2) and a second housing part (3), wherein the housing parts (2, 3) are coupled to each other in a connection region (4) and form an outer casing (13) of the vehicle silencer (1); a resonator inner element (14), which is retained in at least one of the housing parts (2, 3), wherein at least a first (10) and a second resonator chamber (11) are formed by the two housing parts (2, 3) and the resonator inner element (14). The resonator inner element (14) has at least a first external retaining segment (50) in the region of an outer periphery (44) of the resonator inner element (14). A retaining groove (30) is formed in the first end wall (16) and/or in the second end wall (28), in which retaining grove the retaining segment (50) is accommodated.

A resonator (1, 1, 1) for reducing airborne noise has at least one first ring-shaped chamber (2, 2, 2) arranged between an inlet piece (6, 6) and an outlet piece (7, 7). An inner tube (3) or inner tube pieces (4, 4, 5) are arranged between the inlet piece (6, 6) and outlet piece (7, 7) and have wall apertures (18, 19, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30) as a connection to the adjacent ring-shaped chamber (2, 2, 2). The first ring-shaped chamber (2, 2, 2) is divided by at least one radially encircling dividing rib (13, 13, 13) into at least two sub-chambers (14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15). The dividing rib (13, 13, 13) has a free end that, relative to the wall that is adjacent in a radial direction, forms an encircling annular space (16) for receiving an air layer that co-resonates in steady-state.