The acoustic nonreciprocal device has attracted the attention of some researchers because of the potential practical applications, for example, biomedical ultrasound applications, energy saving, and harvesting. We propose a low-frequency acoustic generation and nonreciprocal transmission device inspired by the previous studies and nature of the vibro-acoustic propagation. We utilize ultrasonic transducer to form acoustic radiation pressure on the water surface, which can vibrate water to produce low-frequency sound. Meanwhile, an ultrasonic metamaterial is designed based on our previous research. The metamaterial is placed under the metal sink to obstruct the 20 kHz ultrasonic waves and pass through the frequency sound waves. With that, the low-frequency acoustic sound is generated and pass through the metamaterial when the proposed device is in the forward configuration. When the device is in the backward configuration, the ultrasonic wave is obstructed by the metamaterials and metal sink bottom. Thus, no vibration is excited in the water, and therefore, no acoustic sound is generated. With the above-mentioned mechanism, the device can obtain the acoustic nonreciprocity in the very low-frequency range.
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