scholarly journals Propagation Characteristics of Acoustic Wave in Non-Isothermal Earth’s Atmospheres

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Swati Routh ◽  
Arka Bhattacharya ◽  
Snehanshu Saha ◽  
Madhu Kahyap Jagadeesh
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Cutoff Frequency ◽  
Stellar Atmosphere ◽  
Propagation Characteristics ◽  
Frequency Method ◽  
Cutoff Frequencies ◽  
Isothermal Medium

Acoustic waves are those waves which travel with the speed of sound through a medium. H. Lamb (1909, 1910) had derived a cutoff frequency for stratified and isothermal medium for the propagation of acoustic waves. In order to find the cutoff frequency many methods were introduced after Lamb's work. In this paper, we have chosen the turning point frequency method following Musielak et.al(2006) Routh et. al.(2014) to determine cutoff frequencies for acoustic waves propagating in non-isothermal medium which can be applied to various atmospheres like solar atmosphere, stellar atmosphere, earth's atmosphere etc. Here, we have analytically derived the cutoff frequency and have analyzed and compared with the Lamb's cut-off frequency for earth's troposphere.

scholarly journals Acoustic wave propagation in rivers: an experimental study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Geay ◽  
Ludovic Michel ◽  
Sébastien Zanker ◽  
James Robert Rigby
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Cutoff Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
River Bed ◽  
Bed Slope ◽  
Passive Acoustic

Abstract. This research has been conducted to develop the use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) in rivers, a surrogate method for bedload monitoring. PAM consists in measuring the underwater noise naturally generated by bedload particles when impacting the river bed. Monitored bedload acoustic signals depend on bedload characteristics (e.g. grain size distribution, fluxes) but are also affected by the environment in which the acoustic waves are propagated. This study focuses on the determination of propagation effects in rivers. An experimental approach has been conducted in several streams to estimate acoustic propagation laws in field conditions. It is found that acoustic waves are differently propagated according to their frequency. As reported in other studies, acoustic waves are affected by the existence of a cutoff frequency in the kHz region. This cutoff frequency is inversely proportional to the water depth: larger water depth enables a better propagation of the acoustic waves at low frequency. Above the cutoff frequency, attenuation coefficients are found to increase linearly with frequency. The power of bedload sounds is more attenuated at higher frequencies than at low frequencies which means that, above the cutoff frequency, sounds of big particles are better propagated than sounds of small particles. Finally, it is observed that attenuation coefficients are variable within 2 orders of magnitude from one river to another. Attenuation coefficients are compared to several characteristics of the river (e.g. bed slope, bed rugosity). It is found that acoustic waves are better propagated in rivers characterised by smaller bed slopes. Bed rugosity and the presence of air bubbles in the water column are suspected to constrain the attenuation of acoustic wave in rivers.

scholarly journals Acoustic wave propagation in rivers: an experimental study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Geay ◽  
Ludovic Michel ◽  
Sébastien Zanker ◽  
James Robert Rigby
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Cutoff Frequency ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
River Bed ◽  
Bed Roughness

Abstract. This research has been conducted to develop the use of passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) in rivers, a surrogate method for bedload monitoring. PAM consists in measuring the underwater noise naturally generated by bedload particles when impacting the river bed. Monitored bedload acoustic signals depend on bedload characteristics (e.g., grain size distribution, fluxes) but are also affected by the environment in which the acoustic waves are propagated. This study focuses on the determination of propagation effects in rivers. An experimental approach has been conducted in several streams to estimate acoustic propagation laws in field conditions. It is found that acoustic waves are differently propagated according to their frequency. As reported in other studies, acoustic waves are affected by the existence of a cutoff frequency in the kilohertz region. This cutoff frequency is inversely proportional to the water depth: larger water depth enables a better propagation of the acoustic waves at low frequency. Above the cutoff frequency, attenuation coefficients are found to increase linearly with frequency. The power of bedload sounds is more attenuated at higher frequencies than at low frequencies, which means that, above the cutoff frequency, sounds of big particles are better propagated than sounds of small particles. Finally, it is observed that attenuation coefficients are variable within 2 orders of magnitude from one river to another. Attenuation coefficients are compared to several characteristics of the river (e.g., bed slope, surface grain size). It is found that acoustic waves are better propagated in rivers characterized by smaller bed slopes. Bed roughness and the presence of air bubbles in the water column are suspected to constrain the attenuation of acoustic wave in rivers.

AN IMPROVED ARMORED VEHICLE KRAZ “FIONA” NOISE SILENCER

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Fedorov ◽  
Vasyl’ Yanovsky ◽  
Dmytro Kovalshuk
Keyword(s):  
Noise Reduction ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Exhaust Gases ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Armored Vehicle

Ecological requirements for cars grow from year to year, both in the world as a whole, and in Ukraine in particular. This is especially true of noise pollution. Additionally, noise reduction becomes relevant, taking into account the conduct of military operations during the last 5 years on the territory of Ukraine. The war has caused a special need for military vehicles for which masking properties are vital. Noise is a serious disincentive factor. Therefore, its reduction for a military vehicle, apart from the environmental aspect, is of a purely military nature, that is, it is extremely important. The car has many sources of noise there are many ways to deal with them. One of the most powerful source of noise is the sleeping bag. This kind of noise is reduced by means of silencers of noise. The vast majority of silencer data in the basis of its design has a reactive (or resonant) muffler. To calculate the jet silencer you must know the speed of sound in the sleeping bags. In order to increase the acoustic efficiency of reactive and resonant mufflers of exhaust gases noise of the ICE of cars, an experimental method was proposed for determining the speed of sound in the sleighs. Implementation of the method is carried out by measuring the attenuation of acoustic waves. The noise level of the bedrooms is measured without silencer and silencer. Based on the data obtained, the noise reduction performance of the residual is established. From the well-known formula, based on the calculation of the efficiency of the silencing of a jet muffler, a formula is obtained for calculating the speed of sound in the sleeping quays. In this formula, all parameters are known: the level of silencer efficiency, the noise level of the sleeping, the ratio of areas of cross sections of the muffler and the inlet pipe and the length of the muffler. The sound speed thus established can continue to be used not only for engines of the type for which measurements and calculations were made, but also with a certain approximation for some other types of engines. This method provides high accuracy for determining the required parameter. In the given work on the example of the armored car KrAZ “Fiona” the calculation of efficiency increase of the reactive silencer is made due to the above-mentioned method. Also, the projected decrease in the external noise level of the KrAZ Armored Vehicle “Fiona” is considered by determining the speed of sound in the recesses on the trunk cycle on the road with acceleration up to speed of 50 km/h (75 km/h) and the movement with this speed, as well as when driving at a speed of 45 km/h. Keywords: transport, armored car, internal combustion engine, exhaust, exhaust gases, noise, source, acoustic efficiency, acoustic efficiency, speed of sound, jet muffler.

scholarly journals Formation of a Complex Topologies of SAW-Based Inertial Sensors by Laser Thin Film Local Evaporation

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Alexander Kukaev ◽  
Dmitry Lukyanov ◽  
Denis Mikhailenko ◽  
Daniil Safronov ◽  
Sergey Shevchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Surface Acoustic Wave ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Inertial Sensors ◽  
Surface Acoustic Waves ◽  
Sensing Element ◽  
Small Series ◽  
Evaporation Technique ◽  
Photolithography Process

Originally, sensors based on surface acoustic waves are fabricated using photolithography, which becomes extremely expensive when a small series or even single elements are needed for the research. A laser thin film local evaporation technique is proposed to substitute the photolithography process in the production of surface acoustic wave based inertial sensors prototypes. To estimate its potential a prototype of a surface acoustic wave gyroscope sensing element was fabricated and tested. Its was shown that the frequency mismatch is no more than 1%, but dispersion of the wave on small inertial masses leads to a spurious parasitic signal on receiving electrodes. Possible ways of its neglecting is discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Biosensors Using “Layer Parameter” Obtained from Sensor Responses during Immunoreaction

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 4924
Author(s):  
Koji Kano ◽  
Hiromi Yatsuda ◽  
Jun Kondoh
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Surface Acoustic Wave ◽  
Horizontal Surface ◽  
Propagation Characteristics ◽  
Viscosity Change ◽  
Layer Parameter ◽  
Antibody Reaction ◽  
Antigen Antibody ◽  
Shear Horizontal ◽  
Molecular Dimensions

Shear horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) biosensors measure the reaction of capture antibodies immobilized on the sensing surface to capture test molecules (antigens) by using the change in SH-SAW propagation characteristics. SH-SAW displacement exists not only on the SH-SAW propagating surface, but also partially penetrates the specimen liquid to a certain depth, which is determined by the liquid properties of the specimen and the operating frequency of the SH-SAW. This phenomenon is called viscosity penetration. In previous studies, the effect of viscosity penetration was not considered in the measurement of SH-SAW biosensors, and the mass or viscosity change caused by the specific binding of capture antibodies to the target antigen was mainly used for the measurement. However, by considering the effect of viscosity penetration, it was found that the antigen–antibody reaction could be measured and the detection characteristics of the biosensor could be improved. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the detection properties of SH-SAW biosensors in the surface height direction by investigating the relationship between molecular dimensions and SH-SAW propagation characteristics, which are pseudo-changed by varying the diameter of gold nanoparticles. For the evaluation, we introduced a layer parameter defined by the ratio of the SH-SAW amplitude change to the SH-SAW velocity change caused by the antigen–antibody reaction. We found a correlation between the layer parameter and pseudo-varied molecular dimensions. The results suggest that SH-SAW does not only measure the mass and viscosity but can also measure the size of the molecule to be detected. This shows that SH-SAW biosensors can be used for advanced functionality.

Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Additively Manufactured Material With Different Porosity Induced by Varying Material Printing Speed Using Guided Acoustic Waves

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SeHyuk Park ◽  
Hamad Alnuaimi ◽  
Anna Hayes ◽  
Madison Sitkiewicz ◽  
Umar Amjad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Lead Zirconate ◽  
Nonlinear Ultrasonic ◽  
Scan Speed ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear ◽  
Characterization Of Materials

Abstract Guided acoustic wave based techniques have been found to be very effective for damage detection, and both quantitative and qualitative characterization of materials. In this research, guided acoustic wave techniques are used for porosity evaluation of additively manufactured materials. A metal 3D printer, Concept Laser Mlab 200 R Cusing™, is used to manufacture 316L additively manufactured (AM) stainless steel specimens. Two levels of porosity are investigated in this study, which was controlled by a suitable combination of scan speed and laser power. The sample with lower level of porosity is obtained with a low scanning speed. Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) transducers are used to generate guided acoustic waves. The signal is excited and propagated through the specimens in a single sided transmission mode setup. Signal processing of the recorded signals for damage analysis involves both linear and nonlinear analyses. Linear ultrasonic parameters such as the time-of-flight and magnitude of the propagating waves are recorded. The nonlinear ultrasonic parameter, the Sideband Peak Count Index (SPC-I) is obtained by a newly developed nonlinear analysis technique. Results obtained for both specimens are analyzed and compared using both linear and nonlinear ultrasonic techniques. Finally, the effectiveness of SPC-I technique in monitoring porosity levels in AM specimens is discussed.

scholarly journals Modelling damped acoustic waves by a dissipation-preserving conformal symplectic method

2017 ◽  
Vol 473 (2199) ◽  
pp. 20160798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjun Cai ◽  
Huai Zhang ◽  
Yushun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wave Equation ◽  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Conservation Law ◽  
Heterogeneous Media ◽  
Numerical Dispersion ◽  
Discrete Version ◽  
Symplectic Method ◽  
Ode System ◽  
Strang Splitting

We propose a novel stable and efficient dissipation-preserving method for acoustic wave propagations in attenuating media with both correct phase and amplitude. Through introducing the conformal multi-symplectic structure, the intrinsic dissipation law and the conformal symplectic conservation law are revealed for the damped acoustic wave equation. The proposed algorithm is exactly designed to preserve a discrete version of the conformal symplectic conservation law. More specifically, two subsystems in conjunction with the original damped wave equation are derived. One is actually the conservative Hamiltonian wave equation and the other is a dissipative linear ordinary differential equation (ODE) system. Standard symplectic method is devoted to the conservative system, whereas the analytical solution is obtained for the ODE system. An explicit conformal symplectic scheme is constructed by concatenating these two parts of solutions by the Strang splitting technique. Stability analysis and convergence tests are given thereafter. A benchmark model in homogeneous media is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and advantage of our method in suppressing numerical dispersion and preserving the energy dissipation. Further numerical tests show that our proposed method can efficiently capture the dissipation in heterogeneous media.

scholarly journals Analysis of Propagation and Distribution Characteristics of Leakage Acoustic Waves in Water Supply Pipelines

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5450
Author(s):  
Yunfei Li ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Ming Fu ◽  
Fan Zhou ◽  
Zhaozhao Chi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Acoustic Signals ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Acoustic Analogy ◽  
Acoustic Wave Propagation ◽  
Source Characteristics ◽  
Water Supply Pipeline

Leakage detection methods based on the analysis of leakage acoustic signals provide an effective technical approach for detecting small leaks in water supply pipelines. From a technical perspective, the study of the propagation characteristics of acoustic waves generated by the leakage in the water supply pipeline is necessary for detecting the leak location on the basis of acoustic signals. In this study, a 3D transient leakage acoustic wave propagation equation was derived by combining the principles of fluid dynamics and Lighthill acoustic analogy theory. The propagation of the leakage-induced noise in water supply pipeline was modelled theoretically. We simulated the propagation of a leakage acoustic wave under different conditions for different target scenarios encountered in actual pipeline inspections. Specifically, we analysed the effect of different factors, such as the pipe size and acoustic source characteristics, on acoustic propagation. Finally, the simulated experiments were practically performed using a self-designed simulated water supply pipeline and self-developed spherical water supply pipeline detector to validate the simulation analysis. The results of this study provide a theoretical guidance and basis for the analysis of characteristics of leakage acoustic wave signals and the recognition of leakage conditions in water supply pipelines.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF DISPERSION ERRORS IN ACOUSTIC WAVE SIMULATIONS

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
R. A. C. Germanos ◽  
L. F. De Souza
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
Finite Differences ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Time Integration ◽  
Compact Scheme ◽  
High Order Accuracy ◽  
Discretization Schemes ◽  
Analysis Of Dispersion ◽  
The Waves

The governing equations of the acoustic problem are the compressible Euler equations. The discretization of these equations has to ensure that the acoustic waves are transported with non-dispersive and non-dissipative characteristics. In the present study numerical simulations of a standing acoustic wave are performed. Four different space discretization schemes are tested, namely, a second order finite-differences, a fourth order finitedifferences, a fourth order finite-differences compact scheme and a sixth order finite-differences compact scheme. The time integration is done with a fourth order Runge-Kutta scheme. The results obtained are compared with linearized analytical solutions. The influence of the dispersion on the simulation of a standing wave is analyzed. The results confirm that high order accuracy schemes can be more efficient for simulation of acoustic waves, especially the waves with high frequency.

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