Scattering from a Finite Cylinder near an Interface

Abstract

In this paper a Boundary Integral Equation Method (BIEM) is described for the computation of scattering from a finite, rigid, cylinder near a pressure release interface. The cylinder lies parallel or tilted with respect to the interface plane so that the azimuthal symmetry of the problem is destroyed. The scattering solution is first described in terms of an azimuthally-symmetric free space solution. The multiple interactions of the scattered field with the interface are accounted for by an azimuthal-conversion matrix. In the numerical examples,the method of this paper is benchmarked using wavefield superposition for asphere near a pressure-release surface. Computed scattered spectra are shown for a finite cylinder, parallel and tilted with respect to the interface, and for a variety of source/receiver geometries. The differences resulting from not including multiple target/interface interactions (single scatter solution) and from including all interactions are presented. The problem of irregular frequencies for the single-scatter and the fully coupled BIEM are discussed and numerically examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2014
Accession Number
AD1016994

Entities

People

  • John A. Fawcett

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Conversion
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Eigenvalues
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Helmholtz Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Integrals
  • Mirrors
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space