Linear and Nonlinear Ultrasonic Interactions on Liquid-Solid Boundaries.

Abstract

A summary report listing tasks performed and complete reference listing of all publications originating from Contract during reporting period. The main emphasis was placed on reflection and transmission of a bounded ultrasonic beam since it had been found that plane wave theory (as almost always used in the past) does not explain the existence of nonspecular ultrasonic reflection from interfaces, where 'nonspecular reflection' refers to beam displacements, beam split-up, intensity distribution changes within the reflected beam, and other similar phenomena. Such nonspecular reflections occur for simple liquid-solid interfaces when the incident beam impinges at the Rayleigh angle and, for solid plates immersed in a liquid, at Lamb mode angles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113682

Entities

People

  • Walter G. Mayer

Organizations

  • Georgetown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Abstracts
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Boundaries
  • Contracts
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Numerical Integration
  • Optical Lattices
  • Physics
  • Plane Waves
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Reflection
  • Reflectivity
  • Scale Models
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.