Sound Scattering by a Layered Sphere.

Abstract

The sphere, which is located in an acoustic fluid, is composed of an arbitrary number of concentric layers of elastic solids and fluids. It is excited by a time-harmonic incident plane wave. The exact linear equations of elasto-dynamics, visco-dynamics and acoustics are solved to obtain, via the finite element method, a matrix equation which connects the interface displacements and external stresses in the spectral domain. The pressure scattered to the far-field is obtained from the radial spectral displacements of the outer surface. Numerical results of scattered sound spectra are presented for the case of an aluminium shell with and without a GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastics) coating. (Great Britain)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA157915

Entities

People

  • E. A. Skelton
  • S. J. Ansley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Aluminum
  • Displacement
  • Dynamics
  • Elements
  • Equations
  • Far Field
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Materials
  • Plane Waves
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Wave Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Reinforced Composite Materials