Application of Frequency Interpolation to Acoustic-Structure Interaction Problems

Abstract

For coupled structural acoustic scattering problems, the spectral response often varies rapidly over a large dynamic range, requiring the response to be calculated at many closely spaced frequencies. In such problems, the computation time is often dominated by the calculation of acoustic interactions which do not vary rapidly with frequency. It is shown in this report that large savings in computation time can be achieved without significant loss of accuracy by interpolating on appropriately scaled intermediate acoustic quantities. These quantities are computed on a coarse frequency grid and then interpolated to any desired frequency resolution in order to obtain the final response. The overall savings in computation time is typically more than an order of magnitude. Acoustics; Acoustic scattering; Vibration of structures; Target strength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219330

Entities

People

  • G. W. Benthien

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Fields
  • Acoustic Phenomena
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Dynamic Range
  • Equations
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Integral Equations
  • Interpolation
  • Military Research
  • Plane Waves
  • Scattering
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Approximation Theory.

Technology Areas

  • Space