Theoretical Predictions for Scattering from Elastic Solid Cylinders with Hemispherical Caps and Comparison with Data

Abstract

The extended boundary condition equations due to Waterman have led to a T-matrix that can describe scattering from axially symmetric targets over a broad frequency range. Recent interest in scattering from cylinders with hemispherical end caps has prompted us to analyzed several examples from Le Havre. All phenomena predicted by the T-matrix calculations are confirmed by the data. In addition, bending resonances are predicted by the theoretical calculations and compared with predictions from bar theory. A series of predictions are made for various materials and aspect ratios to aid future experimental work.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA254404

Entities

People

  • C. E. Dean
  • M. F. Werby

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Backscattering
  • Boundaries
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Phase Velocity
  • Plane Waves
  • Resonance
  • Scattering
  • Standing Waves
  • Symmetry
  • Time Domain
  • Tungsten Carbides
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.