Sound Wave Scattering From an Elastic Spherical Shell

Abstract

The Helmholtz integral equation may be formulated by combining the scalar wave equation and Euler's equation for motion within a fluid. The solution to this integral equation yields the radiated pressure from a submerged vibrating body. The solution obtained from applying Hamilton's variational principle governs the response to a given surface pressure excitation. These two solutions may be used in conjunction to investigate the scattering of incident sound waves from shell-like bodies. In this report, the scattering from a submerged steel spherical shell having a thickness to radius ratio of 0.01 is investigated for ka values up to 8.... Wave scattering, Sound waves, Pressure fields, Acoustics, Spherical shell.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264039

Entities

People

  • C. J. Partridge

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Dynamic Response
  • Elastic Shells
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Impedance
  • Integral Equations
  • Materials
  • Near Field
  • Plane Waves
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.