An Inverse Method to Measure the Breathing Wave Speed in a Liquid-Filled Cylindrical Shell.

Abstract

An inverse method is developed for measuring the breathing wave speed in a liquid filled cylindrical shell. The model used with this method is based on an experimental configuration in which a long cylindrical shell longitudinally excited by a mechanical shaker at one end. The resulting longitudinal wave propagation produces a spatial field in the shell that consists of extensional and breathing waves. End mounted accelerometers and for transducers are used to measure the extensional wave speed. Once this is accomplished, transfer function between five equally spaced hydrophones (in the fluid) and a forward accelerometer are recorded. These data are then combined to yield a closed form value of the complex, frequency dependent breathing wave speed. The experiment included to validate this method is extremely easy to implement and can be rapidly executed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1996
Accession Number
ADA306527

Entities

People

  • Andrew John Hull

Organizations

  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Boundaries
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Hydrophones
  • Measurement
  • Respiration
  • Transducers
  • Transfer Functions
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Wave Equations
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster