PCBOOM2: Enhancement of PCBOOM Sonic Boom Analysis Program

Abstract

Enhancements have been made to the PCBOOM computer program, described in HSD-TR-88-014. The new program, denoted PCBOOM2, has the following improvements: (1) Focal zone signatures are generated by the latest algorithms from Wyle Laboratories' FOBOOM software. (2) The spectrum and residual shock spectrum of ground boom signatures may be computed. CSEL is then computed from the spectrum. (3) Ground signatures, spectra, and residual shock spectra may be output in graphical or tabular format. (4) The user may directly specify the azimuthal mesh size, thereby permitting faster computations than PCBOOM. (5) Extraneous messages generated during plotting have been eliminated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA401725

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Plotkin
  • Melissa Burn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Governments
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Research
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Ray Tracing
  • Residuals
  • Shock Response Spectra
  • Sonic Boom
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)