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Title: A low order flow/acoustics interaction method for the prediction of sound propagation using 3D adaptive hybrid grids

Journal Article · · Journal of Computational Physics
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  1. Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras, Rio Patras 26504 (Greece)

A low-order flow/acoustics interaction method for the prediction of sound propagation and diffraction in unsteady subsonic compressible flow using adaptive 3-D hybrid grids is investigated. The total field is decomposed into the flow field described by the Euler equations, and the acoustics part described by the Nonlinear Perturbation Equations. The method is shown capable of predicting monopole sound propagation, while employment of acoustics-guided adapted grid refinement improves the accuracy of capturing the acoustic field. Interaction of sound with solid boundaries is also examined in terms of reflection, and diffraction. Sound propagation through an unsteady flow field is examined using static and dynamic flow/acoustics coupling demonstrating the importance of the latter.

OSTI ID:
22192328
Journal Information:
Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 231, Issue 18; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English