Theory of Vortex Sound

by M. S. Howe

Overview

This is an introduction to the branch of fluid mechanics concerned with the production of sound by hydrodynamic flows. It is designed for a one semester introductory course at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Great care is taken to explain underlying fluid mechanical and acoustic concepts, and to describe fully the steps in a complicated derivation. The discussion deals specifically with low Mach number flows, which enables the sound produced by ‘vortex-surface' interactions to be analyzed using the ‘compact Green's function'. This provides a routine procedure for estimating the sound, and an easy identification of those parts of a structure that are likely to be important sources of sound.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521812818
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2002
Series:	Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics , #33
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.22(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.71(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Lighthill's theory; 3. The compact Green's function; 4. Vorticity; 5. Vortex sound; 6. Vortex-surface interaction noise in two-dimensions; 7. Problems in three-dimensions; 8. Further worked examples; Bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

"This book meets the objectives set down by the author completely. I recommend it without reservation to those working in the complex field of flow-induced noise."
G.C. Lauchle, Journal of Sound and Vibration

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