Theory of Vortex Sound / Edition 1

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:	9780521012232
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2002
Series:	Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics , #33
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.59(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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