In this thesis we consider the problem of the dynamic fluid-structure interaction between a finite elastic structure and the acoustic field in an unbounded fluid-filled exterior domain. We formulate the exterior acoustic problem as an integral equation over the structure surface. However, the classical boundary integral equation formulations of this problem do not have unique solutions at certain characteristic frequencies (which depend on the surface) and it is necessary to employ modified boundary integral equation formulations which are valid for all frequencies. The modified integral equation formulation used here involves certain arbitrary parameters and we shall study the effect of these parameters on the stability and accuracy of the numerical methods used to solve the integral equation. We then couple the boundary element analysis of the exterior acoustic problem with a finite element analysis of the elastic structure to investigate the interaction between the structure and the acoustic field. Recently there has been some controversy over whether or not the coupled problem suffers from the non-uniqueness problems associated with the classical integral equation formulations of the exterior acoustic problem. We resolve this question by demonstrating that the solution to the coupled problem is not unique at the characteristic frequencies and that we need to employ an integral equation formulation valid for all frequencies. We discuss the accuracy of our numerical results for both the acoustic problem and the coupled problem, for a number of axisymmetric and fully three-dimensional problems. Finally, we apply our method to the problem of a piezoelectric sonar transducer transmitting an acoustic signal in water, and observe reasonable agreement between our theoretical predictions and some experimental results.

This work is concerned with the development of an instrument capable of measuring simultaneously both the size and concentration . of suspended fine sands in the presence of silt. A review of the literature of the measurement of suspended solids showed that the most promising approach to develop such an instrument would use ultrasonic methods. A theoretical study of the scattering of ultrasound for suspensions is presented and this shows that an appropriate choice of frequency and scattering geometry will give reduced sensitivity to silt size particles whilst yielding information on the size and concentration of the suspended particles. Laboratory experiments were conducted using a vertical sedimentation test facility and single angle scattering from suspensions of sand and glass balls. The experiments showed that the theory is adequately modelled in practice. A laboratory model of a field instrument, employing analogue and digital signal processing, was then constructed and tests were performed on a range of suspended sediments with different mean size, The ratio of ultrasound scattered through 10° and 170° was found to be concentration independent, being a function of size only. The ultrasound scattered through 10°. suitably processed, was a measure of concentration. A measure of agreement between theoretical predictions and experimental results was obtained and design recommendations for the manufacture of a field instrument are given.

The applications of ultrasonic imaging and signal processing in two-phase flow measurement have been investigated in this thesis. The scattering by single and many scatterers was studied experimentally and numerically. The statistical properties of the scattered waves from many scatterers were examined and the corresponding results are presented. Ultrasonic transmission/reflection mode tomography was introduced. The theories of reflection mode computerised tomography were developed, by which reflectivity functions and scattering amplitude functions can be reconstructed. Image restoration and interpretation methods are presented. Computer simulation of ultrasonic measurements were carried out. A ultrasonic tomographic imaging system was developed, in which fan-shaped sound beam insonification was employed. Static physical models were used to simulate two-phase flows. In order to speed up the data acquisition of a tomographic imaging system, the single receiver mode and multiple receiver mode data acquisition arrangements were studied by experiments. Experiments on imaging small and large objects were carried out. Several signal and image processing methods were examined. A modified histogram equalisation algorithm was developed for processing the resultant ultrasonic images. The experiment results show that the proposed image reconstruction methods are satisfactory. Possible future developments are proposed.

High-speed impinging jets are often generated by the propulsive systems of aerospace launch vehicles and tactical aircraft. In many instances, the presence of these impinging jets creates a hazard for flight operations personnel due to the extremely high noise levels and unsteady loads produced by fluid-surface interaction. In order to effectively combat these issues, a fundamental understanding of the flow physics and dominant acoustic behavior is essential. There are inherent challenges in performing such investigations, especially with the need to simulate the flowfield under realistic operational conditions (temperature, Mach number, etc.) and in configurations that are relevant to full-scale application. A state-of-the-art high-temperature flow facility at Florida State University has provided a unique opportunity to experimentally investigate the high-speed impinging jet flowfield at application-relevant conditions. Accordingly, this manuscript reports the findings of several experimental studies on high-temperature supersonic impinging jets in multiple configurations. The overall objective of these studies is to characterize the complex relationship between the hydrodynamic and acoustic fields. A fundamental parametric investigation has been performed to document the flowfield and acoustic characteristics of an ideally-expanded supersonic air jet impinging onto a semi-infinite flat plate at ambient and heated jet conditions. The experimental program has been designed to span a widely-applicable geometric parameter space, and as such, an extensive database of the flow and acoustic fields has been developed for impingement distances in the range 1d to 12d, impingement angles in the range 45 degrees to 90 degrees, and jet stagnation temperatures from 289K to 811K (TTR=1.0 to 2.8). Measurements include point-wise mean and unsteady pressure on the impingement surface, time-resolved shadowgraphy of the flowfield, and fully three-dimensional near field acoustics. Aside from detailed documentation of the flow and acoustic fields, this work aims to develop a physical understanding of the noise sources generated by impingement. Correlation techniques are employed to localize and quantify the spatial extent of broadband noise sources in the near-impingement region and to characterize their frequency content. Additionally, discrete impingement tones are documented for normal and oblique incidence angles, and an empirical model of the tone frequencies has been developed using velocity data extracted from time-resolved shadowgraphy together with a simple modification to the conventional feedback formula to account for non-normal incidence. Two application-based studies have also been undertaken. In simulating a vertical take-off and landing aircraft in hover, the first study of a normally-impinging jet outfitted with lift-plate characterizes the flow-acoustic interaction between the high-temperature jet and the underside of an aircraft and documents the effectiveness of an active flow control technique known as `steady microjet injection' to mitigate high noise levels and unsteady phenomena. The second study is a detailed investigation of the jet blast deflector/carrier deck configuration aimed at gaining a better understanding of the noise field generated by a jet operating on a flight deck. The acoustic directionality and spectral characteristics are documented for a model-scale carrier deck with particular focus on locations that are pertinent to flight operations personnel. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2017. / June 23, 2017. / acoustic, aeroacoustic, flow noise, impingement, jet, supersonic / Includes bibliographical references. / Farrukh Alvi, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Chiang Shih, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Richard Liang, University Representative; Emmanuel Collins, Committee Member; Jonas Gustavsson, Committee Member; Rajan Kumar, Committee Member; Krista Michalis, Committee Member.

A method for calculating the acoustic radiation generated by the large scale instabilities of axisymmetric jets is developed. The characteristics of the flow instabilities are obtained from the linearized, inviscid, compressible equations of motion in terms of an asymptotic expansion. This asymptotic expansion is not uniformly valid far away from the jet flow. To obtain a solution valid far away from the jet, the method of matched asymptotic expansions is used. The matching of inner and outer solutions provide two very important results. First, a new interpretation of the eigenvalue problem of classical instability theory is given. Secondly, matching provides a method for determining the slow varying wave amplitude of the instability wave allowing for a complete spatial description of the instability wave to order unity. Calculations of the instability wave characteristics, near- and far-field pressure fluctuations for an unheated, ideally expanded, moderate Reynolds number jet with jet exit Mach number of 2.1 are performed at several frequencies and for the axisymmetric and helical instabilities. The numerical results of this model are then compared with experiments and good agreement is found in both the jet flow and near-field. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: B, page: 4099. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

Filamentous fungi are of interest for biotechnologists particularly because of thefungi’s ability of producing commercial products after undergoing certain industrialprocess. Although because of the complicated and intricate internal mechanism ofthe fungi there are certain aspects which need to be studied to maximize the produc-tion output. A team at Chair of Measurement and Control Bioprocess Group at TUBerlin studies the internal behavior of the fungi when they are exposed to certainamount of wall shear stress (WSS) by performing small-scale experimentation. Forthis purpose a backward facing step (BFS) chamber is used.  This thesis work aims to perform Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysesto study the flow in the BFS chamber and to find appropriate locations to adherethe fungi spores on the chamber’s bottom wall. Commercially available CFD software Star CCM+ has been used for the CFD calcu-lations. The BFS chamber has been divided into two parts namely ’inflow channel’and ’step channel’ and simulations are performed separately. RANS model SST k-ωhas been used to simulate the flow in the inflow channel and Large Eddy Simulation(LES) model has been used in the step channel. The simulation result predicted that the streamwise WSS (WSS x ) is highest (≈ 8Pa) at the primary reattachment location downstream of the step. Due to reverseflow it is observed that WSS x is high (≈ 5 Pa) in the primary separation region.Standard deviation WSS x is highest (≈ 0.35 Pa) in the region around 28 x/h distancedownstream of the step on the bottom wall of the step channel and it is observedthat this is the region where the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) is also maximumin the mean flow of the step channel. It is observed that there is small WSS x devi-ation in the primary reattachment region as well.                From the study it is concluded that the overall flow in the chamber is laminar withsome level of unsteadiness at few locations. To adhere the fungi spores on the bot-tom wall suitable location will be in the region where maximum variation in WSS xis observed. Keywords: Filamentous fungus, computational fluid dynamics, large eddy simula-tion, wall shear stress, backward facing step, turbulence kinetic energy

The focus of this work was to simulate the fluid flow within a melt pool geometry, during an additive manufacturing process, implementing the CFD software OpenFOAM version 1806. Two separate models were created and run during this work, the first using a temperature mapping from a finite element (FE) model and the second being a free-standing model with Gaussian distributed laser beam striking down on the top surface. Both models were run with the standard solver icoReactingMultiphaseInterFoam, being a multiphase solver, with phase transition possibilities. Addition of gas particles was carried out during post-processing and these were to visualise the imperfections caused by melting metal alloys in a 3D printing case. During comparison of the movement of the free-standing model, using a moving laser beam, to the mapped temperature FE model, it was revealed that the fluid flow in the molten pool was heavily influenced by the pressure introduced by the laser beam. No streamlines were found that would indicate entrapment of gas particles during solidification. / Fokuset på detta arbete var att simulera vätskeflöde i en smältpool-geometri, under en additiv-tillverkningsprocess. Detta implementerades med hjälp av CFD-mjukvaran OpenFOAM, version 1806. Två separata modeller skapades och simulerades under arbetets gång. Den första modellen kördes med hjälp av en mappning av temperaturfältet från finita-element-modellen (FE-modellen) och den andra modellen var en fristående modell tillsammans med en Gaussisk distribuerad laserstråle riktad ned på översta ytan. Båda simuleringarna använde sig av standardlösaren icoReactingMultiphaseInterFoam, vilket är en multifas-lösare, med möjlighet till fasövergångar. Tillägg av gaspartiklar utfördes under post-processing och dessa var för att visualisera porer som kan uppstå under smältning av metall-legering i en 3D-utskrivningsprocess. Vid jämförelse av den fristående modellen, som implementerade en rörlig laserstråle, till den mappade FE-modellen, uppdagades det att vätskeflödet i smältpoolen influerades starkt av trycket som orsakades av lasern. Inga strömlinjer tydde på en inkapsling av gaspartiklar under stelning.

by Yue Kwok-bun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1980. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 149).

This thesis describes the problem of finite amplitude acoustic waves in fluids when diffraction effects are also important. To study this problem the example of a circular planar piston transmitter is used. A brief review of the current literature on the finite amplitude field of a circular piston is given. This precedes a set of experimental results which provide support for the current theories. The main concern is with the development of a numerical model which describes the finite amplitude acoustic field within the near-field or fresnel region. The model, although one dimensional, is able to predict the generation of harmonics within the whole of the near-field region. However, only the harmonic amplitudes on the acoustic axis of the piston are taken as an example. Prediction of harmonic growth, harmonic phase and waveform shape is undertaken. It is found that the growth of the harmonics within the near-field is not monotonic, an oscillation in both amplitude and phase is observed with increasing distance. The results give rise to waveform shapes which are asymmetric with respect to their compression and rarefaction phases. Results from the model are compared with experimental measurements. Throughout reference is continually made to the acoustic field within the near-field for the case of infinitesimal waves. This subject is discussed in an appendix, giving a review of the large amount of literature on the subject. Also, a new closed-form expression is developed for the linear field in this region.

This work assesses the potentials of two NDE techniques namely ultrasonic C-scan and acoustic emission for evaluating plasma sprayed coating quality. The coating materials used were aluminium (Metco 54), alumina (Metco 105), molybdenum (Mob3) and self-fusing molybdenum (Mo5O5). It has been established that ultrasonic C-scan imaging can reliably detect thickness variations of the order of 0.05mm in plasma sprayed coatings. Also, by using this technique it is possible to detect the presence of delamination or lack of adhesion between the coating and substrate. Although it was only possible to produce aluminium and alumina coatings with artificially introduced adhesion defects, it has been shown that the presence of such defects in other coatings can also be detected. It has been established that an ultrasonic C-scan technique is not sensitive to the process parameters of plasma spraying. The process parameters investigated were; poor surface preparation, input power and surface cooling. Another major limitation of ultrasonic C-scan technique is the geometrical restrictions where components with high curvatures can not be tested. Acoustic emission activities from plasma sprayed coatings were monitored during four point bend testing. Samples sprayed on poorly prepared surfaces or sprayed without coolant air could be distinguished from control samples using AE characteristics at low strain levels. Also the AE response of the alumina coatings reflected the thickness of the coatings. Thicker coatings produced more AE events. The AE response of the molybdenum (Mo63) and self-fusing molybdenum (Mo5O5) coatings were complex. It was found that they were related to the residual stresses in the coatings. Aluminium coatings showed very little acoustic emission activities.