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On acoustic refraction by duct shear layers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

P. N. Shankar
P. N. Shankar
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Abstract

We consider the propagation of sound in a two-dimensional shear layer in a duct. Initially plane sound waves propagate in a subsonic flow whose steady velocity U(y) is in the axial direction and is a function of the normal co-ordinate alone. The initial-value problem in time and space is solved within the framework of a perturbation scheme. Far from the wave front and for large time the refractive effects are considerable. However, the present results indicate that standing wave type patterns lead to a strong dependence on axial location in the duct. The paper also points out the Weakness inherent in theories which attempt to treat the refraction problem without considering the source conditions.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , 14 May 1971 , pp. 81 - 91
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© 1971 Cambridge University Press

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