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2014

Old Dominion University

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Computational Solutions Of The Forward And Adjoint Euler Equations With Application To Duct Aeroacoustics, Ibrahim Kocaogul Apr 2014

Computational Solutions Of The Forward And Adjoint Euler Equations With Application To Duct Aeroacoustics, Ibrahim Kocaogul

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Traditionally, the acoustic source terms are modeled by single frequency sinusoidal functions. In the present study, the acoustic sources are modeled by a broadband wave packet. Radiation of acoustic waves at all frequencies can be obtained by Time Domain Wave Packet (TDWP) method in a single time domain computation. The TDWP method is also particularly useful for computations in the ducted or waveguide environments where incident wave modes can be imposed cleanly without a potentially long transient period. Theoretical analysis as well as numerical validation are performed in this study. In addition, the adjoint equations for the linearized Euler equations …


Ray- And Wave-Theoretic Approach To Electromagnetic Scattering From Radially Inhomogeneous Spheres And Cylinders, Michael A. Pohrivchak Apr 2014

Ray- And Wave-Theoretic Approach To Electromagnetic Scattering From Radially Inhomogeneous Spheres And Cylinders, Michael A. Pohrivchak

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

With applications in the areas of chemistry, physics, microbiology, meteorology, radar, astronomy, and many other fields, electromagnetic scattering is an important area of research. Many everyday phenomena that we experience are a result of the scattering of electromagnetic and acoustic waves. In this dissertation, the scattering of plane electromagnetic waves from radially inhomogeneous spheres and cylinders using both ray- and wave-theoretic principles is considered. Chapters 2 and 3 examine the use of the ray approach. The deviation undergone by an incident ray from its original direction is related to the angle through which the radius vector turns from the point …