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2013

Acoustics

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Interpretation Of Biological Activity Using An Acoustic Backscatter Sensor (Abs), Courtney Elliton May 2013

Interpretation Of Biological Activity Using An Acoustic Backscatter Sensor (Abs), Courtney Elliton

Honors Theses

Acoustics aid in the description of complex processes, such as the suspension of sand particles exposed to local hydrodynamic forces above a rippled bed (Cacchione, et al., 2008). Acoustic data can be applied to several aspects of the marine environment such as marine chemistry, biology, geology, and ecology. The acoustic data collected in this study was part of a larger, grant-funded project that focused on sediment transport and settlement preference on two offshore hardbottoms following beach renourishment along the heavily developed coast in northeastern South Carolina. Acoustic data collection was used in the larger project to describe changes in sediment …

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Experimental Analysis Of Energy-Based Acoustic Arrays For Measurement Of Rocket Noise Fields, Jarom Henry Giraud Mar 2013

Experimental Analysis Of Energy-Based Acoustic Arrays For Measurement Of Rocket Noise Fields, Jarom Henry Giraud

Theses and Dissertations

Microphone arrays are useful for measuring acoustic energy quantities (e.g. acoustic intensity) in the near-field of a full-scale solid rocket motor. Proper characterization of a rocket plume as a noise source will allow for more accurate predictions in engineering models that design for protection of structures, payloads and personnel near the rockets. Acoustic intensity and energy density quantities were measured in three rocket noise fields and have shown that the apparent source region of the rocket becomes smaller and moves upstream as frequency increases. Theoretical results accounting for some scattering and finite-difference errors arising in these types of energy-based measurements …

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