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Acoustics and aerodynamic sound / Michael Howe, Boston University.

By: Howe, Michael (Acoustical engineer) [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781107360273 (ebook).Other title: Acoustics & aerodynamic sound.Subject(s): Acoustical engineeringAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 620.2 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. More on Green's function; 3. Piston and diffraction problems; 4. Aerodynamic sound; 5. Aperture and duct problems; 6. Solutions of starred problems.
Summary: Music, calm speech, whispering leaves fluttering in a breeze are pleasant and desirable sounds. Noise, howling gales, explosions and screeching traffic are less so. A quantitative understanding of the sources of all such sounds can be obtained by careful analysis of the mechanical equations of motion. This is provided by Acoustics and Aerodynamic Sound, which serves as a short, one semester introduction to acoustics and aerodynamic sound at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. Sound is treated as a branch of fluid mechanics, which is possible because students embarking on an advanced course in acoustics will be familiar with this topic. It is also desirable because an ability to relate acoustic events to hydrodynamic phenomena provides insight into acoustic principles, in particular into the role of vorticity in the mechanics of sound production by vibrating bodies and in the scattering and diffraction of sound.
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. More on Green's function; 3. Piston and diffraction problems; 4. Aerodynamic sound; 5. Aperture and duct problems; 6. Solutions of starred problems.

Music, calm speech, whispering leaves fluttering in a breeze are pleasant and desirable sounds. Noise, howling gales, explosions and screeching traffic are less so. A quantitative understanding of the sources of all such sounds can be obtained by careful analysis of the mechanical equations of motion. This is provided by Acoustics and Aerodynamic Sound, which serves as a short, one semester introduction to acoustics and aerodynamic sound at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level. Sound is treated as a branch of fluid mechanics, which is possible because students embarking on an advanced course in acoustics will be familiar with this topic. It is also desirable because an ability to relate acoustic events to hydrodynamic phenomena provides insight into acoustic principles, in particular into the role of vorticity in the mechanics of sound production by vibrating bodies and in the scattering and diffraction of sound.

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