The Boundary Element Method in Acoustics: A Development in Fortran: v. 1 (Integral Equation Methods in Engineering S.) - Softcover

Kirkup, Stephen Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953403106 ISBN 13: 9780953403103

Publisher: Integrated Sound Software, 1998

Synopsis

The boundary element method (BEM) is a powerful tool in computational acoustic analysis. The Boundary Element Method in Acoustics serves as an introduction to the BEM and its application to acoustic problems and goes on to complete the development of computational models. Software implementing the methods is available.

Boundary element methods are developed for three important classes of acoustic or Helmholtz problems: modelling the acoustic field either interior or exterior to a closed surface or carrying out an acoustic modal analysis. Each class of problem is considered in the two dimensional, three dimensional and the axisymmetric cases. A very general development of the methods is followed so that the widest range of engineering problems is covered. Fortran 77 codes implementing the methods are available. Test problems are used to demonstrate the methods. Examples of realistic application such as vehicle noise and loudspeaker design analysis illustrate the potential of the boundary element method in acoustic simulation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Integrated Sound Software
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953403106
• ISBN 13: 9780953403103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 158