Theoretical Models to Investigate Sound Propagation Over Irregular Terrain PDF Download

Author: Santosh Parakkal
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Languages : en
Pages : 212

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The aim of this work is to establish an accurate and practical numerical method to determine the acoustic field at any point on the Earth's surface in the presence of range-dependent (atmosphere and terrain) conditions. In the sound propagation over irregular terrain, the approach is to map the terrain coordinates in to a flat or smooth earth coordinate system. This results in a modified parabolic equation (PE) which is subjected to modified surface boundary conditions. The Beilis and Tappert PE method is studied in applications of sound propagation over irregular terrain. The correct ground impedance boundary condition for porous ground is derived and applied to the propagation predictions over hills with different slope angles. The Generalized Polar Coordinate parabolic equation method (Polar-PE method) was developed partly to provide a very solid numerical benchmark to the Beilis and Tappert PE method. The Polar-PE method makes it possible to compute sound propagation over arbitrary large-scale terrain where the local radii of curvature are large compared to the acoustic wavelength. Both approaches are outlined and a comparison is made of the accuracy and computational demands of the methods. Also, the theoretical predictions from the two methods are compared to acoustic field measurements.