An Exact Model for Linear Acoustical Scattering from Atmospheric Turbulence PDF Download

Author: Michael Dominick DeAntonio
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Category : Atmospheric turbulence
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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A new turbulence model is used to describe the acoustical scattering from atmospheric turbulence. A complete set of fluid equations, including the heat flow equation with zero conductivity, is presented for an ideal gas atmosphere. From this set, a complete set of coupled linear differential equation is derived for the acoustic pressure, temperature, mass density, and velocity in the presence of stationary turbulence. From these acoustic wave equations, expressions for acoustic scattering cross sections are derived for individual localized stationary scalable turbules of arbitrary morphology and orientation. Averages over random turbule orientations are also derived. Criteria for comparability of orientationally averaged turbules with different envelope functions are presented and applied, and cross sections for Gaussian and exponential envelopes are compared. The azimuthal dependence of the velocity scattering cross section for a spherically symmetric nonuniformly rotating turbule is illustrated. It is shown that, for incoherent scattering, a collection of randomly oriented turbules of arbitrary morphology may be replaced by an 'equivalent' collection of spherically symmetric, nonuniformly rotating turbules with randomly directed rotation axes.

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The objective of the ASL research effort in acoustic propagation is to provide the Army with a multi-stream model for investigating acoustic detection systems. The first step in developing this model is to account for turbulent scattering. Five elements are necessary to accomplish this step: (1) model the turbulent region as a collection of vortices with a distribution of characteristic sizes/velocities; (2) characterize each vortex (turbule) as a known (or assumed) velocity distribution in three space; (3) solve the fluid equations to determine the scattering from each turbule; (4) sum the contributions to the scattered sound pressure level at the detector location of all turbules accounting for the propagation characteristics of the atmospheric medium; and (5) incorporate the algorithms devised above into existing (or appropriately modified) propagation models. Progress in these five areas will be reported.

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From a complete set of fluid equations, a complete set of coupled linear differential equations for the acoustic pressure, temperature, mass density, and velocity in the presence of stationary turbulence may be derived. To first order in the turbulent temperature variation and flow velocity, these coupled acoustic equations yield an acoustic wave equation given in the literature. Further reduction of this wave equation results in a second equation given in the literature which is good for turbulent length scales alpha much greater than the acoustic wavelength lambda. The length scale alpha(s) of the scattering volume is found to be just as important as alpha and lambda in predicting the general behavior of acoustic scattering by turbulence. In particular, if alpha alpha(s), then the first Born temperature and velocity scattering amplitudes for any ratio alpha/lambda are the usual ones predicted by the first equation, and both the forward and backward velocity scattering are essentially zero for solenoidal turbulent flow velocity. The latter is not true if alpha alpha(s). If a /= alpha(s) > > lambda, then the first Born scattering amplitudes are those predicted by the second equation. If lambda >/= alpha >/= alpha(s), other forms result for the scattering amplitudes. Implications of these findings for predicting results of acoustical scattering experiments where the scattering volume is often ill defined are discussed.

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Sound waves propagating near the ground are scattered by random fluctuations in the velocity of temperature fields. We revisit the problem of scattering of sound by turbulence using an improved von Karman-type model for the atmospheric turbulence spectrum. The new model incorporates large boundary-layer scale eddies generated by atmospheric convection, as well as smaller height-scale eddies generated by surface-layer shear. We show that velocity fluctuations- ions from the large convective eddies are typically the cause of random signal behavior for low acoustical frequencies and line-of-sight propagation. For higher frequencies and scattering angles, the shear turbulence becomes more important, with the relative importance of scattering by temperature and velocity fluctuations depending on the degree of atmospheric convection. By applying the new model to monostatic solar systems, we find that solar measurements of the temperature structure parameter can be systematically contaminated by the velocity structure parameter in strong wind conditions. We also discuss how the new model can be used to determine appropriate baselines for direction-finding arrays when there is significant degradation of signal coherence caused by turbulence.

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Languages : en
Pages : 704

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The objective of one portion of the Army Research Laboratory program on acoustic propagation on the battlefield is to develop an advanced method of accounting for the effects of anisotropic inhomogeneous turbulence. The approach chosen was to extend the idea of eddies under the assumption that the turbulence field is made up of a multiplicity of isolated eddies of different sizes. This method of describing turbulence is called the Turbule Ensemble Model (TEM). A turbule is defined to be a localized inhomogeneity of any type. The primary types are temperature and velocity inhomogeneities; the term turbule is an extension of the idea of an eddy, which is normally associated with a velocity disturbance. In the TEM, then, the turbulent region is populated with a collection of turbules of different sizes and types with the locations of the turbules chosen according to some rule. Since the program began in 1992, a number of publications have been generated that have dealt with the details of creating and using the TEM concept. This report contains information on these reports including author, title, where copies may be obtained, date, and a brief description.

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When acoustic scattering estimates are desired from atmospheric regions containing fully developed isotropic homogeneous turbulence, scattering formulas based upon statistical representations of the turbulence well represent the experimental results. However, there is a class of battlefield scenarios where these provisos of fully developed, isotropic and homogeneous sometimes do not apply. The example of this class that is most familiar is that of source and detector near the ground. At ground level, the wind velocity is zero, while at altitude it is not. Thus a gradient of wind velocity exists. There exists often a temperature gradient caused by heating or cooling of the air by contact with the ground. These gradients are recognized in propagation codes by modeling the atmosphere as stratified with each stratum bounded by planes parallel to the assumed flat ground. The anisotropy of the atmosphere near the ground recognized in propagation codes carries over into the generation of turbulence. The above discussion leads to the conclusion that anisotropy in turbulence is to be expected in scenarios played out near the ground, scenarios common to Army operations. The understanding that high sound levels in shadow zones (those regions in an acoustical field in which no sound can reach if the field is determined by ray theory) is caused by scattering from turbulence is very important. This importance arises from the possibility that shadow zone sensors may be used to achieve passive non-line-of-sight detection of enemy assets. This paper unites the above considerations by calculating the shadow zone signal level for a representative battlefield scenario using a structural model of turbulence.

Author: E.M. Salomons
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792371618
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Noise from cars, trains, and aeroplanes can be heard at large distances from the source. Accurate predictions of the loudness of the noise require accurate computations of sound propagation in the atmosphere. This book describes models that can be used for these computations. The models take into account complex effects of the atmosphere and the ground surface on sound waves, including the effects of wind and temperature distributions, atmospheric turbulence, irregular terrain, and noise barriers. The main text of the book focuses on physical effects in atmospheric acoustics. The effects are illustrated by many numerical examples. The main text requires a very limited mathematical background from the reader; detailed mathematical descriptions of the models, developed from the basic principles of acoustics, are presented in appendices. Models for moving media are compared with models that are based on the effective sound speed approach. Both two-dimensional models and three-dimensional models are presented. As meteorological effects play an important role in atmospheric acoustics, selected topics from boundary layer meteorology and the theory of turbulence are also presented.

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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 924

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