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Acoustical impedance defined by wave-function solutions of the reduced Webster equation.

Barbara J Forbes1

  • 1Phonologica, PO Box 43925, London NW2 1DJ, United Kingdom. forbes@phonologica.com

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|August 11, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study reveals an "acoustical potential" analogous to electrical potential, explaining fluid dynamics using a Klein-Gordon equation. This advances understanding of acoustical impedance and resonance phenomena.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Acoustics
  • Fluid Dynamics

Background:

  • Electrical impedance was defined by Heaviside (1884).
  • Acoustical impedance analogy proposed by Webster (1919).
  • Webster's analogy was incomplete regarding electromagnetic potential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a full analogy between electrical and acoustical impedance.
  • To identify the analogous
  • acoustical potential
  • and its relation to the wave function in fluid dynamics.
  • To analyze resonance phenomena arising from boundary conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of the
  • acoustical potential
  • based on fluid displacement.

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  • Application of the reduced Webster equation, a Klein-Gordon form.
  • Analysis of Dirichlet, Von Neumann, and mixed (Robins) boundary conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • The
    • acoustical potential
    • corresponds to the wave function Psi of the reduced Webster equation.
    • Mixed boundary conditions lead to resonance phenomena.
    • The exact Heaviside analogy provides a full analytic account of one-dimensional input impedance.

    Conclusions:

    • The study establishes a complete analogy between electrical and acoustical impedance.
    • The derived
    • acoustical potential
    • and wave function analysis elucidate previously unexplained resonance phenomena.
    • The findings offer a comprehensive understanding of wave propagation in ducts.