Name: computational atmospheric acoustics (in English)
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Author: salomons
ISBN: 9780792371618

portada computational atmospheric acoustics (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

springer publishing map

Author

salomons

Language

English

Pages

348

ISBN

0792371615

ISBN13

9780792371618

Synopsis "computational atmospheric acoustics (in English)"

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.