2aPA6. Computer analysis of the resonant scattering of sound by a bubbly fluid encapsulated by a submerged spherical shell.

Session: Tuesday Morning, June 17


Author: Murray S. Korman
Location: Dept. of Phys., U. S. Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD 21402
Author: Scott R. Swain
Location: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185
Author: Lawrence A. Crum
Location: Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105

Abstract:

The theoretical results for the resonant backscattering form factor f ((theta)=(pi),k) versus wave number k for scattering from a submerged elastic shell filled with a bubbly fluid are presented using MATHEMATICA 2.2. The elastic shell is a castable urethane known as Smooth-On 775 which has a density of (rho)=1.03 g/cm[sup 3] and longitudinal and shear speeds of c[inf d]~1450 m/s, c[inf s]~70 m/s, respectively. The bubbly fluid is taken to be air bubbles of uniform radius (50 (mu)m) and spacing, suspended in a host liquid of castor oil, instead of water, due to its greater viscosity. Resonant scattering is compared over a range of volume void fractions 0<(beta)<0.01 for the frequency range 0--20 kHz. Shell inner radius b and thickness t are varied. Results are compared with an ``ideal'' spherical cloud of bubbly water. Comparisons are virtually identical for shells where b=5.08 cm and t=0.635 cm. The scattering theory by Ayres et al. [Int. J. Solids Struct. 23, 937--946 (1987)] is used, along with the theoretical model by K. W. Commander and A. Prosperetti [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 732--746 (1989)] for the complex sound speed and density in a bubbly medium.


ASA 133rd meeting - Penn State, June 1997