Non-stationary problem of active sound control in bounded domains

The present paper deals with the non-stationary problem of active shielding of a domain from undesirable external sources of noise. Active shielding is achieved by constructing additional (secondary) sources in such a way that the total contribution of all sources leads to the desirable effect. The problem is formulated as an inverse source problem with the secondary sources positioned outside the domain to be shielded. Along with the undesirable field (noise) to be shielded the presence of a desirable component (“friendly” sound) is accepted in the analysis. The constructed solution of the problem requires only the knowledge of the total field (noise) on the perimeter of the shielded domain. Some important aspects of the problem are addressed in the paper for the first time, such as the non-stationary formulation of the problem, existence of the resonance regimes and sensitivity of the solution to the input errors. The obtained solution is applicable to aeroacoustics problems.     

Nonlinear problem of active sound control

We consider the problem of active sound control, in which some domain is protected from the field generated outside. The active shielding is realized via the implementation of additional sources in such a way that the total contribution of all sources leads to the wanted effect. Mathematically the problem is reduced to seeking the source terms satisfying some a priori described requirements and belongs to the class of inverse source problems. From the application standpoint, this problem can be closely related to active noise shielding and active vibration. It is important that along with unwanted field to be shielded a wanted field is accepted in the analysis. The solution to the problem requires only the knowledge of the total field at the perimeter of the shielded domain. For the first time the active shielding sources are obtained for the nonlinear statement of the problem. It is obtained via the theory of potentials, and the solution is represented in the form of a simple layer. For this purpose, the theory of Calderón-Ryaben’kii potentials is first extended to nonlinear formulations. In the solution, we also take into account the feedback of the secondary sources on the input data.     

Active shielding model for hyperbolic equations

^** Email: s.utyuzhnikov{at}manchester.ac.uk The problem of active shielding (AS) in application to hyperbolicequations is analysed. According to the problem, two domainseffecting each other via distributed source terms are considered.It is required to implement additional sources nearby the commonboundary of the domains in order to "isolate" one domain fromthe action of the other domain. It is important to note thatthe total field of the original sources is only known. In thepaper, the theory of difference potentials is applied to thesystem of hyperbolic equations for the first time. It allowsone to obtain a one-layer AS not requiring any additional computations.Local one-layer and two-layer AS sources are obtained for anarbitrary hyperbolic system. The solution does not require eitherthe knowledge of the Green's function or the specific characteristicsof the sources and medium. The optimal one-layer AS solutionis derived in the case of free space. In particular, the resultsare applicable to the system of acoustics equations. The questionsrelated to a practical realization including the mutual situationof the primary and secondary sources, as well as the measurementpoint, are discussed. The active noise shielding can be realizedvia a one-layer source term requiring the measurements onlyat one layer nearby the domain shielded.     

Inverse source problem and active shielding for composite domains

The problem of active shielding (AS) for a multiply connected domain consists of constructing additional sources of the field (e.g., acoustic) so that all individual subdomains can either communicate freely with one another or otherwise be shielded from their peers. This problem can be interpreted as a special inverse source problem for the differential equation (or system) that governs the field. In the paper, we obtain general solution for a discretized composite AS problem and show that it reduces to solving a collection of auxiliary problems for simply connected domains.     

Active sound control in composite regions

In active sound control, noise shielding of a target region is achieved via additional sources (called controls) situated at the perimeter of the region. The sources protect the target region by adjusting the acoustic field near the boundary of the region. In the present paper a numerical model of active sound control based on surface potentials in 3D bounded composite regions is numerically studied. In the composite region setup, it is required that the regions be shielded from noise while allowing admissible sound that is generated in the shielded regions to be preserved. The admissible sound is usually required to propagate freely inside the protected regions or in a (selective) predetermined pattern. The adjusting approach used here does not require any knowledge of the sound sources or the properties of the propagation medium in order to obtain the controls. Moreover, the approach differs sharply from some other approaches where the detailed knowledge of the sound sources and the propagation medium is required. For the first time, numerical test cases involving both free communication and predetermined communication pattern between the regions in three dimensions are considered. In all test cases, these regions are effectively shielded from the noise while any present admissible sound is preserved. In addition, selective propagation of the admissible sound between the regions is enforced. The effect of the number of controls on their operation is also studied. Whether admissible sound is present or not, the level of noise cancellation decreases linearly as fewer controls are used. In addition to the increase in size of the interference zone, the controls become individually distinguishable.     

Model of real-time active noise shielding of a given subdomain subject to external noise sources

A linear one-dimensional problem is considered, which is interpreted as a mathematical model of sound propagation. Additional sound sources are constructed that shield a given subdomain from sound sources localized in an additional subdomain without changing the solution in the additional subdomain. A complicating point in the problem is that the desired shielding sources can be constructed at the current time as based only on information about the shielded process that has become available by this current time. In an important special case, information in a convenient form is derived via noise exploration introduced in this work.     

Synchronous exploration for the control of real-time external noise suppression in a three-dimensional subdomain

A mathematical (difference) model is proposed for a real-time active shielding device that shields an acoustic field in a given subdomain from the influence of sound sources located in an additional subdomain. An algorithm for computing the current control ensuring a prescribed process is based on information produced by the author’s technique of synchronous weak noise exploration. This information can be measured in real time. Active control problems for nonstationary solutions of linear difference equations in a three-dimensional domain consisting of two subdomains are studied using the difference potential method. The shape of the domain and the boundary conditions may depend on time, while the coefficients may depend on time and spatial coordinates. If the difference problem is a mathematical model of sound propagation, the goal of control is to change the acoustic field in the given subdomains, for example, to shield the acoustic field in one subdomain from the undesirable influence (noise) of sources located in the other subdomain.     

Automated knowledge source selection and service composition

We introduce a new combinatorial problem referred to as the component set identification problem, arising in the context of knowledge discovery, information integration, and knowledge source/service composition. The main motivation for studying this problem is the widespread proliferation of digital knowledge sources and services. Considering a granular knowledge domain consisting of a large number of individual bits and pieces of domain knowledge (properties) and a large number of knowledge sources and services that provide mappings between sets of properties, the objective of the component set identification problem is to select a minimum cost combination of knowledge sources that can provide a joint mapping from a given set of initially available properties (initial knowledge) to a set of initially unknown properties (target knowledge). We position the component set identification problem relative to other combinatorial problems and provide a classification scheme for the different variations of the problem. The problem is next modeled on a directed graph and analyzed in terms of its complexity. The directed graph representation is then augmented and transformed into a time-expanded network representation that is subsequently used to develop an exact solution procedure based on integer programming and branch-and-bound. We enhance the solver by developing preprocessing techniques. All findings are supported by computational experiments.     

The impedance boundary value problem for the time harmonic Maxwell equations

The existence of a unique solution to Maxwell's equations defined in an exterior domain with impedance boundary condition is established for all frequencies. This is accomplished by reducing this problem to that of solving a system of singular integral equations and then regularizing this system such that the Riesz theory is applicable. We also consider the inverse problem in which it is desired to determine the impedance from a knowledge of the far field pattern. By restricting the impedance to lie a priori in a compact set results are obtained on the existence, uniqueness, and stability of the solution to this inverse scattering problem.     

Closed form solution of electromagnetic wave diffraction problem in a homogeneous bi-isotropic medium

In this study, the problem of wave scattering of an electromagnetic field in a homogeneous bi-isotropic medium by a perfectly conducting strip is theoretically analyzed. The crux of the study is a rigorous construction of a closed form solution in the complex domain. A series solution of electromagnetic plane wave diffraction problem in terms of the eigenfunctions that happen to be the generalized Gamma functions is found. In the transformed domain, the scattered field is physically interpreted by computing the convergence history, and thereby, higher order accurate solution has been obtained in complex domain in closed form. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Scattering of sound from point sources by multiple circular cylinders using addition theorem and superposition technique

In this study, we use the addition theorem and superposition technique to solve the scattering problem with multiple circular cylinders arising from point sound sources. Using the superposition technique, the problem can be decomposed into two individual parts. One is the free‐space fundamental solution. The other is a typical boundary value problem (BVP) with specified boundary conditions derived from the addition theorem by translating the fundamental solution. Following the success of null‐field boundary integral formulation to solve the typical BVP of the Helmholtz equation with Fourier densities, the second‐part solution is easily obtained after collocating the observation point exactly on the real boundary and matching the boundary condition. The total solution is obtained by superimposing the two parts which are the fundamental solution and the semianalytical solution of the Helmholtz problem. An example was demonstrated to validate the present approach. The parameter study of size and spacing between cylinders are addressed. The results are well compared with the available theoretical solutions and experimental data. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2011     

Generalized Calderon-Ryaben'kii's potentials

Calderón–Ryaben'kii potentials provide the foundationfor the difference potential method, which is an efficient wayfor solving boundary-value problems (BVPs) in arbitrary domains.This method allows us to reduce a uniquely solvable and well-posedBVP to a pseudo-differential boundary equation. The generaltheory of Calderón–Ryaben'kii potentials is consideredvia the theory of distributions. The definition of Calderón–Ryaben'kiipotentials is based on the notion of a clear trace. The criterionof the clear trace is formulated. Partial differential equationsof the first order and the second order are considered as particularexamples. On the basis of the Calderón–Ryaben'kiipotential theory, a solution of the active sound control problemis obtained in a general formulation. For the first time, thesolution of the problem takes into account the feedback of theactive shielding sources on the input (measurement) data. Theexact transfer of the boundary conditions from the originalboundary to an artificial boundary is also considered.     

Bingham Flows in Periodic Domains of Infinite Length

The Bingham fluid model has been successfully used in modeling a large class of non-Newtonian fluids. In this paper, the authors extend to the case of Bingham fluids the results previously obtained by Chipot and Mardare, who studied the asymptotics of the Stokes flow in a cylindrical domain that becomes unbounded in one direction, and prove the convergence of the solution to the Bingham problem in a finite periodic domain, to the solution of the Bingham problem in the infinite periodic domain, as the length of the finite domain goes to infinity. As a consequence of this convergence, the existence of a solution to a Bingham problem in the infinite periodic domain is obtained, and the uniqueness of the velocity field for this problem is also shown. Finally, they show that the error in approximating the velocity field in the infinite domain with the velocity in a periodic domain of length 2? has a polynomial decay in ?, unlike in the Stokes case(see [Chipot,M. and Mardare, S., Asymptotic behaviour of the Stokes problem in cylinders becoming unbounded in one direction, Journal de Math′ematiques Pures et Appliqu′ees, 90(2), 2008,133–159]) where it has an exponential decay. This is in itself an important result for the numerical simulations of non-Newtonian flows in long tubes.     

Determination of a wave field inside a hollow cone with a notch along the generator

The aim of this investigation is to determine the wave field inside a part of a conic domain filled with an acoustic medium subjected to the action of a nonstationary pressure. The method of solution is based on the discretization of the problem with respect to time by replacing the second derivative by a difference scheme and using new integral transformations with respect to other variables. A recurrent solution of the problem is obtained, and the calculation of a wave field for different geometric parameters of the domain is performed.     

A Stability Estimate for a Solution in the Inverse Problem of Finding the Coefficients of Lower Derivatives

We consider the problem of finding the coefficients of the first derivatives in a second-order hyperbolic equation. The additional information is the trace of a solution and its normal derivative on the lateral surface of the cylindrical domain of some direct problem for the original equation. The impulse point source lies outside the domain in which the sought coefficients are determined and is a parameter of the problem. We suppose that the number of sources for which the trace of a solution is given coincides with the number of the coefficients to be determined. The main result of this article is a stability estimate for a solution to the inverse problem under consideration.     

Eigenwaves in a lossy metal-dielectric waveguide

ABSTRACT

The problem of normal waves in a closed (shielded) regular waveguide of arbitrary cross-section is considered. This problem is reduced to the boundary eigenvalue problem for longitudinal components of electromagnetic field in Sobolev spaces. To find the solution, we use the variational formulation of the problem. The variational problem is reduced to study an operator-function. Discreteness of the spectrum is proved and distribution of the characteristic numbers of the operator-function on the complex plane is found. We also consider properties of system of eigenvectors and associated vectors of the operator-function. Double completeness of system of eigenvectors and associated vectors with a finite defect is established.     

Integrability and Self-Similarity in Transient Stimulated Raman Scattering

Summary. The phenomenon of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) can be described by three coupled PDEs which define the pump electric field, the Stokes electric field, and the material excitation as functions of distance and time. In the transient limit these equations are integrable, i.e., they admit a Lax pair formulation. Here we study this transient limit. The relevant physical problem can be formulated as an initial-boundary value (IBV) problem where both independent variables are on a finite domain. A general method for solving IBV problems for integrable equations has been introduced recently. Using this method we show that the solution of the equations describing the transient SRS can be obtained by solving a certain linear integral equation. It is interesting that this equation is identical to the linear integral equation characterizing the solution of an IBV problem of the sine-Gordon equation in light-cone coordinates. This integral equation can be solved uniquely in terms of the values of the pump and Stokes fields at the entry of the Raman cell. The asymptotic analysis of this solution reveals that the long-distance behavior of the system is dominated by the underlying self-similar solution which satisfies a particular case of the third Painlevé transcendent. This result is consistent with both numerical simulations and experimental observations. We also discuss briefly the effect of frequency mismatch between the pump and the Stokes electric fields. Received December 10, 1996; second revision received October 10, 1997; final revision received January 20, 1998     

The harmonic dirichlet problem for a cracked domain with jump conditions on cracks

The harmonic problem in a cracked domain is studied in R ^m , m?>?2. The boundary of the domain is assumed to be nonsmooth, while cracks are smooth. The Dirichlet condition is specified on the boundary of the domain. Jumps of the unknown function and its normal derivative are specified on the cracks. Uniqueness and solvability results are obtained. The problem is reduced to the uniquely solvable integral equation, its solution is given explicitely in the form of a series. The estimates of the solution of the problem depending on the boundary data are obtained.     

Elementary solution of contact problems for a transversely isotropic elastic layer bonded to a rigid foundation

The contact problem for an arbitrary punch acting on a transversely isotropic elastic layer bonded to a rigid foundation is solved by the generalized images method developed by the author earlier. The problem is reduced to that of an electrostatic problem of infinite row of coaxial charged disks in the shape of the domain of contact. The solution can be obtained by the method of iteration, collocations or any other standard procedure for solving integral equations. Exact inversion can be obtained in the case of a circular domain of contact. The mean value theorem can be used for estimation of the resultant force and tilting moment acting on a punch of arbitrary shape and circular domain of contact. A limiting case of general solution gives the solution for an isotropic layer.     

On variations in the solutions of integro-differential equations of mixed problems of elasticity theory for domain variations

The behaviour of the solution of the boundary value problem for a pseudodifferential equation (PDE), Green's function of this problem, and also some of their local and global characteristics, during variation of the domain is investigated. Formulas are proposed that enable the solution of a broad class of PDE in a domain to be expressed in terms of the solution in the near domain. Local characteristics of the solution are expressed in terms of the local characteristics of the solution in the near domain. A double asymptotic form of Green's function for both arguments tending to the domain boundary occurs in the variation formula. The variation of this double asymptotic form as the domain varies is expressed in terms of this same asymptotic form. The system of variation formulas obtained is closed. It enables the PDE solution in the domain to be reduced to the solution of an ordinary differential equation in functional space. The local characteristics of the solution can also be found by this method without calculating the solution itself. If there is sufficient symmetry in the initial operator, then conservation laws in the Noether sense are obtained for its Green's function and its asymptotic form. The behaviour of the quantities under investigation is studied under inversion.

The investigation of variations of the solutions of problems for the variation of the domain occurs in the paper by Hadamard /1/, who studied the variation in conformal mapping and obtained a formula similar to (1.4). The formula for the variation of the solution of the boundary value problem for an elliptic differential equation is obtained in /2/. Variation formulas for the case of the operator of the problem about a crack and a circular domain are obtained in /3, 4/. The Irwin formula /5/ is obtained from formulas (1.4) and (1.21) by substitution.