Soumya Roy, Prasad A., Panja S.Ch., Ghosh K., Patra S.N. «A search for periodicities in F10.7 solar radio flux data» Астрономический вестник. Исследования Солнечной системы, 53, № 3, с. 240 (2019)

The radio frequency emission at 10.7 cm (or 2800 MHz) wavelength (considered as solar flux density) out of different possible wavelengths is usually selected to identify periodicities because of its high correlation with solar extreme ultraviolet radiation as well as its complete and long observational record other than sunspot related indices. The solar radio flux at 10.7 cm wavelength plays a very valuable role for forecasting the space weather because it is originated from lower corona and chromospheres region of the Sun. Also, solar radio flux is a magnificent indicator of major solar activity. Here in the present work the solar radio flux data from 1965 to 2014 observed at the Domimion Radio Astrophysical Observatory in Penticton, British Columbia has been processed using Date Compensated Discrete Fourier Transform (DCDFT) to identify predominant periods within the data along with their confidence levels. Also, the multi-taper method (MTM) for periodicity analysis is used to validate the observed periods. Present investigation exhibits multi-periodicity of the time series F10.7 solar radio flux data around 27, 57, 78, 127, 157, 4096 days etc. The observed periods are also compared with the periods of MgII Index data using same algorithm as MgII Index data has 99.9% correlation with F10.7 Solar Radio Flux data. It can be observed that the MgII index data exhibits similar periodicities with very high confidence levels. Present investigation also clearly indicates that the computed results are very much confining with the results obtained in different communications for the similar data of 10.7 cm Solar Radio Flux as well as for the other solar activities.

Gimaltdinov I.K., Kochanova E.Y. «Propagation of Detonation Waves in Bubbly Liquids in Suddenly Widening Channels» Акустический журнал, 65, № 3, с. pp. 246-252 (2019)

The propagation of detonation waves in a channel filled with a bubbly liquid that suddenly widens is investigated. Possible scenarios for the dynamics of detonation waves after their transition to the widening part of the channel are analyzed. The influence of the volume content of a combustible gas and the geometric parameters of the channel on the propagation and breakdown of the detonation wave has been established.

Li H.X., Tao C.H., Goloshubin G., Liu C., Shi S.H., Huang G.N., Zhang H., Zhang J., Zhang X.F. «A Modified Biot/Squirt Model of Sound Propagation in Water-Saturated Sedment» Акустический журнал, 64, № 4, с. pp. 453-458 (2018)

A modified Biot/Squirt flow model was developed. The difference between MBISQ and BISQ models is the expression for the porosity differential. Numerical analysis shows that the acoustic dispersion predicted by MBISQ is much higher than by BISQ. Investigations of the effects of permeability, viscosity, and squirt flow length on velocity and attenuation indicate that the behavior of MBISQ agrees with that of the BISQ model. The result of sediment acoustic inversion based on MBISQ was more reasonable than the result of BISQ model.

Wang Ping, Shi Yizhe, Jiang Jinyang, Kong Lu, Gong Zhihui «Generalized Sidelobe Canceller for Ultrasound Imaging based on Eigenvalue Decomposition» Акустический журнал, 65, № 1, с. pp. 123-131 (2019)

The improved generalized sidelobe canceller (GSC) based on eigenvalue decomposition beamforming technique for ultrasound imaging is proposed. Firstly, the signal subspace is obtained by performing eigenvalue decomposition on the covariance matrix of received data. Secondly, the weighting vector of GSC is divided into adaptive and non-adaptive two parts. Then the non-adaptive part is projected into the signal subspace to obtain a new steer vector. Subsequently, based on the orthogonal complementary space of the new steer vector, the blocking matrix is constructed. Finally, the weighting vector is updated by projecting the final weighting vector into the signal subspace. In order to verify the proposed algorithm, the simulations of the point targets and the cyst phantom were conducted in Field II. The experimental results indicate that the proposed method has better resolution and contrast ratio than the conventional algorithms. In addition, the algorithm is robust to noises. Furthermore, combining with coherence factor, the contrast ratio of the proposed algorithm can be further improved in comparison with a conventional GSC with coherence factor.

Gu Xinzhong, Li Shunming «Convolution Quadrature Time-Domain Boundary Element Method for Two-Dimensional Aeroacoustic Noise Prediction» Акустический журнал, 64, № 6, с. pp. 731-741 (2018)

The computation of a compressible flow for aeroacoustic prediction is a challengeable work insofar as the fluctuation is usually very small in a sound field compared with the flow field. For the low Mach number considered in this study, a discrete vortex method in conjunction with fast multipole time-domain boundary element method is developed and applied to predict far-field sound resulting from a 2D vortex dominated flow. The flow field is simulated employing the classical discrete vortex method. The sound field scattered by solid bodies is determined by using a time-domain boundary element method combined with the convolution quadrature approach, by means of which the convolution integral is approximated by a quadrature formula utilizing a Laplace-domain fundamental solution. In addition, the fast multipole method is applied to improve the computational efficiency. Finally, several examples are presented to check the applicability and accuracy of the method. Numerical results indicate that the noise predicted by the present method agrees well with the experimental results, and the sound pressure levels of the cylinder models have a dipole-like directivity at vortex shedding frequency.

Guan Shane, Southall Brandon L., Vignola Joseph F., Judge John A., Turo Diego «Sonar inter-ping noise field characterization during cetacean behavioral response studies off Southern California» Акустический журнал, 63, № 2, с. 204-215 (2017)

The potential negative effects of sound, particularly active sonar, on marine mammals has received considerable attention in the past decade. Numerous behavioral response studies are ongoing around the world to examine such direct exposures. However, detailed aspects of the acoustic field (beyond simply exposure level) in the vicinity of sonar operations both during real operations and experimental exposures have not been regularly measured. For instance, while exposures are typically repeated and intermittent, there is likely a gradual decay of the intense sonar ping due to reverberation that has not been well described. However, it is expected that the sound field between successive sonar pings would exceed natural ambient noise within the sonar frequency band if there were no sonar activity. Such elevated sound field between the pings may provide cues to nearby marine mammals on source distances, thus influencing potential behavioral response. Therefore, a good understanding of the noise field in these contexts is important to address marine mammal behavioral response to MFAS exposure. Here we investigate characteristics of the sound field during a behavioral response study off California using drifting acoustic recording buoys. Acoustic data were collected before, during, and after playbacks of simulated mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS). An incremental computational method was developed to quantify the inter-ping sound field during MFAS transmissions. Additionally, comparisons were made between inter-ping sound field and natural background in three distinctive frequency bands: low-frequency (<3 kHz), MFA-frequency (3–4.5 kHz), and high-frequency (>4.5 kHz) bands. Results indicate significantly elevated sound pressure levels (SPLs) in the inter-ping interval of the MFA-frequency band compared to natural background levels before and after playbacks. No difference was observed between inter-ping SPLs and natural background levels in the low- and high-frequency bands. In addition, the duration of elevated inter-ping sound field depends on the MFAS source distance. At a distance of 900–1300 m from the source, inter-ping sound field at the exposure frequency is observed to remain 5 dB above natural background levels for approximately 15 s, or 65%, of the entire inter-ping interval. However, at a distance of 2000 m, the 5 dB elevation of the inter-ping SPLs lasted for just 7 s, or 30% of the inter-ping interval. The prolonged elevation of sound field beyond the brief sonar ping at such large distances is most likely due to volume reverberation of the marine environment, although multipath propagation may also contribute to this.

Gulia P., Gupta A. «Effect of Sidewalls on Sound Transmission Loss Through Sonic Crystal» Акустический журнал, 64, № 6, с. pp. 665-672 (2018)

Sonic crystals are the periodic arrangements of scatterers embedded in a homogeneous material. Their ability to prevent sound wave to propagate in a particular range of frequency demonstrates their use as potential noise barriers. The sonic crystal considered in this work is an array of PVC cylinders (5×5) in air bounded by acrylic sheets. This paper studies the sound transmission loss in the sonic crystal by changing the location of the sidewalls. The optimized location of sidewalls of the sonic crystal to get wide band gap and high sound transmission loss has been investigated. To increase the transmission loss, a periodic structure having bi-periodicity, i.e., periodicity in two perpendicular directions is introduced. Both computational (Finite Element simulation) and experimental work has been performed to study the sound transmission loss and the band gaps. To bridge the gap between the two results, an improved finite element model has been proposed with an aim to replicate the experimental situation more closely. Generally, in experiments, insertion loss is calculated while numerically transmission loss is computed, and the two are compared. In this paper, a comparison between insertion loss and transmission loss has also been made numerically, which is compared with the experimental results.

Sun Fei, Guo Shuwei, Li Borui, Liu Yichao, He Sailing «An Acoustic Metamaterial Lens for Acoustic Point-to-Point Communication in Air» Акустический журнал, 65, № 1, с. pp. 1-6 (2019)

Acoustic metamaterials have become a novel and effective way to control sound waves and design acoustic devices. In this study, we design a 3D acoustic metamaterial lens (AML) to achieve point-to-point acoustic communication in air: any acoustic source (a speaker) in air enclosed by such an AML can produce an acoustic image where the acoustic wave is focused (the field intensity is at a maximum, and the listener can receive the information), while the acoustic field at other spatial positions is low enough that listeners can hear almost nothing. Unlike a conventional elliptical reflective mirror, the acoustic source can be moved around inside our proposed AML. Numerical simulations are given to verify the performance of the proposed AML.

Gulia P., Gupta A. «Effect of Sidewalls on Sound Transmission Loss Through Sonic Crystal» Акустический журнал, 64, № 6, с. pp. 665-672 (2018)

Sonic crystals are the periodic arrangements of scatterers embedded in a homogeneous material. Their ability to prevent sound wave to propagate in a particular range of frequency demonstrates their use as potential noise barriers. The sonic crystal considered in this work is an array of PVC cylinders (5×5) in air bounded by acrylic sheets. This paper studies the sound transmission loss in the sonic crystal by changing the location of the sidewalls. The optimized location of sidewalls of the sonic crystal to get wide band gap and high sound transmission loss has been investigated. To increase the transmission loss, a periodic structure having bi-periodicity, i.e., periodicity in two perpendicular directions is introduced. Both computational (Finite Element simulation) and experimental work has been performed to study the sound transmission loss and the band gaps. To bridge the gap between the two results, an improved finite element model has been proposed with an aim to replicate the experimental situation more closely. Generally, in experiments, insertion loss is calculated while numerically transmission loss is computed, and the two are compared. In this paper, a comparison between insertion loss and transmission loss has also been made numerically, which is compared with the experimental results.