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Finite-element modeling of an acoustic cloak for three-dimensional flexible shells with structural excitation

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A finite-element model for three-dimensional acoustic cloaks in both cylindrical and spherical coordinates is presented. The model is developed through time-harmonic analysis to study pressure and velocity field distributions as well as the cloak’s performance. The model developed accounts for the fluid-structure interaction of thin fluid-loaded shells. A plane strain model is used for the thin shell. Mechanical harmonic excitation is applied to the fluid-loaded shell to investigate the effect of mechanical oscillation of the shell on the performance of the acoustic cloak. In developing this model, a deeper insight into the acoustic cloak phenomena presented by Cummer and Shurig in 2007 is presented. Different nonlinear coordinate transformations are presented to study their effect on the acoustic cloak performance.

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  1. Sound and Vibration Lab, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    M. Ramadan, W. Akl, T. Elnady & A. Elsabbagh

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Ramadan, M., Akl, W., Elnady, T. et al. Finite-element modeling of an acoustic cloak for three-dimensional flexible shells with structural excitation. Appl. Phys. A 103, 641–644 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-011-6247-x

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