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Asymptotic expansions for the coupled wavenumbers in an infinite orthotropic flexible fluid-filled cylindrical shell

Kunte, MV and Sarkar, Abhijit and Sonti, Venkata R (2012) Asymptotic expansions for the coupled wavenumbers in an infinite orthotropic flexible fluid-filled cylindrical shell. In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131 (6). pp. 4272-4282.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4711003

Abstract

Analytical expressions are found for the coupled wavenumbers in flexible, fluid-filled, circular cylindrical orthotropic shells using the asymptotic methods. These expressions are valid for arbitrary circumferential orders. The Donnell-Mushtari shell theory is used to model the shell and the effect of the fluid is introduced through the fluid-loading parameter mu. The orthotropic problem is posed as a perturbation on the corresponding isotropic problem by defining a suitable orthotropy parameter epsilon, which is a measure of the degree of orthotropy. For the first study, an isotropic shell is considered (by setting epsilon = 0) and expansions are found for the coupled wavenumbers using a regular perturbation approach. In the second study, asymptotic expansions are found for the coupled wavenumbers in the limit of small orthotropy (epsilon << 1). For each study, isotropy and orthotropy, expansions are found for small and large values of the fluid-loading parameter mu. All the asymptotic solutions are compared with numerical solutions to the coupled dispersion relation and the match is seen to be good. The differences between the isotropic and orthotropic solutions are discussed. The main contribution of this work lies in extending the existing literature beyond in vacuo studies to the case of fluid-filled shells (isotropic and orthotropic).

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Publisher: Acoustical Society of America
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Acoustical Society of America.
Keywords: Acoustic Wave Propagation; Dispersion Relations; Numerical Analysis; Shells (Structures); Vibrations
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2013 08:23
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2013 08:23
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/45406

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