Resonant acoustic oscillations with damping: small rate theory
- 17 April 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 58 (02), 353-373
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112073002636
Abstract
A gas in a tube is excited by a reciprocating piston operating at or near a resonant frequency. Damping is introduced into the system by two means: radiation of energy from one end of the tube and rate dependence of the gas. These define a lumped damping coefficient. It is shown that in the small rate limit the signal in the periodic state suffers negligible distortion in one travel time, and hence its propagation according to acoustic theory is valid. The shape of the signal is determined by a nonlinear ordinary differential equation. The small rate condition provides a test of the applicability of the theory to given experimental conditions. When there is no damping, shocks are a feature of the flow for frequencies in the resonant band. For a given amount of damping an upper bound on the piston acceleration which ensures shockless motion is given. The resonant band is analysed for both damped and undamped cases. The predictions of the theory are compared with experiment.Keywords
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