Numerical analysis of the kinetic theory of sound propagation in a simple monatomic gas
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Aparna Dharmapala (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Francis McCormack
Abstract: The kinetic theory of plane sound wave propagation in simple monatomic gaaeous mixture has received increasing attention in recent years. Our research is a study of the numerical methods for calculating the absorption and dispersion of a sound wave propagating in a simple monatomic gas. The experimental procedure for measuring the absorption and dispersion of the sound wave through a gas is discussed below. A cylindrical tube containing the gas is fitted at one end with a small, fixed speaker and with a microphone probe which can be moved along the axis of the tube. An oscillator provides the energy for the speaker, and an oscilloscope is used to display the disturbance detected by the microphone. A scale along the tube and a pointer on the microphone probe serve to indicate the position of the microphone. Absorbent material in the end of the tube opposite the speaker is used to minimize reflection.
Numerical analysis of the kinetic theory of sound propagation in a simple monatomic gas
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1975
- Subjects
- Absorption of sound
- Sound-waves $x Scattering
- Kinetic theory of gases
- Sound $x Measurement $x Mathematical models