Multi-objective Optimization of Non-uniform Beam for Minimum Weight and Sound Radiation

A multi-objective optimization of non-uniform beams is presented for minimum radiated sound power and weight. The transfer matrix method is used to compute the structural and acoustic responses of a non-uniform beam accurately and efficiently. The multi-objective particle swarm optimization technique is applied to search the Pareto optimal solutions that represent various compromises between weight and sound radiation. Several constraints are imposed, which substantially reduce the volume fraction of feasible solutions in the design space. Two non-uniform beams with different boundary conditions are studied to demonstrate the multi-objective optimal designs of the structure. © 2017, Tianjin University and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

An application of radiation boundary condition to scattering problem of acoustic waves in fluids

A numerical method of solving acoustic wave scattering pnblem in fluids is described. Radiation boundary condition (RBC) obtained by factorization method of Helmholtz equation is applied to transforming the exterior boundary value problem in unbounded region into one in a finite region. Combined with RBC and scatterer surface boundary condition, Helmholtz equation is solved numerically by the finite difference method. Computational results for sphere and prolate spheroidal scatterers are in excellent agreement with eigenfunction solutions and much better than the results of OSRC method.