Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides

This study employs Hamilton’s principle and a bi-dimensional finite element method (Bi-d FEM) to investigate the dispersion characteristics and resonant modes of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides. The ANSYS three-dimensional FEM is commonly used to analyze waveguides and calculate the re...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tai-Ho Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-04-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132251335829
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850173372422422528
author Tai-Ho Yu
author_facet Tai-Ho Yu
author_sort Tai-Ho Yu
collection DOAJ
description This study employs Hamilton’s principle and a bi-dimensional finite element method (Bi-d FEM) to investigate the dispersion characteristics and resonant modes of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides. The ANSYS three-dimensional FEM is commonly used to analyze waveguides and calculate the resonance frequency of vibration modes. However, the accuracy of this approach is constrained by how finely the elements are divided, limiting its applicability to the analysis of lower-order resonant modes. Therefore, to extend the analysis to high-frequency and high-order resonance modes, the Bi-d FEM is used. Based on the separation of variables method, this approach discretizes the time-harmonic propagation factor and the cross-sectional vibration of guided waves into two-dimensional finite elements. The number of divided elements is reduced, resulting in considerably improved calculation accuracy. The Bi-d FEM results indicate that the antisymmetric wave mode of the linear wedge acoustic waveguide decreases with vertex angle and that the wave velocity is lower than the Rayleigh wave velocity, which is consistent with the results obtained using Lagasse’s empirical formula. In both linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides, the energy of the guided wave is concentrated at the wedge tip; therefore, it exhibit the characteristic behavior of an antisymmetric flexural wave.
format Article
id doaj-art-a8076b9d3fce49778345d590df42c704
institution OA Journals
issn 1687-8140
language English
publishDate 2025-04-01
publisher SAGE Publishing
record_format Article
series Advances in Mechanical Engineering
spelling doaj-art-a8076b9d3fce49778345d590df42c7042025-08-20T02:19:51ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81402025-04-011710.1177/16878132251335829Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguidesTai-Ho Yu0Department of Electronic Engineering, National United University, Miaoli, TaiwanThis study employs Hamilton’s principle and a bi-dimensional finite element method (Bi-d FEM) to investigate the dispersion characteristics and resonant modes of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides. The ANSYS three-dimensional FEM is commonly used to analyze waveguides and calculate the resonance frequency of vibration modes. However, the accuracy of this approach is constrained by how finely the elements are divided, limiting its applicability to the analysis of lower-order resonant modes. Therefore, to extend the analysis to high-frequency and high-order resonance modes, the Bi-d FEM is used. Based on the separation of variables method, this approach discretizes the time-harmonic propagation factor and the cross-sectional vibration of guided waves into two-dimensional finite elements. The number of divided elements is reduced, resulting in considerably improved calculation accuracy. The Bi-d FEM results indicate that the antisymmetric wave mode of the linear wedge acoustic waveguide decreases with vertex angle and that the wave velocity is lower than the Rayleigh wave velocity, which is consistent with the results obtained using Lagasse’s empirical formula. In both linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides, the energy of the guided wave is concentrated at the wedge tip; therefore, it exhibit the characteristic behavior of an antisymmetric flexural wave.https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132251335829
spellingShingle Tai-Ho Yu
Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
Advances in Mechanical Engineering
title Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
title_full Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
title_fullStr Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
title_full_unstemmed Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
title_short Numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
title_sort numerical analysis of linear and circular wedge acoustic waveguides
url https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132251335829
work_keys_str_mv AT taihoyu numericalanalysisoflinearandcircularwedgeacousticwaveguides