Aerospace Engineering Department

Acoustic (HW#3, Due:1400/01/29)

Prof. Karim Mazaheri (mazaheri@sharif.edu) TA: Mahyar Fazli (mahyarfazli@yahoo.com)

1. (a) For a perfect gas, does 𝑐 vary with the equilibrium pressure? With the
instantaneous pressure in an acoustic process? (6) Find 𝑐 for a perfect gas
that obeys the isotherm (5.2.2). (c) Compare the value of c from (b) to that
for air at 20°C.
2. For a plane wave u = 𝑈𝑒𝑥𝑝[𝑗(𝜔𝑡 − 𝑘𝑥)], find expressions for the acoustic
Mach number U/𝑐 (a) in terms of P, 𝜌0 and 𝑐 and (b) in terms of 𝑠.

3. For a spherical wave p = (A⁄r) 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝑘𝑟)𝑒𝑥𝑝(𝑗𝜔𝑡), find (a) the particle

speed, (b) the specific acoustic impedance, (c) the instantaneous intensity,
and (d) the intensity.

4. A plane sound wave in air of 100 𝐻𝑧 has a peak acoustic pressure

amplitude of 2 Pa. (a) What is its intensity and its intensity level? (b) What
is its peak particle displacement amplitude? (c) What is its peak particle
speed amplitude? (d) What is its effective or rms pressure? (e) What is its
sound pressure level 𝑟𝑒 20 𝜇Pa?

5. Cavitation may take place at the face of a sonar transducer when the sound
pressure amplitude being produced exceeds the hydrostatic pressure in the
water. (a) For a hydrostatic pressure of 200,000 Pa, what is the highest
intensity that may be radiated without producing cavitation? (b) What is
the sound pressure level of this sound 𝑟𝑒 1 𝜇bar? (c) What is the
condensation amplitude? (d) At what depth in the ocean would this
hydrostatic pressure be found?