13.17. Radiation from a rigid rectangular piston in an infinite baffle [39,40]

Far-field pressure

Using the product theorem given in Section 13.16, the directivity pattern is equal to the product of the directivity patterns for two line arrays at right angles to each other [see Eq. (4.89)]. The directivity pattern for this type of radiating source with dimensions l x and l y is given by the formula
D(θx,θy)=sin(12klxsinθx)12klxsinθx·sin(12klysinθy)12klysinθy,
image (13.318)
where θ x is the angle between the normal to the surface of the piston and the projection of the line joining the middle of the surface and the observation point on the plane normal to the surface and parallel to l x ; θ y is the same as θ x , with l y substituted for l x .
It is often more convenient to express Eq. (13.318) using spherical coordinates using
sinθx=sinθcosϕ,sinθy=sinθsinϕ.
image (13.319)
Also, we shall substitute sinc x   =   (sin x)/x to obtain
D(θ,ϕ)=sinc(12klxsinθcosϕ)·sinc(12klysinθsinϕ).
image (13.320)

Radiation impedance

Using the Bouwkamp impedance theorem, the radiation resistance and reactance can be found by inserting Eq. (13.320) into Eqs. (13.271) and (13.272) respectively to give
Rs=klxklyρ0cπ20π20π2sinc2(12klxsinθcosϕ)·sinc2(12klysinθsinϕ)sinθdθdϕ,
image (13.321)
Xs=jklxklyρ0cπ20π2π2+j0π2+jsinc2(12klxsinθcosϕ)·sinc2(12klysinθsinϕ)sinθdθdϕ,
image (13.322)
where R s is the specific radiation resistance in N·s/m3 (rayl). The bold R indicates that the quantity varies with frequency, and X s is the specific radiation reactance in N·s/m3 (rayl). Substituting t   =   sin θ in Eqs. (13.321) and (13.322) yields
Rs=klxlyρ0c4π20π/201sinc2(klx2tcosϕ)sinc2(kly2tsinϕ)tdtdϕ1t2,
image (13.323)
Xs=klxlyρ0c4π20π/21sinc2(klx2tcosϕ)sinc2(kly2tsinϕ)tdtdϕt21,
image (13.324)
where we note that sin(π/2   +   j∞)   =   cos j   =   cosh ∞   =   ∞. An analytical solution to Eq. (13.323) can be found by substituting s   =   sin ϕ and expanding the sinc functions using
sinc2x=(sinx)2/x2=n=1(1)n+122n1(2n)!x2n2,
image (13.325)
which gives
Rs=ρ0cπm=0n=0(1)m+n(2m+1)(2n+1)(m+1)!(n+1)!Γ(m+n+32)(klx2)2m+1(kly2)2n+1.
image (13.326)
A somewhat more complicated evaluation of the integrals in Eq. (13.324) is given in Ref. [40]. Firstly, the sine squared terms have to be expanded into cosine terms using Eqs. (A2.46) and (A2.50) from Appendix II. Then the infinite integral is evaluated before expanding the resulting Bessel and Struve functions. The range of the remaining finite integral has to be split into two at lx/lx2+ly2 image yielding
Xs=2ρcπ(1sinc(klx)qklx+1sinc(qklx)klx+m=0M(1)mfm(q)(2m+1)m!(m+1)!(klx2)2m+1),
image (13.327)
where q   =   l y /l x ,
fm(q)=F12(1,m+12;m+32,11+q2)+F12(1,m+12;m+32,11+q2)(2m+1)(1+q2)m+1/2+12m+3n=0mgmn(q),
image (13.328)
and
gmn(q)=(2m+32n)p=nm(1)pnq2n1(2p1)(1+q2)p1/2(mnpn)+(2m+32n+3)p=mnm(1)pm+nq2n+2(2p1)(1+q2)p1/2(npm+n).
image (13.329)
Separate plots of R s /ρ 0 c and X s /ρ 0 c are shown in Figs. 13.43 and 13.44 respectively as a function of kl, where l   =   l x is the smallest dimension. Separate plots of R s /ρ 0 c and X s /ρ 0 c are also shown in Figs. 13.45 and 13.46 respectively as a function of ka, where a is a notional radius that gives the same circular area S as the actual area of the rectangular piston, which is given by S   =   πa 2   =   l x l y .
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