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1152 Detailed Contents<br />

Detailed Cont.<br />

5.7.3 Acoustic Telemetry ............................................. 191<br />

5.7.4 Travel-Time Tomography ...................................... 192<br />

5.8 <strong>Acoustics</strong> and Marine Animals ........................................... 195<br />

5.8.1 Fisheries <strong>Acoustics</strong> ............................................. 195<br />

5.8.2 Marine Mammal <strong>Acoustics</strong> .................................... 198<br />

5.A Appendix: Units .......................................................... 201<br />

References ........................................................................ 201<br />

Part B Physical and Nonlinear <strong>Acoustics</strong><br />

6 Physical <strong>Acoustics</strong><br />

Mack A. Breazeale, Michael McPherson......................................... 207<br />

6.1 Theoretical Overview ..................................................... 209<br />

6.1.1 Basic Wave Concepts .......................................... 209<br />

6.1.2 Properties of Waves ........................................... 210<br />

6.1.3 Wave Propagation in Fluids ................................... 215<br />

6.1.4 Wave Propagation in Solids ................................... 217<br />

6.1.5 Attenuation .................................................... 218<br />

6.2 Applications of Physical <strong>Acoustics</strong> ....................................... 219<br />

6.2.1 Crystalline Elastic Constants .................................. 219<br />

6.2.2 Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (RUS) .................... 220<br />

6.2.3 Measurement Of Attenuation (Classical Approach) .......... 221<br />

6.2.4 Acoustic Levitation ............................................ 222<br />

6.2.5 Sonoluminescence ............................................. 222<br />

6.2.6 Thermoacoustic Engines (Refrigera<strong>to</strong>rs and Prime Movers) 223<br />

6.2.7 Acoustic Detection of Land Mines ............................ 224<br />

6.2.8 Medical Ultrasonography ..................................... 224<br />

6.3 Apparatus ................................................................. 226<br />

6.3.1 Examples of Apparatus ........................................ 226<br />

6.3.2 Piezoelectricity and Transduction ............................ 226<br />

6.3.3 Schlieren Imaging ............................................. 228<br />

6.3.4 Goniometer System ............................................ 230<br />

6.3.5 Capacitive Receiver ............................................ 231<br />

6.4 Surface Acoustic Waves .................................................. 231<br />

6.5 Nonlinear <strong>Acoustics</strong> ...................................................... 234<br />

6.5.1 Nonlinearity of Fluids ......................................... 234<br />

6.5.2 Nonlinearity of Solids ......................................... 235<br />

6.5.3 Comparison of Fluids and Solids ............................. 236<br />

References ........................................................................ 237<br />

7 Thermoacoustics<br />

Gregory W. Swift .................................................................. 239<br />

7.1 His<strong>to</strong>ry ..................................................................... 239<br />

7.2 Shared Concepts .......................................................... 240<br />

7.2.1 Pressure and Velocity .......................................... 240<br />

7.2.2 Power ........................................................... 243

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