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The sound field due to an oscillating bubble near an indented free surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

Michael S. Longuet-Higgins
Affiliation:
Center for Studies of Nonlinear Dynamics, La Jolla Institute, PO Box 1434, La Jolla, CA 92038, USA

Abstract

The problem is solved of the flow due to a rapidly oscillating source situated near a plane surface with a hemispherical indentation. The strength of the far-field flow is evaluated, and also the natural frequency of oscillation of a small bubble centred at the same position as the source.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1990 Cambridge University Press

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