Time domain simulation of sound diffusers using finite-difference schemes

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 611-622

  Redondo, J ^a   Pico R ^a   Roig, B ^a   Avis, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY BANDS;

ACOUSTIC BEHAVIOR; NEAR FIELD TO FAR FIELD TRANSFORMATIONS (NFFFT); PREDICTION TECHNIQUES; VOLUMETRIC METHODS;

ACOUSTIC FIELDS;

EID: 34547975124     PISSN: 16101928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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