Measurements of the Doppler spectra of airborne ultrasound backscattered by the rough dynamic surface of a shallow turbulent flow are presented in this paper. The interpretation of the observed acoustic signal behavior is provided by means of a Monte Carlo simulation based on the Kirchhoff approximation and on a linear random-phase model of the water surface elevation. Results suggest that the main scattering mechanism is from capillary waves with small amplitude. Waves that travel at the same velocity of the flow, as well as dispersive waves that travel at a range of velocities, are detected, studied, and used in the acoustic Doppler analysis. The dispersive surface waves are not observed when the flow velocity is slow compared to their characteristic velocity. Relatively wide peaks in the experimental spectra also suggest the existence of nonlinear modulations of the short capillary waves, or their propagation in a wide range of directions. The variability of the Doppler spectra with the conditions of the flow can affect the accuracy of the flow velocity estimations based on backscattering Doppler. A set of different methods to estimate this velocity accurately and remotely at different ranges of flow conditions is suggested.
Doppler Spectra of Airborne Sound Backscattered by the Free Surface of a Shallow Turbulent Water Flow / Dolcetti, G.; Krynkin, A.; Horoshenkov, K. V.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. - ISSN 0001-4966. - 142:6(2017), pp. 3387-3401. [10.1121/1.5015990]
Doppler Spectra of Airborne Sound Backscattered by the Free Surface of a Shallow Turbulent Water Flow
Dolcetti G.;
2017-01-01
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Measurements of the Doppler spectra of airborne ultrasound backscattered by the rough dynamic surface of a shallow turbulent flow are presented in this paper. The interpretation of the observed acoustic signal behavior is provided by means of a Monte Carlo simulation based on the Kirchhoff approximation and on a linear random-phase model of the water surface elevation. Results suggest that the main scattering mechanism is from capillary waves with small amplitude. Waves that travel at the same velocity of the flow, as well as dispersive waves that travel at a range of velocities, are detected, studied, and used in the acoustic Doppler analysis. The dispersive surface waves are not observed when the flow velocity is slow compared to their characteristic velocity. Relatively wide peaks in the experimental spectra also suggest the existence of nonlinear modulations of the short capillary waves, or their propagation in a wide range of directions. The variability of the Doppler spectra with the conditions of the flow can affect the accuracy of the flow velocity estimations based on backscattering Doppler. A set of different methods to estimate this velocity accurately and remotely at different ranges of flow conditions is suggested.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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