ADM 510E - Advanced Underwater Acoustics

Course Objectives

1.To solve acoustical wave equation
2. To make preliminary sonar design based on the properties of oceans.
3.To understand sound propagation and directivity and solve related problems
4. To be aware of noise and causes of noise, to understand the importance of noise for ships

Course Description

Uses of sound in the ocean, acoustical wave equation, sound pressure levels,
volumetric absorption, sound speed calculations,
Sonar design, Fourier transforms and directivity, ray theory,
underwater noise, sources of noise in ships