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ACOUSTIC SCATTERING BY A VORTEX MODEL OF TURBULENCE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18468
Amount: $49,777.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
44 Hunt Street
Watertown, MA 02172
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. Christopher Rollins
 (617) 926-1167
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED MODEL FOR ACOUSTIC SCATTERING FROM A TURBULENT MEDIUM IS PROPOSED, WHICH WILL USE THE SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD APPROACH TO MULTIPLE SCATTERING. RESULTS WIL BE USED TO PREDICT ACOUSTIC SCATTERING SIGNATURES AS A FUNCTION OF THE ACOUSTIC AND TURBULENCE PROPERTIES OF THE SCATTERING SYSTEM. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE A DETERMINATION OF THE COHERENT FIELD (MEAN FIELD) AS WELL AS INCOHERENT FIELDS (SCATTERED ENERGY) ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCATTERED ACOUSTIC RETURN SIGNALS FROM A TURBULENCE REGION WHICH HAS A SPECIFIED SIMPLE GEOMETRY AND PRESUMED STATISTICAL PROPERTIES. THIS APPROACH WILL PROVIDE A GENERAL AND SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT, TO ALL ORDERS IN TURBULENCE, OF THE SCATTERING OF ACOUSTIC WAVES, IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE TURBULENT STRUCTURE OF THE SCATTERING SYSTEM.

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