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Ultrasonic beam steering using Neumann boundary condition in multiplysics

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The traditional one-dimensional ultrasonic beam steering has time delay and is thus a complicated problem. A numerical model of ultrasonic beam steering using Neumann boundary condition in multiplysics is presented in the present paper. This model is based on the discrete wave number method that has been proved theoretically to satisfy the continuous conditions. The propagating angle of novel model is a function of the distance instead of the time domain. The propagating wave fronts at desired angles are simulated with the single line sources for plane wave. The result indicates that any beam angle can be steered by discrete line elements resources without any time delay.

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  1. College of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Electronics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, 100124, Beijing, China

    Zhao-Guo Qiu, Bin Wu & Cun-Fu He

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The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10972014).

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Qiu, ZG., Wu, B. & He, CF. Ultrasonic beam steering using Neumann boundary condition in multiplysics. Acta Mech Sin 28, 146–150 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-012-0018-6

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