Acoustic hybrid junction in a rectangular waveguide

Abstract

Acoustic scattering from a hybrid junction in a rectangular waveguide is studied. The Fourier transform and mode matching is used to represent the scattered wave and the simultaneous equations for the modal coefficients are formulated. A residue calculus is utilized to obtain a solution to the simultaneous equations in fast-converging series. Numerical computations are performed to show the behavior of transmission in terms of junction geometry and operating frequency. The utility of acoustic hybrid junction is discussed in terms of its decoupling characteristics. (C) 2000 Acoustical Society of America. [S0001-4966(00)05803-3].