# Procedures $$ \begin{array}{l} - \delta \hat {p} ^ {P} \Bigg \{\left[ - \Omega^ {2} (M _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} + M _ {\mathrm{fr}} ^ {P Q}) + i \Omega (C _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} + C _ {\mathrm{fr}} ^ {P Q}) + K _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \right] \Delta \tilde {p} ^ {Q} + \Omega^ {2} S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {P M} \Delta \tilde {u} ^ {M} - \Delta \tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P} \Bigg \} \\ + \delta u ^ {N} \Bigg \{\left[ - \Omega^ {2} M ^ {N M} + i \Omega (C _ {(m)} ^ {N M} + C _ {(k)} ^ {N M}) + K ^ {N M} \right] \Delta \tilde {u} ^ {M} + \left[ S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {Q N} \right] ^ {T} \Delta \tilde {p} ^ {Q} - \Delta \tilde {P} ^ {N} \Bigg \} = 0, \\ \end{array} $$ with $$ K ^ {N M} = \int_ {V} \left[ \frac {\partial \pmb {\beta} ^ {N}}{\partial u ^ {M}}: \pmb {\sigma} _ {0} + \pmb {\beta} ^ {N}: \mathbf {D} ^ {e l}: \pmb {\beta} ^ {M} \right] d V $$ (this stiffness includes the initial stress matrix, so "stress stiffening" and "load stiffness" effects associated with the base state stress and loads are included), and $$ C _ {(k)} ^ {N M} = \int_ {V} \left[ \beta_ {c} \pmb {\beta} ^ {N}: \mathbf {D} ^ {e l}: \pmb {\beta} ^ {M} \right] d V. $$ We assume that the loads and (because of linearity) the response are harmonic, and, hence, we can write $$ \Delta \tilde {p} ^ {Q} = \left(\Re \left(\tilde {p} ^ {Q}\right) + i \Im \left(\tilde {p} ^ {Q}\right)\right) \exp i \Omega t $$ $$ \Delta \tilde {u} ^ {M} = \left(\Re \left(\tilde {u} ^ {M}\right) + i \Im \left(\tilde {u} ^ {M}\right)\right) \exp i \Omega t $$ and $$ \Delta \tilde {P} ^ {N} = \left(\Re \left(\tilde {P} ^ {N}\right) + i \Im \left(\tilde {P} ^ {N}\right)\right) \exp i \Omega t $$ $$ \Delta \tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P} = \left(\Re \left(\tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P}\right) + i \Im \left(\tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P}\right)\right) \exp i \Omega t, $$ where < $\left( \tilde { p } ^ { Q } \right) , \Re \left( \tilde { u } ^ { M } \right) , \Im \left( \tilde { p } ^ { Q } \right)$ , and $\mathfrak { F } \left( \tilde { u } ^ { M } \right)$ are the real and imaginary parts of the amplitudes of the response; $\Re \left( \tilde { P } ^ { N } \right)$ and $\Im \left( \tilde { P } ^ { N } \right)$ are the real and imaginary parts of the amplitude of the force applied to the structure; $\Re ( \tilde { P } _ { f } ^ { P } )$ and $\Im ( \tilde { P } _ { f } ^ { P } )$ are the real and imaginary parts of the amplitude of the acoustic traction (dimensions of volumetric acceleration) applied to the fluid; and − is the circular frequency. We substitute these equations into Equation 2.9.1-22 and use the time-harmonic form of Equation $2 . 9 . 1 \substack { - 1 - 1 4 , \delta \hat { p } ^ { P } } = - \Omega ^ { - 2 } \delta p ^ { P }$ , which yields the coupled complex linear equation system Equation 2.9.1-23 $$ \left[ \begin{array}{c c c c} \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] & \Im \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] & \Big [ S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {P M} \Big ] & 0 \\ \Im \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] & - \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] & 0 & - \Big [ S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {P M} \Big ] \\ \Big [ S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {Q N} \Big ] ^ {T} & 0 & \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \Big ] & \Im \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \Big ] \\ 0 & - \Big [ S _ {\mathrm{fs}} ^ {Q N} \Big ] ^ {T} & \Im \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \Big ] & - \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \Big ] \end{array} \right] \left\{ \begin{array}{l} \Re \left(\tilde {p} ^ {Q}\right) \\ \Im \left(\tilde {p} ^ {Q}\right) \\ \Re \left(\tilde {u} ^ {M}\right) \\ \Im \left(\tilde {u} ^ {M}\right) \end{array} \right\} = \left\{ \begin{array}{c} \Omega^ {- 2} \Re \left(\tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P}\right) \\ - \Omega^ {- 2} \Im \left(\tilde {P} _ {f} ^ {P}\right) \\ \Re \left(\tilde {P} ^ {N}\right) \\ - \Im \left(\tilde {P} ^ {N}\right) \end{array} \right\}, $$ where $$ \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] = \Omega^ {- 2} (K _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} + K _ {\mathrm{fr}} ^ {P Q}) - (M _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} + M _ {\mathrm{fr}} ^ {P Q}) $$ $$ \Im \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} \Big ] = - \Omega^ {- 1} (C _ {\mathrm{f}} ^ {P Q} + C _ {\mathrm{fr}} ^ {P Q}) $$ and $$ \Re \Big [ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \Big ] = K ^ {N M} - \Omega^ {2} M ^ {N M} $$ $$ \Im \left[ A _ {\mathrm{s}} ^ {N M} \right] = - \Omega \left(C _ {(m)} ^ {N M} + C _ {(k)} ^ {N M}\right). $$ $\mathbf { I f } K ^ { N M }$ is symmetric, Equation 2.9.1-23 is symmetric. The system may be quite large, because the real and imaginary parts of the structural degrees of freedom and of the pressure in the fluid all appear in the system. This set of equations is solved for each frequency requested in the \*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS, DIRECT procedure. If damping is absent, the \*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS, DIRECT=REAL ONLY procedure can be used; in this case a smaller, real matrix equation is solved. Nonzero r values for the acoustic medium and nonzero $1 / c _ { 1 }$ values for the impedances represent damping. As mentioned above for the transient case, the coupled system can be split into an uncoupled structural analysis and an acoustic analysis driven by the structural response, provided the fluid forces on the structure are small. # Volumetric drag and fluid viscosity The medium supporting acoustic waves may be flowing through a porous matrix, such as fiberglass used for sound deadening. In this case the parameter r is the flow resistance, the pressure drop required to force a unit flow through the porous matrix. A propagating plane wave with nominal particle velocity $\dot { \mathrm { ~ \bf ~ u ~ } } ^ { f }$ loses energy at a rate Equation 2.9.1-24 $$ \dot {E} = - r \left| \dot {\mathbf {u}} ^ {f} \right| ^ {2}. $$ Fluids also exhibit momentum losses without a porous matrix resistive medium, through coefficients of shear viscosity $\mu$ and bulk viscosity ´. These are proportionality constants between components of the stress and spatial derivatives of the shear strain rate and volumetric strain rate, respectively. In fluid mechanics the shear viscosity term $\mu$ is usually more important that the bulk term ´; however, acoustics is the study of volumetrically straining flows, so both constants can be important. The linearized Navier-Stokes equations for adiabatic perturbations about a base state can be expressed in terms of the pressure field alone (Morse and Ingard, 1968): $$ \frac {\partial}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} = \frac {\rho_ {f}}{K _ {f}} \ddot {p} - \frac {\eta + \frac {4}{3} \mu}{K _ {f}} \frac {\partial}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \cdot \frac {\partial \dot {p}}{\partial \mathbf {x}}. $$ Equation 2.9.1-25 If the combined viscosity effects are small, Equation 2.9.1-26 $$ \frac {\partial}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \approx \frac {\rho_ {f}}{K _ {f}} \ddot {p}, $$ so that we can write Equation 2.9.1-27 $$ K _ {f} \frac {\partial}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} - \rho_ {f} \frac {\partial^ {2}}{\partial t ^ {2}} p + (\eta + \frac {4}{3} \mu) \left(\frac {\rho_ {f}}{K _ {f}}\right) \frac {\partial^ {3}}{\partial t ^ {3}} p = 0. $$ This equation involves third-order time derivatives, which we do not solve in transient analyses. However, in steady state we see that Equation 2.9.1-28 $$ \frac {1}{\rho_ {f}} \frac {\partial}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} + \Omega^ {2} \left(\frac {1}{K _ {f}} - i \Omega \frac {\eta + \frac {4}{3} \mu}{K _ {f} ^ {2}}\right) p = 0, $$ where − is the forcing frequency, which leads to the following analogy between viscous fluid losses and volumetric drag or flow resistance: Equation 2.9.1-29 $$ r = \frac {\Omega^ {2} \rho_ {f}}{K _ {f}} \left(\eta + \frac {4}{3} \mu\right). $$ The energy loss rate for a propagating plane wave in this linearized, adiabatic, small-viscosity case is Equation 2.9.1-30 $$ \dot {E} = - \left(\eta + \frac {4}{3} \mu\right) \frac {\Omega^ {2} \rho_ {f}}{K _ {f}} \left| \dot {\bf {u}} ^ {f} \right| ^ {2}. $$ # Impedance and admittance at fluid boundaries Equation 2.9.1-11 (or alternatively Equation 2.9.1-9) can be written in a complex admittance form for steady-state analysis: Equation 2.9.1-31 $$ \mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot (\dot {\mathbf {u}} ^ {m} - \dot {\mathbf {u}} ^ {f}) = (\frac {1}{c _ {1}} + \frac {i \Omega}{k _ {1}}) p = \frac {1}{Z (\Omega)} p = - T (\mathbf {x}) (i \Omega) ^ {- 1}, $$ where we define Equation 2.9.1-32 $$ \frac {1}{Z (\Omega)} \equiv \frac {1}{c _ {1}} + \frac {i \Omega}{k _ {1}}. $$ # Procedures The term $1 / Z ( \Omega )$ is the complex admittance of the boundary, and $Z ( \Omega )$ is the corresponding complex impedance. Thus, a required complex impedance or admittance value can be entered for a given frequency by fitting to the parameters $1 / c _ { 1 }$ and $1 / k _ { 1 }$ using Equation 2.9.1-32. For absorption of plane waves in an infinite medium with volumetric drag, the complex impedance can be shown to be $$ Z (\Omega) = \sqrt {K _ {f} \tilde {\rho}} = \sqrt {K _ {f} (\rho_ {f} + \frac {r}{i \Omega})}. $$ Equation 2.9.1-33 For the impedance-based nonreflective boundary condition in ABAQUS/Standard, the equations above are used to determine the required constants $1 / c _ { 1 }$ and $1 / k _ { 1 }$ . They are a function of frequency if the volumetric drag is nonzero. The small-drag versions of these equations are used in the direct time integration procedures, as in Equation 2.9.1-39. For more information, see \`\`Acoustic and coupled acoustic-structural analysis,'' Section 6.9.1 of the ABAQUS/Standard User's Manual. # Radiation boundary conditions Many acoustic studies involve a vibrating structure in an infinite domain. In these cases we model a layer of the acoustic medium using finite elements, to a thickness of $1 / 4$ to a full wavelength, out to a "radiating" boundary surface. We then impose a condition on this surface to allow the acoustic waves to pass through and not reflect back into the computational domain. For radiation boundaries of simple shapes--such as planes, spheres, and the like--simple impedance boundary conditions can represent good approximations to the exact radiation conditions. In particular, we include local algebraic radiation conditions of the form Equation 2.9.1-34 $$ \mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} = M p = f (i \tilde {k} + \beta) p, $$ where $\tilde { k } = \Omega \sqrt { \tilde { \rho } / K _ { f } }$ is the wave number, and $\tilde { \rho }$ is the complex density (see Equation 2.9.1-16). f is a geometric factor related to the metric factors of the curvilinear coordinate system used on the boundary, and $\beta$ is a spreading loss term (see Table 2.9.1-1). Comparison of Equation 2.9.1-34 and Equation 2.9.1-9 reveals that, for steady-state analysis, there exists a direct analogy to the reactive boundary equation, Equation 2.9.1-19, with $$ \frac {1}{k _ {1}} = \Im \bigl (\frac {f}{\Omega \sqrt {\tilde {\rho} K _ {f}}} \bigr) - \frac {f \beta}{\Omega^ {2} \rho_ {f} \left(1 + (r / \Omega \rho_ {f} \right. ^ {2})}, $$ Equation 2.9.1-35 and $$ \frac {1}{c _ {1}} = \Re \bigl (\frac {f}{\sqrt {\tilde {\rho} K _ {f}}} \bigr) + \frac {f \beta r / \rho_ {f}}{\Omega^ {2} \rho_ {f} (1 + (r / \Omega \rho_ {f}) ^ {2})}. $$ Equation 2.9.1-36 # Procedures For transient procedures the treatment of volumetric drag in the acoustic equations and the radiation conditions necessitates an approximation. In the acoustics equation we use the boundary term Equation 2.9.1-37 $$ - \mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \frac {1}{\rho_ {f}} = \mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \left(\ddot {\mathbf {u}} ^ {f} + \frac {r}{\rho_ {f}} \dot {\mathbf {u}} ^ {f}\right). $$ Combining Equation 2.9.1-34 with Equation 2.9.1-37, expanding about r = 0, and retaining only first-order terms leads to Equation 2.9.1-38 $$ \left(\mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}}\right) / \rho_ {f} = f \left[ \frac {i \Omega}{\sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}} \right] p + f \left[ \frac {\beta}{\rho_ {f}} - \left(\frac {r}{2 \rho_ {f} \sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}}\right) - \frac {\beta r}{i \Omega \rho_ {f} ^ {2}} \right] p. $$ The Fourier inverse of the steady-state form contains a time convolution term, which is not implemented. Dropping this term, retaining only differential terms, is equivalent to making the physical assumption that the volumetric drag is small compared to $\Omega ^ { 2 } \rho _ { f } \left( \sqrt { \rho _ { f } / K _ { f } } \right) / \beta$ . Since this is a common case, we have implemented the transient boundary condition Equation 2.9.1-39 $$ \left(\mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}}\right) / \rho_ {f} = f \left[ \frac {1}{\sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}} \right] \dot {p} + f \left[ \frac {\beta}{\rho_ {f}} - \frac {r}{2 \rho_ {f} \sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}} \right] p. $$ This expression involves independent coefficients for pressure and its first derivative in time, unlike the transient reactive boundary expression (Equation 2.9.1-10), which includes independent coefficients for the first and second derivatives of pressure only. Consequently, to implement this expression, we define the admittance parameters Equation 2.9.1-40 $$ \frac {1}{c _ {1}} = \left[ \frac {f}{\sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}} \right] $$ and Equation 2.9.1-41 $$ \frac {1}{a _ {1}} = f \left[ \frac {\beta}{\rho_ {f}} - \frac {r}{2 \rho_ {f} \sqrt {\rho_ {f} K _ {f}}} \right], $$ so the boundary traction for the transient radiation boundary condition can be written $$ - \mathbf {n} ^ {-} \cdot \frac {\partial p}{\partial \mathbf {x}} \frac {1}{\rho_ {f}} = \frac {1}{c _ {1}} \dot {p} + \frac {1}{a _ {1}} p. $$ Equation - The values of the parameters $f$ and $\beta$ vary with the geometry of the boundary of the radiating surface of the acoustic medium. The geometries supported in ABAQUS/Standard are summarized in Table 2.9.1-1. Table 2.9.1-1. Boundary condition parameters.
| Geometry | f | β |
| Plane | 1 | 0 |
| Circle or circular | 1 | $\frac{1}{2r_1}$ |
| cylinder | ||
| Ellipse or elliptical cylinder | ![]() | $\frac{1}{2r_1}$ |
| Sphere | 1 | $\frac{1}{r_1}$ |
| Prolate spheroid | ![]() | $\frac{1}{r_1}$ |