Theoretical and numerical calculation of the acoustic radiation force acting on a circular rigid cylinder near a flat wall in a standing wave excitation in an ideal fluid

The acoustic radiation force acting on a cylinder near a flat wall in a standing wave is calculated by analytical methods and numerical simulations. An exact theoretical solution is presented as well as an approximate solution. The approximate solution is in algebraic form and quite easy to compute. The numerical simulation is based on FVM (Finite Volume Method) on unstructured triangular meshes. The exact theoretical, approximate and numerical solutions are compared with each other and good agreements are obtained. Furthermore, the effects of the flat wall are investigated in detail by the three methods. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.