Finite-amplitude acoustic responses of large-amplitude vibration objects with complex geometries in an infinite fluid.

High-intensity acoustic waves existing commonly in aeronautical and aerospace vehicles manifest nonlinear propagation behaviors. Large-amplitude vibration and irregular shape of the aerospace vehicles further complicate the acoustic responses. This paper is concerned with numerical analysis of finite-amplitude acoustic responses of complex-shaped vibration objects. The time-dependent effect of the solid boundary position due to the large-amplitude vibration of the objects is considered. A set of first-order differential equations is derived to govern the finite-amplitude acoustic wave. A fourth-order dispersion-relation-preserving finite difference formulation is employed to solve the nonlinear acoustic equations on a fixed Cartesian grid. Acoustic responses of the fluid and the vibration of the complex-shaped object are coupled by considering the compatibility conditions on the fluid-solid interface. A ghost-cell sharp-interface immersed boundary method is utilized to relax the conformity requirement between the computational grid and solid boundary. Numerical filters are employed in the computational procedure to suppress numerical oscillations. The present method is validated through several numerical tests. Numerical analysis of finite-amplitude acoustic responses of a complex-shaped object is performed. The nonlinear effect of a finite-amplitude acoustic wave, the time-dependent effect of solid boundary position, and the coupling effect between them on the propagation behaviors of nonlinear acoustic waves are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]