PlaneWavePressure {sonar}R Documentation

Plane wave pressure

Description

Returns the pressure

Usage

PlaneWavePressure(rho, C, u)

Arguments

rho

fluid density = 10^3kg/m^3 for sea water

C

velocity of sound wave propagation = 1.5 x 10^3m/s in sea water

u

particle velocity (m/s)

Value

pressure (Pa or N/m2)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

References

Waite A. D., 2002 Sonar for Practising Engineers, 3rd Edition Chichester: Wiley. pp. 2.

Examples

PlaneWavePressure( 1e3, 1.5e3,  1)

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