B1.26
Part II, 2002
Starting from the equations governing sound waves linearized about a state with density and sound speed , derive the acoustic energy equation, giving expressions for the local energy density and energy flux .
A sphere executes small-amplitude vibrations, with its radius varying according to
with . Find an expression for the velocity potential of the sound, . Show that the time-averaged rate of working by the surface of the sphere is
Calculate the value at of the dimensionless ratio , where the overbars denote time-averaged values, and comment briefly on the limits and .