Low frequency wave modes of liquid-filled flexible tubes

[摘要] Many canals in the human body are liquid-filled thin wall flexible tubes. In general the P-wave and S-wave velocities of tube material are much slower than the sound velocity of the liquid. It is interested to study the dynamic deformation of the wall caused by pressure fluctuation of liquid. In the low frequency range, the liquid pressure is essentially axial symmetric. Therefore, axial symmetric wave propagation modes are investigated. The calculated spectrum shows there are two modes with zero frequency limit. Phase velocities of these two modes are much smaller than the sound velocity of the liquid. They are also slower than the P-wave velocity of the tube material. At very low wave number, radial displacements of both liquid particles and tube are very small compared to their axial counter parts. As the frequency goes higher, boundary waves are observed.

[发布机构] Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei; 10617, Taiwan^1

[效力级别] 数学

[关键词] Calculated spectrum;Dynamic deformation;Low frequency range;Low-frequency waves;Pressure fluctuation;Radial displacements;Symmetric wave propagation;Zero-frequency limit