Title: Acoustic Characterisation of the Hydraulic Flows and Boundary Conditions in Open Channels
Speaker: Prof. Kirill V. Horoshenkov
From: University of Bradford, UK
Time: 10:00 a.m., Jan. 23, 2013
Place: Conference Room 218 at Dezhao South Building
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Sponsors:
Science and Technology Department
Noise and Vibration Laboratory
Abstract of the report:
This talk will illustrate how acoustic waves can provide a reliable means to measure the surface roughness in shallow water flows. A turbulent, shallow water flow is typically characterized by its dynamically rough water surface that carrier information on the hydraulic processes within this system. It has been suggested that the spectral and statistical characteristics of this surface can be related to the scale and intensity of the flow turbulent structures which cause the water surface to appear rough. These characteristics are very important for our better understanding of the hydraulic energy losses and the mixing processes in turbulent flows. It will be shown that these characteristics can be obtained from accurate measurements of amplitude, phase and the intensity of the acoustic signal scattered by the dynamically rough water surface.
CV of the speaker:
Kirill V. Horoshenkov
Professor of Acoustics,School of Engineering, University of Bradford, UK
Professor Horoshenkov is an expert in outdoor sound propagation, acoustic materials and instrumentation. In recognition of his contribution to the field of acoustics, he was awarded the prestigious Tyndall Medal by the Institute of Acoustics in 2006.
He holds a degree in Acoustics and Ultrasonic Engineering from the Moscow State Institute of Radio-engineering Electronics and Automation (1989) and a PhD in Acoustics from the University of Bradford (1997). He has been an academic at the University of Bradford since 1995 and currently holds the position of Professor of Acoustic Engineering.
He has been involved actively in the professional life of the acoustic community in the UK and overseas, serving as a member of the Engineering Division Committee of the Institute of Acoustics, member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College, Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal of Applied Acoustics and the Journal of Acta Acustica united with Acustica. He has authored/coauthored two books, over one hundred Journal and conference papers and has successfully submitted four patent applications.
