Viscothermal Wave Propagation including Acousto-elastic Interaction, Part Ii: Applications

In Part I of the present paper a parameter analysis showed that the most e$cient model to describe viscothermal wave propagation is the low reduced frequency model. In order to demonstrate the wide range of applicability of the low reduced frequency model, a number of examples from the literature are discussed in Part II. An overview of fundamental solutions and general applications is given. Because the models are all written in terms of dimensionless parameters and solutions for various co-ordinate systems are given, this paper also serves as a solution overview. ( 1999 Academic Press