Acoustic Resonance in a Reservoir-Double Pipe-Orifice System

Acoustic resonance in a two-pipe system is simulated with four different models for the periodic excitation. Analytical solutions are provided in full for the three linear excitations. Exact numerical results are presented for the nonlinear excitation. The influence of a large-diameter supply pipe (instead of a constant-head reservoir) on the system’s fundamental frequencies and mode shapes is studied. The peculiar behaviour of wave reflection at an orifice is fully explained.