{"title":"Wave-DNA: A software tool for simulating nonlinear acoustic waves emitted by moving boundaries","authors":"Sören Schenke , Fabian Sewerin , Berend van Wachem , Fabian Denner","doi":"10.1016/j.softx.2025.102101","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The investigation of nonlinear acoustics requires sophisticated and tailored methods to advance the state of the art. Here we present the software tool Wave-DNA for the simulation of nonlinear acoustic waves emitted by stationary or moving boundaries in quiescent or moving fluids, assuming a one-dimensional or spherically-symmetric geometry. At its core, Wave-DNA is based on the convective Kuznetsov equation, a second-order nonlinear acoustic wave equation that accounts for the background flow and may be reduced to alternative wave equations by applying simplifying assumptions. A tailored finite-difference time-domain method with time-dependent coordinate transformation enables the accurate simulation of acoustic waves emitted by moving boundaries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21905,"journal":{"name":"SoftwareX","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 102101"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"SoftwareX","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711025000688","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The investigation of nonlinear acoustics requires sophisticated and tailored methods to advance the state of the art. Here we present the software tool Wave-DNA for the simulation of nonlinear acoustic waves emitted by stationary or moving boundaries in quiescent or moving fluids, assuming a one-dimensional or spherically-symmetric geometry. At its core, Wave-DNA is based on the convective Kuznetsov equation, a second-order nonlinear acoustic wave equation that accounts for the background flow and may be reduced to alternative wave equations by applying simplifying assumptions. A tailored finite-difference time-domain method with time-dependent coordinate transformation enables the accurate simulation of acoustic waves emitted by moving boundaries.
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SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.