Proceedings of the 11th Convention of the
European Acoustics Association
Forum Acusticum / EuroNoise 2025


Málaga, Spain
June 23 - 26, 2025





Session: A11.01 Musical acoustics - General
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2025
Time: 17:20
Title: Modal approaches for modelling nonlinear acoustics in 2D axisymmetric domains: application to brass instruments
Author(s): Filipe Soares
Bruno Cochelin
Vincent Fréour
Christophe Vergez
Keita ARIMOTO
Pages: 2733-2738
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.61782/fa.2025.0572
PDF: https://dael.euracoustics.org/confs/fa2025/data/articles/000572.pdf
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Abstract

The modelling approach presented here aims at developing accurate, yet computationally efficient, numerical models of brass instrument resonators including nonlinear propagation, viscothermal losses and 2D radiation effects. Firstly, we propose the use of the Blackstock equation to model the nonlinear acoustic propagation inside the resonator, a more appropriate choice when dealing with nonlinear standing wave patterns, compared to the commonly used Burgers equation. An initial step consists in obtaining a complex modal basis from a 2D-axisymmetric finite element model of the linearized equations. Here, we include a bounded domain outside the resonator with a nonreflecting boundary condition as well as the effect of viscothermal losses at the interior walls. The nonlinear Blackstock equation is then projected onto the resulting complex modal basis, leading to a compact set of nonlinear ODEs. This leads to exploitable reduced formulations adapted to quick temporal simulations, bifurcation analysis or parametric studies, retaining nevertheless the accuracy of 2D models. The explicit account of the exterior acoustic field also allows for the calculation of radiated sound pressures as well as directivity patterns. Experimental validation and illustrative numerical results are presented for a simplified trumpet geometry in both linear and nonlinear scenarios.