MATLAB Finite Difference Time Domain Acoustic Modelling
As part of MACH Acoustics’ open window research, they wanted a FDTD model to visualise sound waves moving through various window opening scenarios. I created a FDTD function, that would create an impulse wave at a specified position then calculate discrete pressure points across a defined grid size and time step.
Geometry (boundary conditions) could be loaded loaded into the function using scripts for different objects (opening, top/bottom swing window, baffle, etc), video saved and pressure, mic, time step data saved for repeat plotting (the solver took a few minutes to run so being able to plot existing data saved time). There is no currently no absorption so the sound does not decay, reflecting 100%. For short periods however this does not hinder the visualisation too drastically.
