Computational (Vibro-)Acoustics introduces modern numerical methods for simulating sound fields, sound radiation, and coupled vibroacoustic problems. The course focuses on how acoustic problems are translated into mathematical models and then solved efficiently with the finite element method (FEM), the boundary element method (BEM), and selected time-domain discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods. In addition to the theoretical foundations, the course includes practical programming tasks, small numerical experiments, and open-source workflows that allow students to implement and test core ideas independently.
Typical application areas include room acoustics, outdoor sound propagation, acoustic radiation from vibrating structures, mufflers, and coupled acoustic-structural systems. A central goal of the course is to help students understand not only how these methods work, but also when a given method is appropriate, where its limitations lie, and how numerical results should be interpreted critically.
- Lehrende: Tobias Melz