Further research on the performance of consistent mass matrices using BEM for symmetric/nonsymmetric formulations

摘要

This paper deals with the performance of consistent mass matrices for the 2-D scalar wave propagation problem using the Boundary Element Method (BEM), and proposes a new global functional set of base functions capable of avoiding domain integrations, suitable for symmetric and nonsymmetric formulations. The method can be applied to arbitrary shaped two-dimensional domains divided into triangular, rectangular and arbitrary shaped quadrilateral linear or curvilinear (e.g. circular) internal cells. The theory is sustained by numerical results for a rectangular and a circular acoustical cavity under Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions.