It is shown that the problem of determining the type and parameters of conduit end fastening from the eigenfrequency spectrum has a dual solution. A method of solving this problem is developed. Some examples are given.
Introduction.Conduits are important elements of the fuel systems of cars, tractors, ships, planes, etc. Their vibrations often cause drumming, leading to discomfort for crew members and passengers. This is due to the fact that the frequency spectra of conduit vibrations are sometimes in a range hazardous to human health. To change the conduit vibration frequencies, it is not always reasonable to change the conduit length or attach concentrated masses. Therefore, to produce comfort conditions for passengers, it is required to determine the types of conduit fastening that provide the necessary (safe) range of conduit vibration frequencies. This refers not only to the fundamental vibration mode but also overtones. This problem is related to issues of noise suppression [1-3], acoustic diagnostics, [4][5][6][7][8][9] and the theory of inverse problems of mathematical physics [10,11].The goal of the present work was to determine the fastening parameters of a conduit filled with a fluid from the eigenfrequencies of its flexural vibrations. The problems of diagnosing the fastening of strings, membranes, and plates have been studied previously [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. For conduits, however, the problem formulated here is apparently considered for the first time. In addition, unlike in [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], in the present work, four rather than two boundary conditions are sought, which significantly complicates the problem and requires the use of different methods for its solution.Problems of calculating the eigenfrequencies of flexural vibrations of conduits were investigated in [20,21]. However, the inverse problem -determining the boundary conditions from eigenfrequencies -was not studied in these papers. In addition, in [20,21], only approximate methods (for example, the Galerkin and Rayleigh-Ritz methods) were considered, which are unsuitable for the solution of the problem formulated.1. Primal Problem. The small free vibrations of a conduit filled with a fluid (which is incompressible) is described by the following equation [20] (see also [21, pp. 193-196]):