scholarly journals Structure of the Benioff Zone beneath the Shumagin Islands, Alaska: Relocation of local earthquakes using three-dimensional ray tracing

1985 ◽  
Vol 90 (B1) ◽  
pp. 635-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egill Hauksson
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Benioff Zone ◽  
Local Earthquakes

Assessment of troposphere mapping functions using three-dimensional ray-tracing

GPS Solutions ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Urquhart ◽  
Felipe G. Nievinski ◽  
Marcelo C. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Mapping Functions

Methods to Accelerate Ray Tracing in the Monte Carlo Method for Surface-to-Surface Radiation Transport

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (9) ◽  
pp. 945-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Mazumder
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Radiation Transport ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intersection Point ◽  
Surface Radiation ◽  
Computational Domain ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Partitioning ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method

Two different algorithms to accelerate ray tracing in surface-to-surface radiation Monte Carlo calculations are investigated. The first algorithm is the well-known binary spatial partitioning (BSP) algorithm, which recursively bisects the computational domain into a set of hierarchically linked boxes that are then made use of to narrow down the number of ray-surface intersection calculations. The second algorithm is the volume-by-volume advancement (VVA) algorithm. This algorithm is new and employs the volumetric mesh to advance the ray through the computational domain until a legitimate intersection point is found. The algorithms are tested for two classical problems, namely an open box, and a box in a box, in both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) geometries with various mesh sizes. Both algorithms are found to result in orders of magnitude gains in computational efficiency over direct calculations that do not employ any acceleration strategy. For three-dimensional geometries, the VVA algorithm is found to be clearly superior to BSP, particularly for cases with obstructions within the computational domain. For two-dimensional geometries, the VVA algorithm is found to be superior to the BSP algorithm only when obstructions are present and are densely packed.

Acoustical Design Study on Application of Absorption Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 546-549
Author(s):  
Wei Lin ◽  
Wei Hwa Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Energy Distribution ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Impulse Response ◽  
Background Noise ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Design Study ◽  
Sound Energy ◽  
Reinforcement System

Taipei Top Church Auditorium is a hall primarily intended for praise and worship. A three dimensional ray tracing computer simulation was used to provide sound energy distribution on the audience area of the hall, realistic design have been performed. The volume of the hall is 24600m3, which is occupied for 2200 people and equipped the hall with acoustical curtains by modifying its acoustical characteristics. Objective measurements of impulse response are reported, and background noise control and noise isolation are also be considered in the design phase. Reinforcement system is conducted to meet all the activity for the acoustical environments.

On dynamic ray tracing in three dimensional inhomogeneous media

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-318
Author(s):  
Peter Hubral ◽  
I. Pšenčík
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Inhomogeneous Media ◽  
Dynamic Ray Tracing

Solving two-point seismic-ray tracing problems in a heterogeneous medium

1980 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Pereyra ◽  
W. H. K. Lee ◽  
H. B. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Method ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Finite Difference Methods ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Nonlinear Boundary Conditions ◽  
Variable Order ◽  
Flexible Tool ◽  
Velocity Models ◽  
Jump Discontinuities ◽  
Variable Mesh

abstract A study of two-point seismic-ray tracing problems in a heterogeneous isotropic medium and how to solve them numerically will be presented in a series of papers. In this Part 1, it is shown how a variety of two-point seismic-ray tracing problems can be formulated mathematically as systems of first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations subject to nonlinear boundary conditions. A general numerical method to solve such systems in general is presented and a computer program based upon it is described. High accuracy and efficiency are achieved by using variable order finite difference methods on nonuniform meshes which are selected automatically by the program as the computation proceeds. The variable mesh technique adapts itself to the particular problem at hand, producing more detailed computations where they are needed, as in tracing highly curved seismic rays. A complete package of programs has been produced which use this method to solve two- and three-dimensional ray-tracing problems for continuous or piecewise continuous media, with the velocity of propagation given either analytically or only at a finite number of points. These programs are all based on the same core program, PASVA3, and therefore provide a compact and flexible tool for attacking ray-tracing problems in seismology. In Part 2 of this work, the numerical method is applied to two- and three-dimensional velocity models, including models with jump discontinuities across interfaces.

scholarly journals The absorption of light by rough metal surfaces—A three-dimensional ray-tracing analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (10) ◽  
pp. 103515 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bergström ◽  
J. Powell ◽  
A. F.H. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Metal Surfaces ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Absorption Of Light

Improved three-dimensional ray tracing technique for microcellular propagation models

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (17) ◽  
pp. 1503-1505 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.Y. Tan ◽  
H.S. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Propagation Models
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