Boundary-integral-equation methods for screen problems in acoustic and electromagnetic aerospace research (Q1287079)

The paper describes the application of boundary-integral-equation methods to solve two problems in acoustic and electromagnetic aerospace research. The first problem is concerned with the structural-acoustic analysis of solar arrays of satellites. This analysis involves the solution of a boundary-integral equation for determining the acoustic pressure jump across the solar panels. The solar panels are geometrically modelled as screens (i.e. open surfaces in three-dimensional space). The second problem is related to the radar cross-section prediction of engine inlets of fighter aircraft.