Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 395-404 , June 2006

Acoustic–structural coupled finite element analysis for sound transmission in human ear—Pressure distributions

  • Rong Z. Gan

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
    • Hough Ear Institute, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 865 Asp Avenue, Room 200, Norman, OK 73019, USA. Tel.: +1 405 325 1099; fax: +1 405 325 1088.
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  • Qunli Sun

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
    • Present address: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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  • Bin Feng

      Affiliations

    • School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
    • ,
  • Mark W. Wood

      Affiliations

    • Hough Ear Institute, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, USA

Received 12 November 2004 ,Revised 4 May 2005 ,Accepted 4 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.07.018

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 395-404 , June 2006

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