本书用传递矩阵法分析了等截面、突变截面和渐变截面驻波管的失谐性质，并将传递矩阵法推广用于变截面分级驻波管失谐性质的研究。在此基础上，通过实验研究了如何利用扬声器，在均匀截面、突变截面和锥形截面分级驻波管中获取大幅纯驻波场的方法，同时对所获得的大振幅驻波场的非线性特性进行了实验比较研究。为非线性驻波场理论的最终建立和非线性驻波场的实际应用提供了可靠的实验依据。
本书可作为声学专业高年级本科生、研究生、教师及相关工程技术人员的参考书。

Chapter 1 Stepped Acoustic Resonator with an Abrupt Cross Section
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Transfer Matrix Method
1.3 Experimental Setup
1.4 Results
1.4.1 One-step Acoustic Resonator
1.4.2 Two-step Acoustic Resonator
1.4.3 Multi-step Acoustic Resonator
1.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2 Acoustic Resonator with a Gradually Varying Cross Section
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Gradually Varying Shape and Sound Field
2.2.1 Gradually Varying Geometric Shape
2.2.2 Sound Field
2.3 Transfer Matrix and Resonant Condition
2.3.1 Transfer Matrix
2.3.2 Resonant Condition
2.4 Transfer Function and Phase
2.5 Impedance
2.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 3 Stepped Acoustic Resonator with a Smooth Transitional Section
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Transfer Matrices of the Stepped Acoustic Resonator with a Gradually Varying Cross-sectional Area
3.3 Transfer Function and Phase
3.4 Impedance
3.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 4 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Fields in the Standing-wave Tube with a Uniform Cross Section
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Experimental Setup
4.3 Results and Discussions
4.3.1 Transfer Matrix and Resonance Frequencies
4.3.2 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Peak Resonant Frequencies
4.3.3 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Valley Resonant Frequencies
4.3.4 Variation of the SPL of a Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field with the Driving Voltage
4.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Fields in the Stepped Standing-wave Tube with an Abrupt Cross Section
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Stepped Standing-wave Tube with Abrupt Cross Section
5.3 Results and Discussions
5.3.1 Transfer Function and Resonance Frequency
5.3.2 Large-amplitude Sanding-wave Fields Excited at Peak Resonance Frequencies
5.3.3 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Fields Excited at Trough Resonance Frequencies
5.3.4 Fundamental Wave SPL of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
5.3.5 Particle Velocity Peak of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
5.3.6 Wave Distortion of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
5.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Fields in the Stepped Standing-wave Tube with a Tapered Cross Section
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Stepped Standing-wave Tube with a Tapered Cross Section
6.3 Results and Discussions
6.3.1 Transfer Function and Resonance Frequency
6.3.2 Large-amplitude Sanding-wave Fields Excited at Peak Resonance Frequencies
6.3.3 Large-amplitude Standing-wave Fields Excited at Trough Resonance Frequencies
6.3.4 Fundamental Wave SPL of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
6.3.5 Particle Velocity Peak of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
6.3.6 Wave Distortion of the Large-amplitude Standing-wave Field Excited at Resonance Frequencies
6.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 7 Comparison of the Generation of Extremely Nonlinear Pure Standing-wave Fields in a Standing-wave Tube
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Standing-wave Tube
7.3 Sound Pressure Transfer Function
7.4 Extremely Nonlinear Standing-wave Fields at the First Resonance Frequency
7.4.1 Waveform of the Extremely Nonlinear Standing-wave Field
7.4.2 Development of the Extremely Nonlinear Standing-wave Field
7.4.3 Increase of the SPL with Driving Voltage
7.5 Conclusions
References