Modeling Radio Transmission Loss in Curved, Branched and Rough-Walled Tunnels With the ADI-PE Method

We discuss the use of the parabolic equation (PE) along with the alternate direction implicit (ADI) method in predicting the loss for three specialized tunnel cases: curved tunnels, branched tunnels, and rough-walled tunnels. This paper builds on previous work which discusses the use of the ADI-PE in modeling transmission loss in smooth, straight tunnels. For each specialized tunnel case, the ADI-PE formulation is presented along with necessary boundary conditions and tunnel geometry limitations. To complete the study, examples are presented where the ADI-PE numerical results for the curved and rough-walled tunnel are compared to known analytical models and experimental data, and the branched tunnel data is compared to the numerical solutions produced by HFSS.

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