Modelling the Chladni Effect
Technologies:
MATLAB
Partial Differential Equations
Numerical Simulation
Physics-based Modeling
Project Overview
- Modeled Chladni plate vibrations using the 2D wave equation.
- Used analytical and numerical methods to solve the PDEs for standing wave solutions.
- Simulated sand particle motion to visualize nodal and anti-nodal patterns.
- Implemented MATLAB simulations and compared theoretical vs. experimental results.
Poster Presentation
Simulation Video
Simulation Results
- The 2D wave equation solutions provided accurate predictions of Chladni pattern formations.
- 3D wave functions were plotted to visualize standing wave behavior on the plate.
- A particle-based simulation modeled sand movement, confirming theoretical predictions.