Analysis of Acoustic Radiation from Orthogonally Stiffened Cylindrical Shell in Water Based on the Finite Element Method CHEN Jun-ming 1,CHEN Ying-bo 2,HUANG Yu-ying 3 (1.School of Sciences, WUT, Wuhan 430070, China; 2.Design and Research Institute, WUT, Wuhan 430070, China; 3.School of Civil Engineering, HUST, Wuhan 430074, China)The structural acoustic problem of the ribbed shells in water is extensively applied in the hiding technology of the underwater navigation devices. Aimed at the coupling effect between medium and structure, the finite element method is employed to calculating the sound-pressure field radiated by a harmonically excited, orthogonally stiffened thin elastic circular cylindrical shell in underwater. It is shown that the axial-stiffeners can improve efficiently the mechanical and acoustical characteristics of the coupling system.stiffened cylindrical shell; coupling effect; acoustic radiation; finite element method