In this study, we focus on the prediction of the pressure field scattered from an immersed cylindrical shell partially coated by a soft rubber, impacted by an acoustic plane wave. As the coating covers only a partial portion along the circumference of the shell, the considered system is not axisymmetric. As a result, a spectral (Fourier) resolution of the mathematical problem would induce the coupling of the different circumferential orders, which can lead to prohibitive computing times. To circumvent this issue, the reverse Condensed Transfer Function (rCTF) method has recently been developed to decouple vibroacoustic subsystems initially coupled along lines or surfaces. From an analytical model of the fully coated shell impacted by the acoustic plane wave and a finite element (FE) model of the missing coating material, the rCTF approach predicts the vibroacoustic behavior of the coated shell with a voided section instead of the removed part. This voided section can then be filled by a FE model of the water domain replacing the removed coating material, using the direct CTF approach. The principle of the rCTF approach, some numerical validations, and results for the scattering from the partially coated shell are presented in this paper.

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