Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
=
1
S
R
= average sound
absorption coefficient of
the enclosure surfaces
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Acoustic Properties of Enclosed Spaces
are Frequency Dependent
R=3
R=10
R=30
R=100
R= infinite
Q=2
0.1 1.0 10.0
Distance [m]
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
L
p
-
L
w
[
d
B
]
High Frequencies
>500 Hz
Large Room
Constant
Low Frequencies
<500 Hz
Smaller Room
Constant
If you are
measuring at 2
meters, this
would be your
error at low
frequencies
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General Relationship between Sound Pressure
and Sound Power Levels in Large Rooms
C
R r
Q
L r L
w p
+
+ =
4
4
log * 10 ) (
2
L
p
(r) = Sound Pressure Level at distance r from source (in dB re 2 x 10
-5
Pa)
Lw = Sound Power Level of source (in dB re 1x10
-12
watts)
Q
=
1
S
R
+ =
4
4
log * 10 ) (
2