Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
z The Decibel
z Frequency of Sound
z Measuring Sound
z Applications of Acoustics
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Sound
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Sound and Noise
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Terminology of Sound
Active Intensity Statistical analysis
RMS
Peak Fast
Slow Free Field/Pressure Field
Impulse
Sound Pressure Percentile level
dB
Logarithmic scales Weighting
Pascal Leq
L10
RMS
L90
Constant percentage bandwidth
Noise Dose
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Basic Parameters of Sound (cont.)
p2
Lp = 10 log10 2
Sound po
Receiver Pressure
Level po = 2 ×10−5 N / m2
= 20µPa
Sound
Path Intensity I
Level Li = 10 log10
I0
Io = 1pW / m2
Sound W
Source Power Lw = 10 log10
Level Wo
Wo = 1pW
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Pressure vs. Power
Lp [dB] Analogy
Temperature t [°C]
Power P [W]
Power P [W]
Sound
Source
Electrical
Heater
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Sound Levels Under Free-field Conditions
Example:
r = 1.5 m
W p2
Sound Power Ι= =
= 0.01 Watt 4πr 2
ρc
W = 0.01 Watt Ι=
W
=
0.01 p= Ι ⋅ ρc = 0.000707 ⋅ 400
2πr 2 2π ⋅ 1.5 2 = 0.532 Pascal
= 0.000707 W m2
W Ι p2
L W = 10 log10 dB L Ι = 10 log10 dB Lp = 10 log10 2 dB
W0 Ι0 p0
0.01 7.07 ⋅ 10 − 4 = 10 log10
0.532 2
= 10 log10 −12 dB = 10 log10 dB
10 10 −12
dB
(20 ⋅ 10 )
−6 2
Pressure
[Pa]
100 000
Pascal
Time
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Range of Sound Pressure Levels
Sound Pressure, p Sound Pressure Level, Lp
[Pa]
140 [dB]
100
120
10
100
1
80
0.1
60
0.01
40
0.001
20
0.000 1
0
0.000 01
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Converting Pascals to Decibels
dB re 20 µPa
⎛ p⎞
Lp = 20 log ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎝ p0 ⎠
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Human Perception of dBs
3 Just perceptible
5 Noticeable difference
15 Large change
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Types of Sound Sources
Point source
Line source
r: Lp
2r: Lp − 3 dB
Plane source
r: Lp
2r: Lp − 6 dB
r: Lp 2r: Lp
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Anechoic and Reverberant Enclosures
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Pressure Field
z Loudspeaker
z Enclosure
z Microphone
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Sound Fields
Lp Near Far field
field
Free field Reverberant field
6 dB
Distance, r
A1 2 × A1
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Frequency Range of Different Sound Sources
Frequency
1 10 100 1000 10 000 [Hz]
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Wavelength and Frequency
c
λ=
f
λ
λ
Wavelength, λ [m]
20 10 5 2 1 0.2 0.1 0.05
Frequency, f [Hz]
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Why Make a Frequency Analysis
B C
Amplitude Amplitude
D E
C
B
A
A
Time
Frequency
E Sound
D
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1/1 and 1/3 Octave Filters
L
B = 1/1 Octave
1/1 Octave
f2 = 2 × f1
Frequency B = 0 .7 × f0 ≈ 70%
f1 = 708 f2 = 1410 [Hz]
f0 = 1000
L
B = 1/3 Octave 1/3 Octave
f2 = 3
2 × f1 = 1.25 × f1
B = 0 .2 3 × f 0 ≈ 2 3 %
Frequency
f1 = 891 f2 = 1120 [Hz]
f0 = 1000
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Third-octave and Octave Passband
Band No. Nominal Centre Third-octave Octave
Frequency Hz Passband Hz Passband Hz
1 1.25 1.12 – 1.41
2 1.6 1.41 – 1.78
3 2 1.78 – 2.24 1.41 – 2.82
4 2.5 2.24 – 2.82
5 3.15 2.82 – 3.55
6 4 3.55 – 4.47 2.82 – 5.62
40 10 K 8910 – 11200
41 1.25 K 11.2 – 14.1
42 16 K 14.1 – 17.8 K 11.2 – 22.4 K
43 20 K 17.8 – 22.4 K
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Auditory Field
140
dB Threshold of Pain
120
80 Music
60 Speech
40
20
Threshold
in Quiet
0
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Equal Loudness Contours for Pure Tones
130
120 120
110
Sound 100 100
pressure 90
80 80
level, Lp
70
(dB re 20 µPa)
60 60
50
40 40
30
20 20
10
0
Phon
20 Hz 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz
Frequency
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40 dB Equal
L
Loudness Contours and A-Weight
p
(dB)
z 40 dB Equal 40 40
Loudness
Contour
normalized to 0 20
dB at 1kHz
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Frequency Weighting Curves
Lp D
[dB]
Lin.
0
C
D
B+C A
-20
A
B
-40
-60
Frequency
10 20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10 k 20 k [Hz]
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The Sound Level Analyzer
40
Fast
Slow
Impulse 20
125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k LA
87.2
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Time Weighting
Time
Lp Impulse (1.5 )
Slow (1 s)
Lp
Fast (125 ms)
Slow (1 s)
Time
Fast (125 ms)
Impulse (35 ms)
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Equivalent Level, Leq
⎛ p(t ) ⎞
2
1 T
T ∫0
Leq = 10 log10 ⎜ ⎟ dt
⎝ p0 ⎠
Lp
Leq
Time
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Sound Power
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Intensity Mapping
z Visually
identify where
sounds come
from
z Rank sound
power
contribution of
individual
components
z Make modern
art?
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Sound Quality
L = 63 dBA L = 63 dBA L = 63 dBA
zz Sound
SoundQuality
Qualityisisaaparameter
parameterthatthatsells
sellsthe
theproduct
product
zz A-weighted
A-weightednoise
noiselevels
levelsand
andsound
soundpower
powerarearenot
notsufficiently
sufficiently
sensitive
sensitiveto
tofully
fullycharacterize
characterizethethe“quality”
“quality”ofofproduct
productsound
sound
zz Sound
SoundQuality
Qualityisisfunction
functionof
ofconsumer
consumerexpectations
expectations
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Building Acoustics
z Reverberation Time
z Transmission Loss
z Leakage between rooms
z Impact Isolation
z Speech Intelligibility
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Environmental Noise Models
Large Plane
Smaller size
Mid Sized
Noise Contours
Mid Sized
Smaller
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Conclusion
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Literature for Further Reading
References
z Acoustic Noise Measurements
Brüel & Kjær (BT 0010-12) Journals and Magazines
z Journal of the Acoustical
z Noise Control - Principles and Practice
Society of America
Brüel & Kjær (188-81)
z Noise Control Engineering
z Noise and Vibration Control
z Sound and Vibration Magazine
L. L. Beranek, ed. INCE
z Bruel & Kjaer Magazine
z Industrial Noise Control
Louis Bell, Dekker Websites
z www.bkhome.com
z The Science and Application of Acoustics
z asa.aip.org
Daniel Raichel, AIP Press
z www.inceusa.org
z Industrial Noise and Vibration Control z www.nonoise.org
Irwin and Graf, Prentice Hall
z Acoustics
L.L. Beranek, Acoustical Society of America
z Acoustical Designing in Architecture
V. Knudsen, C. Harris Acoustical Society of America
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