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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- List of Symbols -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Acoustic Wave Motion -- 2.1 Fundamental Acoustic Concepts -- 2.2 The Wave Equation -- References -- Chapter 3 Simple Sound Fields -- 3.1 Plane Waves -- 3.2 Sound Transmission Between Fluids -- 3.3 Simple Spherical Waves -- References -- Chapter 4 Basic Acoustic Measurements -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Frequency Analysis -- 4.3 Levels and Decibels -- 4.4 Noise Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation -- References |
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Chapter 5 The Concept of Impedance -- 5.1 Mechanical Impedance -- 5.2 Acoustic Impedance -- 5.3 Specific Impedance, Wave Impedance and Characteristic Impedance -- References -- Chapter 6 Sound Energy, Sound Power, Sound Intensity and Sound Absorption -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Conservation of Sound Energy -- 6.3 Active and Reactive Intensity -- 6.4 Measurement of Sound Intensity -- 6.4.1 Errors Due to the Finite Difference Approximation -- 6.4.2 Errors Due to Scattering -- 6.4.3 Errors Due to Phase Mismatch -- 6.5 Applications of Sound Intensity -- 6.5.1 Sound Power Determination |
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6.5.2 Noise Source Identification and Visualisation of Sound Fields -- 6.5.3 Transmission Loss of Structures and Partitions -- 6.5.4 Measurement of the Emission Sound Pressure Level -- 6.6 Sound Absorption -- References -- Chapter 7 Duct Acoustics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Plane Waves in Ducts with Rigid Walls -- 7.2.1 The Sound Field in a Tube Terminated by an Arbitrary Impedance -- 7.2.2 Radiation of Sound from an Open-ended Tube -- 7.3 Sound Transmission Through Coupled Pipes -- 7.3.1 The Transmission Matrix -- 7.3.2 System Performance -- 7.3.3 Dissipative Silencers |
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7.4 Sound Propagation in Ducts with Mean Flow -- 7.5 Three-dimensional Waves in Ducts with Rigid Walls -- 7.5.1 The Sound Field in a Duct with Rectangular Cross Section -- 7.5.2 The Sound Field in a Duct with Circular Cross Section -- 7.5.3 The Sound Field in a Duct with Arbitrary Cross-sectional Shape -- 7.6 The Green's Function in a Semi-infinite Duct -- 7.7 Sound Propagation in Ducts with Walls of Finite Impedance -- 7.7.1 Ducts with Nearly Hard Walls -- 7.7.2 Lined Ducts -- References -- Chapter 8 Sound in Enclosures -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Modal Theory of Sound in Enclosures |
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8.2.1 Eigenfrequencies and Mode Shapes -- 8.2.2 The Modal Density -- 8.2.3 The Green's Function in an Enclosure -- 8.3 Statistical Room Acoustics -- 8.3.1 The Perfectly Diffuse Sound Field -- 8.3.2 The Sound Field in a Reverberation Room Driven with a Pure Tone -- 8.3.3 Frequency Averaging -- 8.3.4 The Sound Power Emitted by a Point Source in a Lightly Damped Room -- 8.4 The Decay of Sound in a Lightly Damped Room -- 8.4.1 The Modal Approach to Decay of Sound -- 8.4.2 The Statistical Approach to Decay of Sound -- 8.5 Applications of Reverberation Rooms -- 8.5.1 Sound Power Determination |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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8.5.2 Measurement of Sound Absorption |
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Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118636169 |
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1118636163 |
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