Analytic Description of the Low-Frequency Attenuation Coefficient

William H. Thorp

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1967 · 252 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

A simple practical expression is given for determining frequency-dependent sound attenuation coefficients. The expression is an extension of Horton's equation to lower frequencies and represents a fit to experimental data covering the band below 50 kHz.