The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1966 · 221 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAcousticsBuilding PhysicsComputational AcousticsAcoustic MeasurementAcoustic ModelingHumidity EffectsRelative HumidityRoom AcousticsSound AbsorptionAcoustic Absorption ModelingAtmospheric Acoustic PropagationAtmospheric PressureFrequency-dependent AbsorptionRoom Acoustics MeasurementRoom Acoustics ModelingSound Absorption CoefficientSound Absorption Measurement
The study measured sound absorption across 2000–12,500 Hz at 13‑octave intervals under varying humidity and six temperatures (−0.5 °C to 25.1 °C) at normal pressure, then fitted the data to existing models. The new data, compared with previous studies, are tabulated and plotted, providing extrapolated attenuation values down to 125 Hz and across −10 °C to 30 °C for use in atmospheric and room‑acoustic calculations.
Measurements have been made of the absorption of sound in air at 13-octave frequency intervals from 2000 to 12 500 Hz, as a function of humidity, at six temperatures in the range from −0.5° to 25.1°C at normal atmospheric pressure. The results of the new study are presented and compared with those of past investigations. Then a “best fit” is obtained to existing data. The resulting information is presented in both tabular and graphical form, useful for the solutions to problems of the calculation of attenuation of sound propagated in the atmosphere and the computation of the effects of air absorption in problems of room acoustics. These results have been extrapolated downward in frequency to 125 Hz and extrapolated to cover the temperature range from −10° to 30°C at normal atmospheric pressure.