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Sound power level (dB re 1 pW)<br />

72<br />

70<br />

68<br />

66<br />

64<br />

62<br />

60<br />

58<br />

56<br />

Bruel & Kjær, large surface<br />

Microflown, large surface<br />

54<br />

Bruel & Kjær, small surface<br />

Microflown, small surface<br />

52<br />

50<br />

10 2<br />

10 3<br />

10 4<br />

Frequency (Hz)<br />

Fig. 25.19 Sound power of a source measured using a p–u<br />

intensity probe produced by Microflown and p–p intensity<br />

probe produced by Brüel & Kjær. Brüel & Kjær probe<br />

on large measurement surface (solid line); Microflown<br />

probe on large measurement surface (dashed line); Microflown<br />

probe on small measurement surface (dotted line)<br />

(After [25.17])<br />

complicated, which makes it necessary <strong>to</strong> measure at<br />

many points.<br />

Sources of Error in Measurement of Sound<br />

Intensity with p–u Measurement Systems<br />

Evidently, some of the limitations of any p–u intensity<br />

probe must depend on the particulars of the particle<br />

velocity transducer. However, some general problems<br />

are described in the following.<br />

Phase Mismatch<br />

Irrespective of the measurement principle used in determining<br />

the particle velocity there is one fundamental<br />

problem: the pressure and the particle velocity transducer<br />

will invariably have different phase responses.<br />

One must compensate for this p–u phase mismatch,<br />

otherwise the result may well be meaningless. In fact<br />

even a small residual p–u mismatch error can have serious<br />

consequences under certain conditions. This can<br />

be seen by introducing such a small phase error, ϕue, in<br />

(25.31). The result is<br />

Îr = 1/2Re � pu ∗ r<br />

= Re [(Ir + iJr) (cos ϕue − isinϕue)]<br />

� Ir + ϕue Jr , (25.33)<br />

e−iϕue �<br />

Sound Intensity 25.3 Measurement of Sound Intensity 1067<br />

Pressure (1kgf)<br />

1/2 in. microphone<br />

RION UC-30<br />

Structure<br />

13 mm<br />

Preamplifier<br />

RION HN-04<br />

Silicon rubber<br />

(t = 5mm)<br />

Accelerometer<br />

RION PV-90B<br />

(6dia 1.2 g)<br />

Fig. 25.20 Hand-held probe for surface intensity measurement<br />

(After [25.53])<br />

where Jr is the reactive intensity, cf. (25.12).<br />

Equation (25.33) demonstrates that even a small uncompensated<br />

p–u phase mismatch error will give rise<br />

<strong>to</strong> a significant bias error when Jr ≫ Ir. On the other<br />

hand it also shows that substantial p–u phase errors can<br />

be <strong>to</strong>lerated if Jr ≪ Ir. For example, even a phase mismatch<br />

of 35◦ gives a bias error of less than 1 dB under<br />

such conditions. In other words, phase calibration is critical<br />

when measurements are carried out under near-field<br />

conditions, but not at all critical if the measurements are<br />

carried out in the far field of a source. The reactivity<br />

(the ratio of the reactive <strong>to</strong> the active intensity) indicates<br />

whether this source of error is of concern or not.<br />

Whereas phase-mismatching of a p–p sound intensity<br />

measurement system can in principle be eliminated<br />

simply by reversing the probe and measuring again, it<br />

can be seen from (25.33) that reversing a p–u probe<br />

simply changes the sign of the result, including the bias<br />

error. In other words, probe reversal does not provide<br />

any new information.<br />

The global version of (25.33) is found by integrating<br />

over a surface that encloses a source,<br />

�<br />

ˆPa = Re [(I + iJ)(cos ϕue − isinϕue)] · dS<br />

S<br />

� Pa + ϕue<br />

= Pa<br />

= Pa<br />

�<br />

S<br />

J · dS<br />

⎛ � ⎞<br />

J · dS<br />

⎜ S<br />

⎝1 + ϕue �<br />

⎟<br />

⎠<br />

I · dS<br />

S<br />

⎛ � ⎞<br />

J · dS<br />

⎜ S ⎟<br />

⎝1 − ϕue � ⎠<br />

Î · dS<br />

S<br />

−1<br />

, (25.34)<br />

Part H 25.3

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