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964 Part G Structural <strong>Acoustics</strong> and Noise<br />

Part G 23<br />

a)<br />

d<br />

b) c)<br />

Fig. 23.1a–c Schematic of loudspeakers in an enclosure.<br />

(a) Two loudspeakers operating in phase <strong>to</strong> form a monopole.<br />

(b) Two loudspeakers operating out of phase <strong>to</strong> form<br />

a dipole. (c) Four speakers that form a quadrupole<br />

speed c + u and the rarefaction travels with speed c − u.<br />

This phenomenon is important when considering the<br />

propagation of sonic booms and other finite-amplitude<br />

waves.<br />

23.0.3 Radiation Efficiency<br />

The radiation efficiency of ideal sources is best described<br />

in terms of the sound power radiated by higher-order<br />

A-weighted sound power (W)<br />

10 4<br />

10 2<br />

1<br />

10 –2<br />

10 –4<br />

Accelerating<br />

mo<strong>to</strong>rcycles<br />

10 3<br />

Chainsaws<br />

Gasmowers<br />

Food<br />

blenders<br />

Dishwashers<br />

10 4<br />

1000 ppm<br />

Snowmobiles<br />

100 ppm<br />

CV330,<br />

CV340<br />

10 ppm<br />

Standard<br />

au<strong>to</strong>s (65 mph)<br />

Trac<strong>to</strong>r<br />

trailers (55 mph)<br />

10 5<br />

B707,<br />

DC8<br />

B727,<br />

DC9<br />

DHC7<br />

1 ppm<br />

0.1 ppm<br />

Quieter<br />

technology<br />

FAA<br />

rule 36<br />

10 6<br />

DC10,<br />

L1011<br />

NASA<br />

quietengine<br />

program<br />

Greater power<br />

Mechanical power (W)<br />

Fig. 23.2 A-weighted sound power versus mechanical<br />

power. (After Shaw [23.4] with permission, Phys. Today<br />

28(1), 46 (1975) c○1975, AIP)<br />

Noise level in dB re 20 µPa<br />

120<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Indoor levels Outdoor levels<br />

Rock band<br />

Inside subway train<br />

(New York)<br />

Food blender at 1m<br />

Garbage disposal at 1m<br />

Very loud speech at 1m<br />

Vacuum cleaner at 2m<br />

Normal speech at 1m<br />

Large business office<br />

Quiet speech at 1m<br />

Dishwasher next room<br />

Small theater, large conference<br />

room (background)<br />

Library<br />

Broadcast and recording studio<br />

Concert hall (background)<br />

Hearing threshold<br />

Jet flyover at 300m<br />

Gas lawnmower at 1m<br />

Diesel truck at 15m<br />

Noisy urban daytime<br />

Gas lawnmower at 30m<br />

Commercial area<br />

Ouiet urban nighttime<br />

Ouiet suburban nighttime<br />

Ouiet rural nighttime<br />

Fig. 23.3 Typical levels for indoor and outdoor environments.<br />

(After Burgé [23.5], with permission)<br />

sources relative <strong>to</strong> monopole radiation, as discussed below.<br />

For actual sources, the radiation efficiency can be<br />

expressed in terms of the sound power output of the<br />

source relative <strong>to</strong> the mechanical power input. As shown<br />

below, the acoustic power radiated by an actual source<br />

is a very small fraction of the mechanical power of the<br />

source.<br />

Radiation Efficiency of Ideal Sources<br />

One way of classifying sources and determining the efficiency<br />

of the radiation of sound is in terms of a monopole<br />

and higher-order sources. If a sinusoidal source, such as<br />

two small baffled loudspeakers operating in phase having<br />

a radian frequency ω = 2π f injects mass per second<br />

with amplitude Qo in<strong>to</strong> the air, the power Wm radiated<br />

by the combination of the two sources can be shown <strong>to</strong><br />

be [23.6]<br />

Wm =<br />

� �<br />

ω2Q 2<br />

o<br />

. (23.13)<br />

8πρc<br />

The situation is illustrated in Fig. 23.1.

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