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THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS OF ACOUSTICS - H. H. Arnold ...

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11.4 Sound Intensity Growth in a Live Room 247Figure 11.4. Typical reverberation times for various auditoriums and functions.individual notes. The choice of T, which also depends on the room volume, thereforerepresents an optimization between two extremes.Figure 11.4 represents the accumulation of optimal reverberation time data asfunctions of intended use and enclosure volume. Lower values of T occur fromincreased absorption of sound in the surfaces of the enclosures. Hard surfacessuch as ceramic tile floors and mirrors tend to lengthen the reverberation time. Inaddition to reverberation time, the ability of a chamber or enclosure to screen outexternal sound minimizes annoyance or masking effects. The acoustic transmissionof walls, treated in Chapter 12, constitutes a major factor in enclosure design. Ashort reverberation time with its attendant high absorption tends to lessen theambient noise level generated by external sounds that penetrate the walls of theenclosure.11.4 Sound Intensity Growth in a Live RoomWe now apply the classic ray theory to deal with a sound source operating continuouslyin an enclosure, which will yield results in fairly good agreement with

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