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

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11.9 Reverberation as Affected by Sound Absorption and Humidity in Air 257Figure 11.7. Values of the total attenuation coefficient m versus percent relative humidityfor air at 20 ◦ C and normal atmospheric pressure for frequencies between 2 kHz and12.5 kHz. Values are rendered in both SI units and U.S. Customary System units. (AfterHarris, 1966, 1967.)in each of the given frequencies in the 5–25% relative humidity range and thentrails off at higher humidities.Example Problem 2Find the air absorption at a frequency of 6300 Hz and 25% relative humidity for aroom volume of 20,000 m 3 .Solution and Brief DiscussionFrom Figure 11.7 the value of m is equal to 0.026 m –1 . The air absorption A air =4mV in Equation (11.18) is equal to 4 × (20,000 m 3 ) × 0.026 m –1 = 2080 m 2 .Ifwe consider absorption at 500 Hz the effect of air absorption would be negligiblein comparison.

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