Open this publication in new window or tab >>2012 (English)In: 41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2012, INTER-NOISE 2012, Volume 11, 2012, Institute of noise control engineering , 2012, p. 9343-9350Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
Sound absorbing materials are used in many applications to reduce sound, and their soundabsorbing characteristics are most often determined experimentally since theoreticaldetermination is difficult. Sound absorption factors are used in material specifications aswell as input to numerical simulations.Several methods for experimental determination of the absorption factor exist, two of themstandardized and frequently used. It is commonly known that the absorption factorobtained by these two methods differs as different sound fields are prescribed by thestandards. However, the size of the differences has not been so well described. Due to thisdifference, the choice of method is critical in order to avoid errors in simulations andspecifications of material properties.Experimental determination of absorption factors for three commonly used absorbers wasperformed, resulting in significant differences between the two methods. Correction factorsto compensate the absorption factor determined at one acoustic state and used in anotherare given. Theory verifying the differences is also presented.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of noise control engineering, 2012
Keywords
Sound absorption coefficient, measurements
National Category
Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-128557 (URN)2-s2.0-84883591764 (Scopus ID)978-162748560-9 (ISBN)
Conference
41st International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering 2012, INTER-NOISE 2012, New York, NY; United States; 19 August 2012 through 22 August 2012
Note
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