List of figures |
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List of symbols |
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List of acronyms |
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Preface to the first edition |
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Preface to the second edition |
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Preface to the third edition |
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Acknowledgements |
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Authors |
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1 Introduction |
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1.1 Absorption versus diffuse reflections |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2 Sustainable absorbers and diffusers |
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2 Absorbers: applications and basic principles |
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2.2 Reverberation control |
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2.2.1 A statistical model of reverberation |
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2.3 Noise control in factories and large rooms with diffuse fields |
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20 | (2) |
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2.4 Modal control in critical listening spaces |
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22 | (1) |
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2.5 Echo control in auditoria and lecture theatresbasic sound propagation models |
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2.5.1 Sound propagationa wave approach |
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24 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Surface impedance, admittance, reflection coefficient, and absorption coefficient |
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25 | (4) |
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2.6 Absorption in sound insulationtransfer matrix modelling |
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2.6.1 Transfer matrix modelling |
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29 | (2) |
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2.7 Pipes, ducts, and silencersporous absorber characteristics |
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31 | (2) |
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2.7.1 Characterizing porous absorbers |
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32 | (1) |
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2.8 Enclosures, barriers, and roads |
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33 | (1) |
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2.9 Natural noise control |
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34 | (1) |
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2.10 Hearing protection devices |
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35 | (1) |
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2.11 Loudspeaker cabinets |
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36 | (1) |
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2.12 Automotive absorbents and vehicle refinement |
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36 | (1) |
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2.13 Portable vocal booths |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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3 Diffusers: applications and basic principles |
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3.1 Echo control in auditoria |
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41 | (9) |
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3.1.1 Example applications |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Wavefronts and diffuse reflections |
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44 | (5) |
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49 | (1) |
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3.2 Reducing coloration in small reproduction rooms |
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3.2.1 Reflection free zone |
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51 | (6) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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3.3 Reducing coloration in small live rooms |
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59 | (5) |
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3.4 Promoting diffuse fields in reverberation chambers |
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64 | (2) |
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3.5 Improving speech intelligibility |
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66 | (1) |
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3.6 Promoting spaciousness in auditoria |
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66 | (1) |
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3.7 Reducing the effects of early arriving reflections in large spaces |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (10) |
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69 | (3) |
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3.8.2 Rear and side of stage enclosures |
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77 | (1) |
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3.8.4 Outdoor stage shells |
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3.9 Blurring the focusing from concave surfaces |
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79 | (5) |
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3.11 Diffusing and absorbing lighting |
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3.12 Barriers and streets |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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4 Measurement of absorber properties |
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4.1 Impedance tube measurement for absorption coefficient and surface impedance |
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4.1.1 Transfer function method |
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94 | (3) |
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4.1.2 Least mean square method |
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4.1.3 Transmission measurements |
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4.2 Two-microphone free field measurement |
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4.2.1 Multimicrophone techniques for nonisotropic, nonplanar surfaces |
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101 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Multimicrophone free field measurement for periodic surfaces |
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4.3 Reverberation chamber method |
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4.3.1 Measurement of seating absorption |
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108 | (2) |
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4.4 In situ measurement of absorptive properties |
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110 | (4) |
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4.5 Measurement of internal properties of porous absorbents |
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4.5.1 Measurement of flow resistivity |
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115 | (3) |
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4.5.2 Measurement of flow impedance |
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4.5.3 Measurement of wavenumber and characteristic impedance |
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4.5.4 Measurement of porosity |
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4.5.5 Measurement of tortuosity |
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4.5.6 Measurement of characteristic lengths |
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4.5.7 Inverse methods for multiple material parameters |
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126 | (1) |
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5 Measurement of reflections: scattering and diffusion |
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5.1 Diffusion coefficients vs scattering coefficients |
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131 | (3) |
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5.2 The diffusion coefficient |
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5.2.1 Measuring polar responses |
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5.2.1.1 Near and far fields |
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5.2.1.2 Sample considerations |
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149 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Calculating the diffusion coefficient |
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150 | (3) |
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5.2.3 Obtaining polar responses |
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153 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Diffusion coefficient table |
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5.3 The scattering coefficient |
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155 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Rationale and procedure |
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5.3.3 Sample considerations |
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158 | (1) |
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5.3.4 In situ measurement |
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5.3.5 Predicting the scattering coefficient |
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5.3.6 The correlation scattering coefficient (from polar responses) |
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5.3.7 Scattering coefficient table |
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5.4 Other methods for characterizing diffuse reflections |
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5.4.1 Measuring scattering coefficients by solving the inverse problem |
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5.4.2 Temporal evaluation |
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167 | (4) |
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6 Porous sound absorption |
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6.1 Absorption mechanisms and characteristics |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (10) |
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178 | (2) |
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6.2.3 Sustainable materials |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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6.4 Basic material properties |
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191 | (6) |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (3) |
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6.5 Modelling propagation within porous materials |
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6.5.1 Macroscopic empirical models such as Delany and Baxley |
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6.5.2 Further material properties |
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6.5.2.1 Viscous and thermal characteristic lengths |
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203 | (1) |
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6.5.3 Semi-phenomenological models |
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204 | (5) |
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6.6 Predicting the surface impedance and absorption coefficient |
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6.6.1 Single layer of a porous absorber with a rigid backing |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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6.6.4 Multilayer porous absorbers |
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6.7 Local and extended reaction |
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6.9 Biot theory for elastic framed material |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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7 Resonant absorbers |
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225 | (40) |
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225 | (2) |
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7.2 Example constructions |
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227 | (12) |
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7.2.1 Low-frequency membrane absorber |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Absorption and diffusion |
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231 | (4) |
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239 | (1) |
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7.3 Design equations: resonant frequency |
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7.3.1 Helmholtz resonator |
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241 | (5) |
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246 | (1) |
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7.3.3.1 Porous layer right behind perforations |
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7.3.3.2 Porous layer in the middle of cavity with a perforated covering |
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7.3.3.3 More complete solution using transfer matrixes |
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7.3.3.4 Oblique incidence |
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252 | (1) |
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7.4.1 Slotted Helmholtz absorber |
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7.4.2 Porous absorbent filling the cavity |
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254 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Bass Helmholtz absorber |
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7.5 Other constructions and innovations |
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7.5.1 Shaped holes and slots |
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256 | (1) |
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7.5.5 Passive electroacoustic absorption |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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8 Other absorbers and diffusers |
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265 | (3) |
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8.2 Absorbers from Schroeder diffusers |
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8.2.1 Energy flow mechanism |
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269 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Boundary layer absorption |
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270 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Absorption or diffusion |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Use of mass elements |
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8.2.7.1 Admittance of wells |
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8.2.7.2 From well impedance to absorption: BEM |
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276 | (1) |
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8.2.7.3 From well impedance to absorption: wave decomposition |
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8.4 Metamaterials and absorbing sonic crystals |
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281 | (4) |
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8.5.1 Tree belts, hedges, shrubs, and crops |
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285 | (1) |
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8.5.2 Green walls, roofs, and barriers |
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9 Prediction of reflection including diffraction |
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9.1 Boundary element methods |
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291 | (14) |
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9.1.1 The HelmholtzKirchhoff integral equation |
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292 | (2) |
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9.1.2 General solution method |
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294 | (4) |
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9.1.2.1 Determining surface pressures |
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294 | (2) |
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9.1.2.2 Determining external point pressures |
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297 | (1) |
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9.1.3 Thin-panel solution |
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298 | (3) |
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9.1.3.1 Non-absorbing surface |
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9.1.3.2 Planar, thin surface with non-zero admittance |
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300 | (1) |
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9.1.4 Acceleration schemes |
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301 | (1) |
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9.1.5 BEM accuracy: thin rigid reflectors |
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301 | (1) |
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9.1.6 BEM accuracy: Schroeder diffusers |
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9.1.7 BEM accuracy: hybrid surfaces |
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9.4 Fraunhofer or Fourier solution |
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9.4.2 Fraunhofer theory accuracy |
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9.5 Finite difference time domain |
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9.5.1 Stability: spatial and time steps |
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317 | (1) |
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9.5.2 Numerical dispersion and simulation bandwidth |
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318 | (1) |
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9.5.3 Boundary modelling and including objects in domain |
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9.5.5 Near to far field transformation |
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9.6 Time-domain boundary integral methods |
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322 | (3) |
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9.6.1 Kirchhoff and Fraunhofer solutions |
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9.7.1 Finite element analysis |
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325 | (1) |
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9.7.2 Edge diffraction models |
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325 | (1) |
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9.7.3 Wave decomposition and mode matching approaches |
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326 | (1) |
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10 Schroeder diffusers |
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10.1 Basic principles and construction |
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331 | (2) |
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10.3 Some limitations and other considerations |
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334 | (3) |
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337 | (8) |
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10.4.1 Maximum length sequence diffuser |
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337 | (3) |
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10.4.2 Quadratic residue sequence |
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340 | (1) |
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10.4.3 Primitive root sequence |
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10.5 Periodicity and modulation |
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10.6 Improving the low-frequency response |
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355 | (3) |
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10.7 Multidimensional devices |
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10.9 Do the simplest theories work? |
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11 Geometric reflectors and diffusers |
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11.1.1 Single-panel response |
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373 | (6) |
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11.1.2 Panel array response: far field arc |
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379 | (1) |
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11.1.3 Panel array response: near field |
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380 | (2) |
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11.2 Triangles and pyramids |
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382 | (5) |
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11.2.1 Arrays of triangles |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (7) |
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11.4.1 Geometric theory and cutoff frequencies |
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390 | (2) |
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11.4.2 Performance of simple curved reflectors |
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392 | (4) |
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11.4.2.1 Arrays of semicylinders |
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393 | (3) |
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11.5 Optimized curved surfaces |
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11.5.1 Example application |
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396 | (1) |
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396 | (3) |
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11.5.3 Performance for unbaffled single optimized diffusers |
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11.5.4 Periodicity and modulation |
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400 | (3) |
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11.6.2 Step function addition |
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12 Hybrid surfaces |
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12.3.1 One-dimensional MLS |
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12.3.2 One-dimensional optical sequences |
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422 | (1) |
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12.3.3 One-dimensional ternary and quadriphase sequences |
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423 | (1) |
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12.3.4 Optimized sequences |
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424 | (2) |
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12.3.5 Two-dimensional sequences |
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426 | (4) |
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12.5 Accuracy of the Fourier theory |
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431 | (2) |
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433 | (6) |
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12.6.1 Boundary element modelling |
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435 | (2) |
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13 Absorbers and diffusers in rooms and geometric room acoustic models |
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441 | (18) |
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13.1 Converting absorption coefficients |
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441 | (4) |
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13.1.1 From impedance tube or free field to random incidence |
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441 | (4) |
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13.1.2 From the reverberation chamber to real rooms |
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445 | (1) |
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445 | (2) |
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13.3 Diffuse reflections in GRAMs |
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447 | (8) |
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13.3.2 Transition order using particle tracing |
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449 | (1) |
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13.3.3 Diffuse energy decays with the reverberation time of the hall |
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449 | (1) |
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13.3.4 Radiosity and radiant exchange |
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450 | (1) |
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13.3.5 Early sound field wave model |
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450 | (1) |
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13.3.6 Edge scattering for small surfaces |
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450 | (1) |
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13.3.7 Distributing the diffuse energy |
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450 | (3) |
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13.3.8 Scattering coefficients |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (3) |
14 Active absorbers |
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459 | (16) |
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14.1 Some principles of active control |
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459 | (2) |
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14.2 An example active impedance system and a general overview |
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461 | (3) |
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14.3 Active absorption in ducts |
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464 | (1) |
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14.4 Active absorption in three dimensions |
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465 | (4) |
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14.4.1 Low-frequency modal controlexample results |
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466 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Low-frequency modal controlalternative control regime |
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467 | (2) |
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14.5 Hybrid activepassive absorption |
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469 | (4) |
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Appendix A: Table of absorption coefficients |
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475 | (6) |
Appendix B: Normalized diffusion coefficient table |
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481 | (6) |
Appendix C: Correlation scattering coefficient tables |
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487 | (10) |
Appendix D: Random incidence scattering coefficient table |
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Index |
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