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Modeling Sound Paths


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Sound-Path Modeling

When all the paths have been identified, they can be individually modeled to determine the contribution of each to the total sound heard by the receiver. Sound-path modeling studies how sound from a source changes on its way to a receiver. The pieces that make up the path from source to receiver can be called elements of the path.

Returning to the air-handler example, one path that sound travels from the air- handling unit (source) to the person in the office (receiver) is to follow the conditioned air supplied to the space. In addition to the source and receiver, the elements of this path include the components of the air distribution system, such as straight pieces of duct, possibly duct silencers, elbows, junctions, and diffusers. The path also includes the acoustical characteristics of the occupied space, such as its size, floor coverings, furnishings, and wall construction.

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Contents Air Conditioning Clinic Fundamentals of Hvac Acoustics Business Reply Mail Comment Card One of the Fundamental SeriesFundamentals of Hvac Acoustics Preface Fundamentals of Hvac AcousticsContents TRG-TRC007-EN Fundamentals of Sound Fundamentals of SoundWhat is Sound? What is Sound?Sound Wave and Frequency Wavelength Broadband Sound Broadband Sound and TonesOctave Bands Octave BandsLogarithmic sums One-Third Octave Bands Sound Power and Sound Pressure Sound Power and Sound PressureAn Analogy DB = 10 log DecibelLogarithmic Scale 10 ´ logEquation for Sound Power Equation for Sound PressureLogarithmic Addition of Decibels 50 dB + 44 dB = 51 dBHuman Ear Response Sound Perception Rating MethodsHuman Ear Loudness Contours Single-Number Rating Methods Response to TonesSingle-Number Rating Methods C Weighting Sound Perception and Rating MethodsWeighting Example Weighting Noise Criteria NC Curves NC-39 Room Criteria RC Curves MPa DB ref Pressure Sound Perception and Rating Methods RC-31 R Phon and Sone Octave-Band Rating Method Octave-Band Rating MethodAcoustical Analysis Acoustical AnalysisSetting a Design Goal Setting a Design GoalAcoustical Analysis Acoustical Analysis Source-Path-Receiver AnalysisSource-Path-Receiver Model Typical Sound Paths AirborneExamples of a Single Sound Path Example of Multiple Sound PathsIdentifying Sound Sources and Paths Modeling Sound Paths Sound-Path ModelingSupply Algorithms for Sound-Path Modeling Computerized Analysis Tools Attenuation and Regeneration Terms Used in Sound-Path ModelingSound Transmission Insertion loss IL Noise reduction NR Transmission loss TL Absorption Reflected Sound Receiver Sound Correction Equipment Sound Rating Equipment Sound RatingFree Field Fields of Measurement= L p1 20 log Distance Correction in a Free FieldLot Near Field Reverberant Field Semireverberant Field Rating Hvac Equipment Hvac Equipment Sound RatingReverberant-Room Method Free-Field Method Industry Standards Ducted Air-Handling Equipment Air Handler Test Configurations Former Methods of Sound Testing ARI Standard Sound Power by Octave Band Review Review-Period OneReview-Period Two Noise criteria NC Room criteria RCReview-Period Three Review-Period Four Review Quiz Questions for PeriodOctave-band frequency, Hz Answers Glossary Glossary Room effect See receiver room correction Glossary Trane