Noise Control, 2nd Edition

Contents

1. Preface

2. 1 Fundamentals

   1. 1.1 Introduction

   2. 1.2 Noise-Control Strategies

      1. 1.2.1 Sound Source Modification

      2. 1.2.2 Control of the Transmission Path

      3. 1.2.3 Modification of the Receiver

      4. 1.2.4 Existing Facilities

      5. 1.2.5 Facilities in the Design Stage

   3. 1.3 Acoustical Standards and Software

   4. 1.4 Acoustic Field Variables

      1. 1.4.1 Variables

      2. 1.4.2 Magnitudes

      3. 1.4.3 The Speed of Sound

      4. 1.4.4 Acoustic Potential Function and the Wave Equation

      5. 1.4.5 Complex Number Formulations

   5. 1.5 Plane, Cylindrical and Spherical Waves

      1. 1.5.1 Plane Wave Propagation

      2. 1.5.2 Cylindrical Wave Propagation

      3. 1.5.3 Spherical Wave Propagation

      4. 1.5.4 Wave Summation

      5. 1.5.5 Plane Standing Waves

   6. 1.6 Mean Square Quantities and Amplitudes

   7. 1.7 Energy Density

   8. 1.8 Sound Intensity

   9. 1.9 Sound Power ...