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    This document discusses sound transmission through pipes and ducts. It provides formulas to calculate the transmission loss for different pipe configurations including a pipe with an expanded section, an abrupt diameter change, an abrupt diameter and impedance change, and a main pipe with a closed branch pipe. The transmission loss is expressed in decibels and is calculated using transmission coefficients that depend on factors like the pipe dimensions, material properties, and frequency of the sound wave. Examples are given to demonstrate calculating the transmission loss for some of these pipe geometries. The document references two sources for the theoretical background.

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    SOUND TRANSMISSION THROUGH PIPES AND DUCTS

    Revision C

    By Tom Irvine
    Email: [email protected]
    March 17, 2005

    Transmission Loss
    The transmission loss TL in units of dB is
    1
    TL = 10 log

    (1)

    where is the transmission coefficient.

    Pipe with Expanded Section

    A1
    A2

    Figure A-1.

    Assume
    1. Plane acoustic waves propagating in the longitudinal direction
    2. The pipe and expansion section are frictionless
    3. The acoustic impedance is the same in each section

    The sound power transmission coefficient for a pipe with an expansion section is

    4
    A 2

    4 + 2 2 sin 2 (kL )
    A1

    where
    k=

    2 f
    =
    c
    c

    c is the speed of sound


    A i is the cross section area of section i

    Equation (1) is taken from Reference 1.

    Example
    An expanded pipe has the following properties. Calculate the transmission loss.
    L

    = 1m

    = 343 m/sec
    2

    A1

    = 0.2 m

    A2

    = 0.8 m

    The transmission loss spectrum is shown in Figure A-2.

    (A-1)

    TRANSMISSION LOSS THROUGH EXPANDED PIPE


    20

    LOSS (dB)

    15

    10

    200

    400

    600

    800

    1000

    1200

    1400

    FREQUENCY (Hz)

    Figure A-2.

    Note that equation (A-1) is also valid for a constriction section.

    1600

    1800

    2000

    Reference 2, equation (10.48) gives an alternate formula

    4
    2
    A2 A1
    2
    2

    4 cos ( kL) +
    +
    sin ( kL)

    A1 A 2

    (A-2)

    This equation can be expressed as

    4
    2

    A 2 A1

    +
    4 sin 2 ( kL)
    4 +

    A1 A 2

    2
    2
    A1
    A 2
    4 sin 2 ( kL)

    4+
    + 2 +

    A2
    A1

    4
    A 2

    4 + 2 2 sin 2 (kL )
    A1

    Equations (A-1) and (A-5) are the same. Thus, References 1 and 2 agree.

    (A-3)

    (A-4)

    (A-5)

    Pipe with Abrupt Diameter Change

    A2

    A1

    Figure B-1.

    Assume
    1. Plane acoustic waves propagating in the longitudinal direction
    2. The pipe is frictionless
    3. The acoustic impedance is the same in each section
    The sound power transmission coefficient for a pipe with an abrupt diameter change is

    A A2
    = 1 1

    A1 + A 2

    (B-1)

    Equation (B-1) is taken from Reference 1.

    Pipe with Abrupt Diameter Change and Impedance Change

    1, c1, A1

    2 , c 2 , A 2

    Figure C-1.

    Assume
    1. Plane acoustic waves propagating in the longitudinal direction
    2. The pipe is frictionless

    Let

    R1 = 1 c1

    (C-1)

    R 2 = 2 c 2

    (C-2)

    The sound power transmission coefficient for a pipe with an abrupt diameter change
    and an impedance change is

    4 A1A 2R1R 2

    (C-3)

    [A1R 2 + A2R1]2

    Equation (C-3) is taken from Reference 1.

    Main Pipe with Closed Pipe Branch

    Figure D-1.

    Assume that each pipe has the same cross-section.


    The sound power transmission coefficient through the main pipe is
    =

    where
    k=

    (D-1)

    sec 2 ( kL) + 3

    2 f
    =
    c
    c

    c is the speed of sound


    L is the length of the main pipe

    Equation (D-1) is taken from Reference 1.

    Example
    The pipe in Figure D-1 has the following properties. Calculate the transmission loss.
    L

    = 10 m

    = 343 m/sec

    The result ing transmission loss is shown in Figure D-2.

    TRANSMISSION LOSS THROUGH PIPE WITH CLOSED BRANCH


    100

    LOSS (dB)

    80

    60

    40

    20

    50

    100

    150

    200

    250

    300

    FREQUENCY (Hz)

    Figure D-2.

    350

    400

    450

    500

    References
    1. Seto, Acoustics, McGraw-Hill, New York 1971.
    2. Lawrence Kinsler et al, Fundamentals of Acoustics, Third Edition, Wiley, New
    York, 1982.

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