The Responses of Hair Cells to Low Frequency Tones and Their Relationship to the Extracellular Receptor Potentials and Sound Pressure Level in the Guinea Pig Cochlea

1981 ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Russell ◽  
P. M. Sellick
Author(s):  
Henry A. Scarton ◽  
Kyle R. Wilt

Sound power levels including the distribution into octaves from a large 149 kW (200 horsepower) gyro rock crusher and separate asphalt plant are presented. These NIST-traceable data are needed for estimating sound pressure levels at large distances (such as occurs on adjoining property to a quarry) where atmospheric attenuation may be significant for the higher frequencies. Included are examples of the computed A-weighted sound pressure levels at a distance from the source, including atmospheric attenuation. Substantial low-frequency sound power levels are noted which are greatly reduced in the far-field A-weighted sound pressure level calculations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 168781401879481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enbin Liu ◽  
Shanbi Peng ◽  
Tiaowei Yang

When a natural gas transmission and distribution station performs a planned or emergency venting operation, the jet noise produced by the natural gas venting pipe can have an intensity as high as 110 dB, thereby severely affecting the production and living environment. Jet noise produced by venting pipes is a type of aerodynamic noise. This study investigates the mechanism that produces the jet noise and the radiative characteristics of jet noise using a computational fluid dynamics method that combines large eddy simulation with the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings acoustic analogy theory. The analysis results show that the sound pressure level of jet noise is relatively high, with a maximum level of 115 dB in the low-frequency range (0–1000 Hz), and the sound pressure level is approximately the average level in the frequency range of 1000–4000 Hz. In addition, the maximum and average sound pressure levels of the noise at the same monitoring point both slightly decrease, and the frequency of the occurrence of a maximum sound pressure level decreases as the Mach number at the outlet of the venting pipe increases. An increase in the flow rate can result in a shift from low-frequency to high-frequency noise. Subsequently, this study includes a design of an expansion-chamber muffler that reduces the jet noise produced by venting pipes and an analysis of its effectiveness in reducing noise. The results show that the expansion-chamber muffler designed in this study can effectively reduce jet noise by 10–40 dB and, thus, achieve effective noise prevention and control.


2018 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 981-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen E. Keith ◽  
Gilles A. Daigle ◽  
Michael R. Stinson

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Stuart ◽  
Robert Stenstrom ◽  
Odilia MacDonald ◽  
Mark P. Schmidt ◽  
Gail MacLean

The acoustic effects of three different configurations of vented in-the-canal (ITC) hearing aid shells were investigated. Real-ear sound pressure level measures (200–2000 Hz) were obtained from unvented and vented ITC shells from 12 adult subjects. In general, with increasing vent size, an increase in the amount of low-frequency reduction and an upward shift in vent kneepoints and vent-associated resonance occurred. The use of venting may be considered clinically for low-frequency reduction in ITC hearing aid frequency responses.


1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Broner ◽  
H.G. Leventhall

In a study of the annoyance due to low frequency noise, 75 subjects (consisting of 21 complainants and 54 controls) carried out a magnitude estimation task and rated the annoyance due to lower-level low frequency noise (55dB–75dB). After allowing for a threshold effect, it was found that the E-weighted sound pressure level was, in general, the best predictor of lower-level low frequency noise annoyance. However, it was not a significantly better predictor than any of the other nine noise measures considered. The widely available dB(A) noise measure was therefore suggested as a useful predictor of group annoyance due to lower-level low frequency noise.


2014 ◽  
Vol 675-677 ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Wu ◽  
Jian Min Ge

In this paper, the finite element (FE) method was used for simulation of the low-frequency sound field in high speed train compartments. The proposed model was validated using experimental results. The FE models of the train compartments with and without racks were established respectively, and the sound pressure level of the standard point and sound field distribution in these two cases were compared. The results showed that the A-weighted sound pressure level of the standard point was 1.2 dB lower when there is no rack in the compartment.


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