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The document discusses the calculation of reverberation time using Sabine, Eyring, and Millington formulas. It provides the formulas and variables used to calculate reverberation time based on room volume, average sound absorption coefficient, and total surface area. It then gives an example problem to calculate the reverberation time of a classroom and redesign it to improve absorption by adding items like carpets and curtains to reduce reverberation time.

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3 Task - Reverberation Time

The document discusses the calculation of reverberation time using Sabine, Eyring, and Millington formulas. It provides the formulas and variables used to calculate reverberation time based on room volume, average sound absorption coefficient, and total surface area. It then gives an example problem to calculate the reverberation time of a classroom and redesign it to improve absorption by adding items like carpets and curtains to reduce reverberation time.

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Reverberation time

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Acoustic/revtim.html#c3
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-RT60.htm

Video
Echoes and reverberations, Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/in-in-class9th-physics-india/in-in-sound-india/in-in-
reflections-echoes-and-reverberation/v/echoes-and-reverberations
https://www.industrial-electronics.com/measurement-testing-com/architectual-acoustics-2-SOUND-
ABSORPTION-2.html
3 [-]
S3 [m2]
Calculation of Reverberation time RT according to
5 [-] ….. n[-] 4 [-]
1 [-]
Sabine formula S5 [m2] ….. Sn [m2] S4 [m2]
S1 [m2]

for
room volume V  2000 m3 2 [-] , S2 [m2]
average sound absorption coefficient av  0.2
∑𝑛
𝑖=1 𝛼𝑖 𝑆𝑖
𝑎𝑣 = ∑𝑛
[-] , where S [m2] surface area,  [-] absorption coefficient, n – number of surfaces
𝑖=1 𝑆𝑖

𝑽
𝑹𝑻𝑺 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟒 [𝒔]
𝑨
where
V [m3] room volume
A [m2] room absorption A = ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝛼𝑖 𝑆𝑖 [m2]

Eyring formula
for
room volume V  2000 m3
average sound absorption coefficient av  0.2
𝑽
𝑹𝑻𝑬 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟒 ( ) [𝒔]
𝑺. ∝𝑬
where
V [m3] room volume
S [m2] total surface area of the room
E = -ln(1-av) [-] Eyring sound absorption coefficient

Millington formula

for
room volume V  2000 m3
average sound absorption coefficient av  0.2
frequencies f  2000 Hz
𝑽
𝑹𝑻𝑴 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟒 ( ) [𝒔]
𝑺. ∝𝑬 + 𝟒𝒎𝑽
where
V [m3] room volume
S [m2] total surface area of the room
E = -ln(1-av) [-] Eyring's sound absorption coefficient
m [-] coefficient of sound attenuation in the air (table value)
Absorption coefficient http://www.acoustic.ua/st/web_absorption_data_eng.pdf

Reference
Donatakova, D. Akustika s denní osvětlení. Modul 01. Textbook FCE, BUT 2015
https://intranet.fce.vutbr.cz/pedagog/predmety/_getfile.asp?opora=CH01_M01.PDF
Task: Reverberation time of a classroom

The classroom of floor dimensions 8.0 m x 7.20 m, clearance height 4.0 m,


3 windows 1500 mm x 2000 mm (window sill 900 mm), wooden frame width 100 mm,
1 door 900 mm x 2000 mm (wooden door).
Surfaces : upper surface
- Floor: wood parquets
- Walls and ceiling soffit : plaster
- Desks: 18 wooden desks (dimensions 1300 mm x 450 mm) reversible surface
- Chairs: 36 wooden chairs (dimensions of seats 500 mm x 500 mm)
- Whiteboard: plastic (dimension 3000 mm x 1200 mm, position of
the board is 900 mm above the floor level)

Calculation procedure:
- Calculation of the room volume V [m3]
- Determination of surfaces and its sound absorption coefficients (for frequencies f= 125, 250,
500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz) http://www.acoustic.ua/st/web_absorption_data_eng.pdf
- Calculation of room absorption A = ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝛼𝑖 𝑆𝑖 [m2] ,
where S [m2] surface area,  [-] absorption coefficient, n – number of surfaces
∑𝑛
𝑖=1 𝛼𝑖 𝑆𝑖 𝐴
- Calculation of average sound absorption coefficient 𝑎𝑣 = ∑𝑛
= [-], (for frequencies
𝑖=1 𝑆𝑖 𝑆
f= 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz)
- if for the given frequency f [Hz]:
𝑽
av  0.2 use Sabine formula 𝑹𝑻𝑺 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟒 [𝒔]
𝑨
𝑽
av  0.2 use Eyring formula 𝑹𝑻𝑬 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟔𝟒 (𝑺.∝ ) [𝒔]
𝑬
- Compare RT with RTopt and calculate RT = (RT/RTopt).100 – 100 [%]  10 [%]

frequency 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz 4000 Hz


 [-] table value … … … … …
2
A [m ]
av [-]
RTS or RTE [s]
RTopt [s] 0.91 0.77 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.74
RT [%]
- Design room absorption improvements like floor carpet, window curtain ceiling soffit and
recalculate reverberation time for the redesign.

Redesign
RTS or RTE [s]
- Graph
Further consideration:
Room occupancy:
RT [s] How the classroom reverberation time RT [s] is changed in
dependence on occupancy of:
original room - 5 persons
- 30 persons
Notice: 1 person – about 2 m2 surface area of textile

redesign
RTopt

125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 Hz

Scale: distance between octave bands 15 mm

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