The multiple coherence function for sound field prediction

Acoustic resonance may occur in heat exchangers such as gas heaters or boilers which contain tube bundles. This resonance is classified in self-excited oscillation, and feedback effect in vortex shedding and sound field plays important role. The purpose of this study is to develop a modeling method of the resonance level dependence of vortex shedding synchronization because this is the most essential part of critical flow velocity prediction. The level of synchronization is expressed by a coherence function between vortex shedding in any two locations in the tube bundle. Here, we introduce the wake oscillator model of vortex shedding, and based on this model, a simple method to estimate the resonance level dependence of the coherence function is proposed. In this method, the relationship of vortex shedding and the sound field in an arbitrary tube is expressed by a statistical model where the effect of resonance on the wake-oscillator is expressed by the width of the fluctuation range of phase between wake-oscillator and acoustic particle velocity. From this model, the resonance level dependence of the coherence function is derived in simple form. This method gives the result that when the resonance level increases, the synchronization level in the tube bundles also increases, which seems to be a reasonable conclusion. The results of experimental verification showed the validity of the proposed modeling method.

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Coherence function of a sound field in an oceanic waveguide with horizontally isotropic statistics

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ◽

10.1121/1.3035832 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 125 (1) ◽

pp. 99-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

A. G. Voronovich ◽

V. E. Ostashev

Keyword(s):

Coherence Function ◽

Sound Field ◽

Oceanic Waveguide

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The coherence function of a sound field propagating in a turbulent atmosphere

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ◽

10.1121/1.4786115 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 119 (5) ◽

pp. 3264-3264

Author(s):

Vladimir E. Ostashev ◽

Sandra L. Collier ◽

D. Keith Wilson

Keyword(s):

Turbulent Atmosphere ◽

Coherence Function ◽

Sound Field

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Decay of Temporary Threshold Shift in Noise

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1602.267 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 267-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

John H. Mills ◽

Seija A. Talo ◽

Gloria S. Gordon

Keyword(s):

Sound Field ◽

Threshold Shift ◽

Temporary Threshold Shift ◽

Octave Band ◽

Band Noise ◽

Lower Asymptote

Groups of monaural chinchillas trained in behavioral audiometry were exposed in a diffuse sound field to an octave-band noise centered at 4.0 k Hz. The growth of temporary threshold shift (TTS) at 5.7 k Hz from zero to an asymptote (TTS ∞ ) required about 24 hours, and the growth of TTS at 5.7 k Hz from an asymptote to a higher asymptote, about 12–24 hours. TTS ∞ can be described by the equation TTS ∞ = 1.6(SPL-A) where A = 47. These results are consistent with those previously reported in this journal by Carder and Miller and Mills and Talo. Whereas the decay of TTS ∞ to zero required about three days, the decay of TTS ∞ to a lower TTS ∞ required about three to seven days. The decay of TTS ∞ in noise, therefore, appears to require slightly more time than the decay of TTS ∞ in the quiet. However, for a given level of noise, the magnitude of TTS ∞ is the same regardless of whether the TTS asymptote is approached from zero, from a lower asymptote, or from a higher asymptote.

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Modified Earpieces and CROS for High Frequency Hearing Losses

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/jshr.1101.204 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 204-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elizabeth Dodds ◽

Earl Harford

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

High Frequency ◽

Hearing Aid ◽

Sound Field ◽

Intensity Level ◽

Test Results ◽

High Frequency Hearing Loss ◽

Increased Sensitivity ◽

Difficult Cases

Persons with a high frequency hearing loss are difficult cases for whom to find suitable amplification. We have experienced some success with this problem in our Hearing Clinics using a specially designed earmold with a hearing aid. Thirty-five cases with high frequency hearing losses were selected from our clinical files for analysis of test results using standard, vented, and open earpieces. A statistical analysis of test results revealed that PB scores in sound field, using an average conversational intensity level (70 dB SPL), were enhanced when utilizing any one of the three earmolds. This result was due undoubtedly to increased sensitivity provided by the hearing aid. Only the open earmold used with a CROS hearing aid resulted in a significant improvement in discrimination when compared with the group’s unaided PB score under earphones or when comparing inter-earmold scores. These findings suggest that the inclusion of the open earmold with a CROS aid in the audiologist’s armamentarium should increase his flexibility in selecting hearing aids for persons with a high frequency hearing loss.

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