Useful Formulae for Noise

Reference quantities
p0 = 2 10-5 Pascals
I0 = 10-12
Watts/m2
W0 = 10-12
Watts

Room acoustics
4 r 2
Q=
S

0.161 V
=
S

R=

S
1

p2
W
I=
=
0c S

4
Q
L p = L w + 10 log10
+
2
R
4 r

3 Energy levels
2
Te

p
(
t
)
1

A
LEP,d = 10 log10
dt

T0 p 0
0

T
LEP,d = L Aeq, Te + 10 log10 e
T0

1 k = m 0.1(L

EP,d )k
LEP, w = 10 log10 10

5 k = 1

t
SEL = L Aeq + 10 log10

1sec

4 Barrier transmission
TL = 20 log10 (Mf ) 43

TL max TL min

10
TL ave = TL max 10 log10 1 k + k.10

20H2
Attenuation (dB) 10 log10

2
Attenuation (dB) 13 + 10 log10

5 Ducts
Attenuation (dB / m) 1.05 1.4

P
A

6 Single expansion chamber

TL = 10log10 1+ 0.25 m m1 sin2 kL

7 Plenum chamber
h
1

TL = 10 log10 S
+
3
2
d
S

All terms have their usual meaning