摘要
The determination of the sound power of a source is simple in a reverberation chamber , but usually lower valves are obtained at low frequencies than the free - space value . It is shown that the sound power determined in a reverberation chamber depends not only on its free - space power , but also on the positions of the source and the reveiver , as well as the way the measurements are made and averaged . Exact and statistical formulas are derived to account for these factors . The results explain the discrepancy and agree well with earlier experiments . Based on the theory ,parcticable techniques of sound power determination are proposed and correct power formulas presented .
The determination of the sound power of a source is simple in a reverberation chamber , but usually lower valves are obtained at low frequencies than the free - space value . It is shown that the sound power determined in a reverberation chamber depends not only on its free - space power , but also on the positions of the source and the reveiver , as well as the way the measurements are made and averaged . Exact and statistical formulas are derived to account for these factors . The results explain the discrepancy and agree well with earlier experiments . Based on the theory ,parcticable techniques of sound power determination are proposed and correct power formulas presented .
