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The energy in the propagation direction of the sound is inversely proportional to the increasing surface area the sound
propagates through and can be expressed as
where
Q = directivity coefficient (1 uniform spherical, 2 uniform half spherical (single reflecting surface), 4 uniform radiation
over 1/4 sphere (two reflecting surfaces, corner)
Lp = LN + 10 log (1 / (4 π r2)
since
Q =1
R≈∞
where
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K' = - 8
Note! When the distance - r - from a power source doubles, the sound pressure level decreases with 6 dB. This
relationship is also known as the inverse square law .
Other factors that affects the radiation of the sound are the direction of the source, barriers between the source and the
receiver and atmospheric conditions. Equation (1) can be modified to:
where
DI = directivity index
Lp = LN - 10 log (4 π r) (4)
Note! When the distance - r - from a linear power source doubles, the sound pressure level decreases with 3 dB.
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