Cover Page with Abstract and Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 – Acoustic Elements
Acoustic Impedance
Acoustic Mass
Acoustic Compliance
Acoustic Resistance
Mixed Mass-Compliance
Helmholtz Resonator
Mechanical – Acoustic Transformer
Power
Chapter 3 – Spherical Acoustic Waves and Radiation
Chapter 3 – Spherical Acoustic Waves and Radiation
Modeling Radiating Systems
Spherical Acoustic Waves
Intensity
Monopole Source
Source Strength
Directional Response of arrays of simple sources
Dipoles
Four In-Phase Point Sources with Uniform Spacing
Hemispherical Source Mounted in Infinite Plane Rigid Baffle
Radiation from a Plane Piston in an Infinite Plane Baffle
Directivity Factor
Directivity Factors of Various Sources
Pressure Field on the Axis of a Circular Piston Source
Radiation Impedance Load on Uniformly Vibrating Circular Piston
Accession to Inertia
Radiated Acoustic Power
Chapter 4 – Audio Transducers
Radiated Power
Relationship between Radiated Pressure and Power
Loudspeaker without Enclosure
Closed Box Baffle
Radiated Sound Pressure from a Loudspeaker in a Closed Box
Acoustic Suspension Speaker
Bass Reflex Enclosure
Horn Loudspeakers
Exponential Horn
Frequency Response of Speaker with an Exponential Horn
Low Frequency Behavior
Principal Resonance Frequency of Horn Loudspeaker
Above the Principal Resonance Frequency
Single-sided Electrostatic Speaker
Double-sided Electrostatic Speaker
Microphones
Thevenin`s Theorem
Generalized Thevenin`s Theorem
Receiving response of moving coil (electrodynamic) microphone
Receiving response of condener and electrostatic microphoness