Sound Power Measurements Based on ISO 3741 and 3745

  • Lee, Kang-Il (Acoustics and Vibration Laboratory, Electronics and Information) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Tae (Acoustics and Vibration Laboratory, Electronics and Information) ;
  • Yoon, Suk-Wang (Acoustics Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Sung Kyun Kwan University)
  • Published : 2000.03.01

Abstract

In this paper, we present the description and results of experimental study of the sound power measurements based on International Standards ISO 3741 and 3745. The sound power emitted by a calibrated reference sound source was measured in a reverberation room and a free field over a reflecting plane, using the precision methods of International Standards ISO 3741 direct method and ISO 3745, respectively. The sound power measurements carried out in this study give accurate estimation and also show that both methods for determining the sound power levels of a sound source in a reverberation room and a free field over a reflecting plane, according to the ISO 3741 and 3745, respectively, have proved equally good.

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