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Diffraction of Sound Waves By: Adams D aramy. Diffraction. Beam of light spread out=>passes through medium -Accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced Wave bends when it passes around an edge/through a slit
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Diffraction • Beam of light spread out=>passes through medium -Accompanied by interference between the wave forms produced • Wave bends when it passes around an edge/through a slit • Change in the direction of waves as they encounter opening/barrier in their way • More pronounced with longer wavelengths:
Sound Wave • Wave of compression/rarefaction • Speed of Sound Wave (c)=wavelength/period of time -measured in meters per second • Can be heard around corners and barriers • -due to diffraction and reflection of sound
Reflection of Sound Waves • Leads to either an echo or reverberation • Reverberation-Prolongation of sound; resonance • Law of Reflection: angle of incidence equals angle of reflection
Sound Radiation in Woodwind Instruments-Effects of Diffraction • Standing waves in a tube, compressions/rarefactions, are longitudinal • From closed tube end, waves will be reflected > due to diffraction • Amount of diffraction depends on ratio of wavelength to bore diameter • Waves pass through large opening with minimal disturbance -large proportion of sound energy reflected from open end
Acoustic Impedance Ratio of pressure fluctuation to particle velocity: Z=p/v Volume Velocity/Discharge-the particle velocity times the tube area A. Z=z/A=p/U When waves meet at open end, encounter sudden change in impedance