Blauert's and Xiang's Acoustics for Engineers provides the material for an introductory course in engineering acoustics for students with basic knowledge in mathematics. In the second, enlarged edition, the teaching aspects of the book have been substantially improved. Carefully selected examples illustrate the application of acoustic principles and problems are provided for training.
Acoustics for Engineers is designed for extensive teaching at the university level. Under the guidance of an academic teacher it is sufficient as the sole textbook for the subject. Each chapter deals with a well defined topic and represents the material for a two-hour lecture. The 15 chapters alternate between more theoretical and more application-oriented concepts.
Author(s): Jens Blauert, Ning Xiang (auth.)
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 253
Tags: Engineering Acoustics;Acoustics;Communications Engineering, Networks
Front Matter....Pages -
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Mechanic and Acoustic Oscillations....Pages 13-25
Electromechanic and Electroacoustic Analogies....Pages 27-35
Electromechanic and Electroacoustic Transduction....Pages 37-53
Magnetic-Field Transducers....Pages 55-69
Electric-Field Transducers....Pages 71-86
The Wave Equation in Fluids....Pages 87-101
Horns and Stepped Ducts....Pages 103-115
Spherical Sound Sources and Line Arrays....Pages 117-131
Piston Membranes, Diffraction and Scattering....Pages 133-144
Dissipation, Reflection, Refraction, and Absorption....Pages 145-160
Geometric Acoustics and Diffuse Sound Fields....Pages 161-176
Isolation of Air- and Structure-Borne Sound....Pages 177-193
Noise Control – A Survey....Pages 195-209
Appendices....Pages 211-237
Back Matter....Pages -
