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Acoustics

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  • studies the mechanical oscillations and waves
  • their propogation in various media
  • physiological; studies the work of the organs for sound detection and production in humans
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Oscillations

Periodic oscillations

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  • repeated movement or change of state
  • the movement/state is repeated at regular time intervals
  • period T- the time after which the oscillation is repeated
  • Frequency v- the no. of oscillations per unit of time
    unit: hertz, Hz
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Waves

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  • The propagation of the oscillation in space

- the oscillating particles interacts with its neighbours, make them oscillate

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Types of waves according to their nature

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  • Mechanical waves- oscillations of material particles
    • propagate in material media only
    • eg. sound waves, water waves
  • Electromagnetic waves- periodic oscillations of an electromagnetic field
    • propagate in material media and free space
    • e.g. light, x rays, radio waves
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Types of waves according to the oscillation direction

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-Longitudinal waves- the oscillations are parallel to the propagation direction of the wave
> e.g. sound waves

-Transverse waves- The oscillations are perpendicular to the propagation direction of the wave
> electromagnetic waves

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Main physical characteristics of waves

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> Period of the wave T  
     - unit; second, s
> Frequency of the wave v
     - unit; hertz, Hz
> Propagation velocity v
     - unit;  m/s
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Basic physical characteristics of waves

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> Wavelength λ- distance travelled by the wave for one period λ=vT
- measurement unit: metre, m

> Intensity I- energy fluence rate. i.e. the energy transferred by the wave through unit are.
-unit: W/m^2

I= dE/ dSdt

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The nature of sound

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> Sound- a mechanical wave with frequency from 20Hz to 20000 Hz.
Mechanical waves- ultrasound frequency above 20kHz
-infrasound- frequency below 20 Hz
Longitudinal wave propagation for liquids and gases
logintudinal/transverse wave propagation for solids.

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Velocity of sound

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In gases v (wierd alpha sign) √ T

  • T is absolute gas temperature
  • in air v= 330 m/s

In liquids v= √ k/p

  • K is the bulk modulus of the liquid
  • p is the liquid density
  • in water: v=1,500 m/s

In metals - v=4000 m/s
-longitudinal wave: E is the modulus of elasticity of the solid body V=√ E/p

Transverse wave

  • G is the shear modulus of the body
  • v= √ G/p
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Sound pressure

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Longitudinal sound wave induces local compression and rarefaction of the particles of the particles of the medium
the amplitude p0 of sound pressure and intensity are interrelated I=p0^2 / 2pv

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Acoustic impedance

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Za= pv

> reflection and refraction of the sound wave at the boundary between two different media depend on the acoustic impedances of the media.

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Acoustic spectrum

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> the information about the frequencies and intensities of all harmonic oscillations, comprising the sound
wave

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Types of sound

look at the diagrams on the book

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> Tone- the acoustic spectrum consists of a small number of frequencies:

  • Pure tone- one frequency
  • compound tone- several frequencies
  • Fundamental tone- with the lowest frequency
  • overtones- all other components of the acoustic spectrum

> Noise- has a continuous, complex, randomly varying acoustic spectrum
Sound stroke= loud sound of short duration with a continuous acoustic spectrum

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subjective characteristics of the human auditory perceptions

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> Subjective because

  • specific characteristics of the human ear
  • individual variation of these characteristics
  • Pitch, Timbre, Loudness
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Pitch

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> depends on it’s fundamental frequency

  • higher frequency sounds have higher pitch
  • sensation of pitch increases= arithmetic progression
  • frequency of the sound increases = geometric
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Timbre

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> Changes of the overtones of a compound tone are sensed as variations in sound timbre
-human ear, timbre difference between two tones of 10% intensity in their overtones

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Loudness

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> level of the sound sensation above its threshold]

-Loudness L depends on sound intensity I,and fundamental frequency

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Hearing threshold

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the sound intensity for a given frequency, resulting in minimal sound sensation
- I0=10^-12w/m^2

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Spectral dependence of the hearing threshold

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> The dependence of the hearing threshold on sound frequency

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Pain threshold

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> The sound intensity for a given frequency, which results in a sensation of pain
- I1 = 10 W/m^2

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Hearing area

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> Range limited by the hearing and pain thresholds for all audible frequencies

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Measurements of sound

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> Based on the logarithmic dependence of loudness on sound intensity

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Sound intensity level measurement scale

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> measured on a logarithmic scale

-zero sound intensity is at I0= 10^-12 w/m^2

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Loudness measurement scale

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divides the interval between the hearing and the pain thresholds for each frequency into 130 equal pares to define the Phon.
1phon= 1 dB
1 dB = 0.1 B

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Loudness measurement scale

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divides the interval between the hearing and the pain thresholds for each frequency into 130 equal pares to define the Phon.
1phon= 1 dB
1 dB = 0.1 B

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Sound loudness and the area of speech

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whisper = 20-40 phon
normal speech = 45-75 phon
loudness range = 45-75 phon
frequency range = 200-8000 Hz

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Audiometry

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> investigation of the sharpness of hearing
-Audio gram- a graphical representation showing the difference between the hearing and the normal threshold value versus frequency

-Audiometer- a specialized sound generator with adjustable sound frequency and intensity

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Ultrasound

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> a mechanical wave with frequency above 20,000 hz

  • main properties
    • exhibits reflection, refraction, absorption
  • at high intensities can destroy viruses, bacteria
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Detectors of ultrasound

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> Piezoelectric material- production of electric voltage when the stress is applies to a plate, made of that material

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Generators of ultrasound

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> Natural sources, dolphins, bats
Artificial
- Converse piezoelectric effect- the production of stress and or strain when an electric field is applied

-Magnetostriction effect- change of shape of ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.

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Applications of ultrasound

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> Diagnostics, therapy, surgery

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Principle of ultrasonic imaging

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> Diagnostic imaging of the soft tissue

  • ultrasound pulse is reflected by boundaries between different tissues
  • delay of the echo = depth of the boundary
  • amplitude of the echo= density of the medium
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Ultrasound Doppler Techniques

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> Measurement of the velocity of blood in blood vessels
- the difference between the frequency v1 of the emitted wave and the frequency v2 of the reflected wave is used to calculate velocity v.

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Ultrasonic physical therapy

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> common is 800 kHz, intensity is 1 W/m^2

  • changes the permeability of cell membranes
  • speeds up the metabolic processes
  • Ultrasonic osteosynthesis
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Extracorporeal lithotripsy

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> Powerful ultrasonic pulsed wave is focused onto the kidney stone and high sound pressure shatters it into smaller pieces
- soft tissues are not harmed as a they have a low density

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Infrasound

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> a mechanical wave with frequency bellow 20 Hz

  • sources, explosions, typhoons, earthquake
  • absorption of infra sound by matter is small
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Effect of infrasound on the human body

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> Not sensed by human ear,

  • harmful effects- deteriorates vision
  • causes neural disorders
  • causes memory loss
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Vibrations

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> mechanical oscillations of structures and machines 
-harmful- vibration illness
-useful- vibrotherapy
> characteristics of vibrations
- fundamental frequency and spectrum
-energy and power
-velocity and acceleration

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