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deaf tones
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but i can't find the old posts. Can anyone tell me how they convert spl ~> psi? is there a formula to figure db ~> lbs/sq.in.

thanks.

oh ya, also, i dunno if this makes any sence. but as far as the freq. there must be a certain point in which the pitch is so high that the psi is so minimal, basically nonexistant...but the db is still there. um...ya i think. How can you figure out at what frequency that happens *the psi drop, but spl still steady*

~scratches head~

thanks guys,
marcus

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I belive this was origanaly posted by PoundMutt:
SPL = 20 Log(p/p ref)
p = pressure in pascals
p ref = reference pressure in pascals = 2 x 10^-5 Pa (pascals)
to convert psi to pascals you need this:
Pa/psi (approximately)
so take your relative PSI value convert it to pascals and dump it back
into the above formula.
2 psi = 13638 Pa
SPL = 20 Log [13638/(2x10^-5)] = 176.7 dB acoustical
More dB SPL versus PSI
dB
acoustical - PSI
50.7 - 0.000001
56.7 - 0.000002
60.2 - 0.000003
62.7 - 0.000004
64.6 - 0.000005
66.2 - 0.000006
67.6 - 0.000007
68.7 - 0.000008
69.7 - 0.000009
70.7 - 0.00001
76.7 - 0.00002
80.2 - 0.00003
82.7 - 0.00004
84.6 - 0.00005
86.2 - 0.00006
87.6 - 0.00007
88.7 - 0.00008
89.7 - 0.00009
90.7 - 0.0001
96.7 - 0.0002
100.2 - 0.0003
102.7 - 0.0004
104.6 - 0.0005
106.2 - 0.0006
107.6 - 0.0007
108.7 - 0.0008
109.7 - 0.0009
110.7 - 0.001
116.7 - 0.002
120.2 - 0.003
122.7 - 0.004
124.6 - 0.005
126.2 - 0.006
127.6 - 0.007
128.7 - 0.008
129.7 - 0.009
130.7 - 0.01
136.7 - 0.02
140.2 - 0.03
142.7 - 0.04
144.6 - 0.05
146.2 - 0.06
147.6 - 0.07
148.7 - 0.08
149.7 - 0.09
150.7 - 0.1
156.7 - 0.2
160.2 - 0.3
162.7 - 0.4
164.6 - 0.5
166.2 - 0.6
167.6 - 0.7
168.7 - 0.8
169.7 - 0.9
170.7 - 1.0
171.5 - 1.1
172.2 - 1.2
172.9 - 1.3
173.6 - 1.4
174.2 - 1.5
174.7 - 1.6
175.3 - 1.7
175.8 - 1.8
176.2 - 1.9
176.7 - 2.0
180.2 - 3.0
182.7 - 4.0
184.6 - 5.0
186.2 - 6.0
187.6 - 7.0
188.7 - 8.0
189.7 - 9.0
190.7 - 10.0
191.5 - 11.0
192.2 - 12.0
192.9 - 13.0
193.6 - 14.0
194.2 - 15.0
194.7 - 16.0
195.3 - 17.0
195.8 - 18.0
196.2 - 19.0
196.7 - 20.0
197.1 - 21.0
197.5 - 22.0
197.9 - 23.0
198.3 - 24.0
198.6 - 25.0
199.0 - 26.0
199.3 - 27.0
199.6 - 28.0
199.9 - 29.0
200.2 - 30.0

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right on!

just one thing that im confused about

quote:
SPL = 20 Log(p/p ref)

what does the 'Log' stand for or represent?

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It's a slice of a tree.. no just kidding...

Logarithmic Functions

Given the exponential function

f(x) = y = bx

it is often desirable to solve for x in terms of y. In order to accomplish this, we define a new function called the logarithm (log for short) to the base b, b > 0 , defined as follows:

g(x) = y = log b x whenever x = by

That is, the logarithm to the base b of a real number x is the real number y such that b raised to the yth power is equal to x. The quantity by, where b > 0 , will always have a positive value for any real number y.

If x = by, then y = log b x and x must be positive in either equality. Thus, the logarithm function has a domain that consists only of positive real numbers.

Note that if b = 1, then by = 1 for any real number y. Thus, the logarithm function having base 1 has only one element in its domain, the number 1, and so it has no real significance.

The quantity log b x, where b = 10, is often referred to as simply log x.

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kewl! time to start crunchin some numbers hehe. Thanks for all your help, its much appreciated!

marcus


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Or perhaps more simply
log(10^x) = x

It's just a button on the calculator.
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Deaf- I would suggest you attempt to hunt down the old post.. It definately has some info that you might want to consider before applying those PSI numbers to anything

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