Re: Amplitude Decibel conversion problem

On Oct 8, 1:44=A0pm, Jerry Avins <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > As I alluded to earlier 100 dB SPL being 0.946 watts per square meter
> > is the resulting experimental value that corresponds to 0 dB being the
> > threshold of human detection. So if I say a sound has a level of
> > 100dB, I'm not talking about a signal in a wire or such. I'm talking
> > about the strength of the acoustic vibrations in the atmosphere at
> > STP. The reason I bring this up is this is the case where we don't
> > need to use a reference since sound is perceptual and therefore the
> > reference is humans.
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> With regret, no. the reference is the sound power level at which 50$ og
> the test subjects become aware of the sound. Your 100 dB is still a
> ratio: 10^10 times the reference.
>
> Jerry
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I said it corresponds to not is equal to. That's why there is an
offset of 100dB. I didn't imply that 0.946 watts/meter^2 is 0dB, it is
100dB. I'm sorry if my poor wording made matters confusing. 0 dB is
0.946E-10 watts/meter^2 If you figure the average eardrum to have an
area of about 0.5*10E-4 m^2, then at 0 dB, the energy captured by the
ear at the threshold of detection is down in the femtowatt range -
damn sensitive!!! This turns out to be not very far from the noise
floor in the ear due to brownian motion and turbulant bloodflow.

IHTH,

Clay



Clay