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Attenuation and Speed of Sound in Air As A Function of Humidity and Frequency

This document provides tables of data showing the attenuation and speed of sound in air at different frequencies and relative humidities. It gives values for attenuation in decibels per kilometer and speed of sound in meters per second for frequencies ranging from 20 Hz to 80,000 Hz at relative humidities of 0%, 30%, 60%, and 100% at a temperature of 20°C. The attenuation increases and speed of sound decreases slightly as humidity increases at all frequencies.

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Attenuation and Speed of Sound in Air As A Function of Humidity and Frequency

This document provides tables of data showing the attenuation and speed of sound in air at different frequencies and relative humidities. It gives values for attenuation in decibels per kilometer and speed of sound in meters per second for frequencies ranging from 20 Hz to 80,000 Hz at relative humidities of 0%, 30%, 60%, and 100% at a temperature of 20°C. The attenuation increases and speed of sound decreases slightly as humidity increases at all frequencies.

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ATTENUATION AND SPEED OF SOUND IN AIR AS A FUNCTION OF HUMIDITY AND FREQUENCY

This table gives the attenuation and speed of sound as a function of frequency at various values of relative humidity. All values refer to still air
at 20°C.

REFERENCES

1. Tables of Absorption and Velocity of Sound in Still Air at 68°F (20°C), AD-738576, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA.
2. Evans, L. B., Bass, H. E., and Sutherland, L. C., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 51, 1565, 1972.

Frequency Attenuation Speed Frequency Attenuation Speed


(Hz) (dB/km) (m/s) (Hz) (dB/km) (m/s)

Relative humidity 0% Relative humidity 60%

20 0.51 343.477 20 0.02 344.182


40 1.07 343.514 40 0.06 344.183
50 1.26 343.525 50 0.09 344.183
63 1.43 343.536 63 0.15 344.184
100 1.67 343.550 100 0.34 344.185
200 1.84 343.559 200 0.99 344.190
400 1.96 343.561 400 1.94 344.197
630 2.11 343.562 630 2.57 344.200
800 2.27 343.562 800 2.94 344.201
1250 2.82 343.562 1250 4.01 344.202
2000 4.14 343.562 2000 6.55 344.203
4000 8.84 343.564 4000 18.73 344.204
6300 14.89 343.565 6300 42.51 344.204
10000 26.28 343.566 10000 101.84 344.206
12500 35.81 343.566 12500 155.67 344.208
16000 52.15 343.567 16000 247.78 344.211
20000 75.37 343.567 20000 373.78 344.215
40000 267.01 343.567 40000 1195.37 344.238
63000 644.66 343.567 63000 2220.64 344.262
80000 1032.14 343.567 80000 2951.71 344.274

Relative humidity 30% Relative humidity 100%

20 0.03 343.807 20 0.01 344.685


40 0.11 343.808 40 0.04 344.685
50 0.17 343.810 50 0.06 344.685
63 0.25 343.810 63 0.09 344.685
100 0.50 343.814 100 0.22 344.686
200 1.01 343.821 200 0.77 344.689
400 1.59 343.826 400 2.02 344.695
630 2.24 343.827 630 3.05 344.699
800 2.85 343.828 800 3.57 344.701
1250 5.09 343.828 1250 4.59 344.704
2000 10.93 343.829 2000 6.29 344.705
4000 38.89 343.831 4000 13.58 344.706
6300 90.61 343.836 6300 27.72 344.706
10000 204.98 343.846 10000 63.49 344.706
12500 294.08 343.854 12500 96.63 344.707
16000 422.51 343.865 16000 154.90 344.708
20000 563.66 343.877 20000 237.93 344.709
40000 1110.97 343.911 40000 884.28 344.718
63000 1639.47 343.924 63000 1973.62 344.731
80000 2083.08 343.929 80000 2913.01 344.742

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