The Interesting Effects of Added Complexity: The Acoustics of Elastic Waveguides and Liquid-Filled Impedance Tubes

Friday, September 10, 2004 4:00 p.m. Professor Preston S. Wilson Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin http://www.me.utexas.edu The impedance tube has been used to study the acoustic properties of materials in air for years and is a mature technology. The acoustic absorption of ceiling tiles and automobile mufflers are typical examples,…