Investigation of an open screen acoustic performance

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-282

  Lyons, R ^a   Gibbs, B M ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insertion loss; ISO140; Louvres; Screens

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; BUILDINGS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERFORMANCE; STANDARDS;

ACOUSTIC LOUVRES; AIRFLOW RESTRICTION; INSERTION LOSS; OPEN ACOUSTIC SCREEN;

SOUND INSULATION;

EID: 0030286218     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(96)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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