Estimation and minimization of errors caused by sample size effect in the measurement of the normal absorption coefficient of a locally reactive surface

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 73, Issue 6-7, 2012, Pages 543-556

  Brandão, Eric ^a   Lenzi, Arcanjo ^b   Cordioli, Julio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Confidence region; First lobe; Normal absorption coefficient; Optimal measurement position; Sample size effect

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE REGION; FIRST LOBE; NORMAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; OPTIMAL MEASUREMENT POSITION; SAMPLE SIZES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; MEASUREMENTS; SAMPLING; SIZE DETERMINATION;

MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

EID: 84858079647     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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