richard pickworth wrote:

Hi,
Can anyone shed light on the acoustic load on a piston in infinate baffle?
I know (vaguely) how it is calculated, but it has real and imaginary parts.
What to do with them? Is it something to do with reactive intensity?
yours
Richard Pickworth

In a nut shell: It's related to energy storage as the air is compressed.
The sound wave propigates (real part) and also pushes back at the
piston (imaginary part)

I'll leave what to do with then to someone else.


Later...

Ron Capik
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