ABSTRACT

Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of a room, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their correct use is important for delivering high quality acoustics.This unique and authoritative text describes how to effectively measure, model, design, optimise and apply diffusers and absor

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|29 pages

Measurement of absorber properties

chapter 5|28 pages

Porous absorption

chapter 6|29 pages

Resonant absorbers

chapter 7|16 pages

Miscellaneous absorbers

chapter 8|31 pages

Prediction of scattering

chapter 9|43 pages

Schroeder diffusers

chapter 10|37 pages

Geometric reflectors and diffusers

chapter 11|22 pages

Hybrid surfaces

chapter 13|20 pages

Active absorption and diffusion