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Old 25th April 2006   #29
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Originally Posted by Kiwiburger
Think about wavelength. Picture a bass sinewave. Where is the air at minimum velocity (zero crossing)? At the wall. Where is it at maxium velocity? At 1/4 wavelength. (Half wavelength would be another zero crossing). Absorbants work by turning air molecules velocity into heat. Put it where the air is moving fastest.
Not to get too technical, but to clarify, a sine wave is at maximum velocity and it's 0 crossing, and minimum velocity at 1/4 wavelength, not the other way around.
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