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Point Source Propagation Loss    1/1, 1/3

Strutt|Propagation|Point Source provides the correction for spherical sound radiation from a source, given the distance from the source (r) in metres. A directivity index (in dB) is used to allow correction for hemispherical, 1/4 sphere and 1/8 sphere radiation, either directly entered by the user or via the drop-down menu provided.


Strutt implements the correction as:

`L_p=L_W-20log(r)-11+DI`

The user may select to include the full propagation term including a correction for the specific acoustic impedance `rho c`
`(:p^2:)=(W rho c)/(4 pi r^2)`
`L_p=L_W-20log(r)-11+10*log(rho c W_0 / p_0^2) + DI`

For typical conditions, `10log(rho c W_0 / p_0^2)~=0.1 dB` and may be neglected; however Strutt allows the impedance term to be included if calculations are conducted under non-standard conditions.


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