Acoustics | Intensity to Power

This command is used to calculate Sound Power measurements from a Data Block containing Acoustic Intensity measurements.  Sound Power is calculated by multiplying Acoustic Intensity by the surface area surrounding its corresponding measurement Point on an Acoustic Surface in a connected Structure file.

Animating Sound Power & Intensity Together

Sound Power and Acoustic Intensity shapes must be scaled differently in order to display them together in animation.  This is done by defining two Groups of M#s.

  1. Execute Edit | Select M#s | Select By, choose Measurement Type from the drop down list, and choose Sound Power from the Measurement Type list.

  2. Press the Select button to select the Sound Power M#s, and press Close.

  3. Double click on the Group column heading in the M#s spreadsheet, and type "Sound Power" into the dialog box.

  4. Execute Edit | Select M#s | Select By again, choose Measurement Type from the drop down list, and choose Intensity from the Measurement Type list.

  5. Press the Select button to select the Intensity M#s, and press Close.

  6. Double click on the Group column heading in the M#s spreadsheet, and type "Intensity" into the dialog box.

To animate the Sound Power & Acoustic Intensity data together,