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Journal Article

General Equivalent Electric Circuits for Acoustic Horns

Authors: Kergomard, J.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 36 · Issue 12 · pp. 948–955 · December 1988

Abstract

The continued fraction solution of the Riccati equation leads to equivalent circuits for acoustic horns of arbitrary shape. The elements of the circuits depend only on the geometric shape. Advantages and disadvantages of circuits equivalent to the input impedance and circuits equivalent to the transmission through horns are discussed. Numerical calculations are shown to be very easy, even for dissipative horns. Finally, the example of an application to the design of musical wind instruments is given.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
36
Issue
12
Pages
948–955
Publication date
December 6, 1988
Affiliation
Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l' Universitd du Maine, 72017 Le Mans, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article