日本新建两大厅堂项目

１东京国家剧院占地４４０００ｍ２;于１９９７年９月开幕．内有１８００座的歌剧院,１４５００ｍ３,满场混响时间１．５ｓ;１０３８座的小剧场,７２００ｍ３,满场混响时间１．１ｓ;１６３６座的音乐厅,１５３００ｍ３,满场混响时间１．９５ｓ．各厅尚有ＥＤＴ,ＢＲ,ｔ;ＩＡＣＣ;Ｃ８０和噪声等多项测量指标．该项工程于１９８５年开始建筑设计国际竞赛,日本ＴＡＫ设计事务所获奖．声学顾问由美国Ｂｅｒａｎｅｋ和ＴＡＫ联合进行．设计中利用了多种手段,前后化了７年时问,并写出多篇声学论文发表．２东京国际论坛一座当今最…     

厅堂中混响时间测量的一些实际问题

本文根据多年来在一些大厅中进行混响时间测量(空场和满场)的经验,以及利用不同声源所积累的资料,分析了测量的误差.由于记录读数误差导致的混响时间的变异系数可控制在5％左右,而由于厅内声场不均匀性所引起的变异系数则在10％左右.至于利用不同声源所得结果之间的偏差则往往小于上述的误差范围,因此它们的差异并不显著.比较时所用声源有乐队、白噪声、啭音、发令枪声和气球的爆破声.本文还指出,在某些厅堂中测得的混响时间重复率较低,类似情况或更严重者(相差达50—100％)在文献中亦有报导,值得注意.因此,制订规范化的测量方法也就非常必要.为模拟厅堂满场条件的声学特性,曾利用棉衣代替观众进行了混响时间的比较性测量,结果基本上一致.     

一种基于最大似然的混响时间盲估计方法*

混响是室内声学中的重要现象,在室内设计与音频信号处理中都需要测量或估计混响时间。本文改进了一种基于最大似然估计的混响时间盲估计方法,即采用说话人在房间中自然说话时发出的混响语音信号来估计混响时间的方法。该方法首先确定语音衰减段的最优边界,其次计算该衰减段的两个额外参数,据此筛选出符合条件的语音段,最后将满足条件的语音段采用最大似然估计得到混响时间估计值。在五个不同混响时间条件下的仿真表明,与已有方法相比,改进方法估计的混响时间同真实混响时间的偏差更小,方差更低,估计准确性较高。     

上海市黄浦体育馆的声学设计

上海市黄浦体育馆建于1981年9月,是一座多用途大厅,除供体育比赛外,还兼作集会及音乐演出之用.容座总共3800个.大厅平顶采用十字形空间吸声体处理,式样美观新颖,效果良好而经济.中频(500—1000Hz)满场混响时间约1.3s.扩声系统采用分区式声柱布置方案.使用效果表明音质符合设计要求.     

厅堂混响时间的声场控制方法及实验研究

本文首先论述厅堂声场控制的各种方法，然后利用混响反馈法和卷积法分别进行了实验研究，其中着重对卷积法的实验系统进行阐述，指出卷积法具有混响时间调节方便、控制范围大等优点，混响时间可提高三倍以上．     

基于简正波理论的浅海低频混响时间序列仿真

混响场时域信号序列的数值实现对主动声纳目标模拟器研制具有重要意义。本文所述适用于水平变化浅海环境混响时间序列的一种实现方法,基于现有的浅海简正波相干混响理论。所述方法的思路是通过相干散射场随机序列与发射信号的离散卷积来构成混响时域序列,文中以Pekeris均匀浅海环境为例,给出了相应的混响时间序列仿真结果,并对仿真结果的频谱特性、统计特性、强度衰减以及垂直相关特性等进行了系统检验。结果表明,由仿真混响时间序列所获得的混响特性与理论结果相符,可用于浅海混响序列的仿真。     

脉冲响应法测量混响时间技术的研究

本文介绍了一种根据厅堂脉冲响应特性,利用计算机数字信号处理技术,迅速,准确地测量混响时间的实现方法。     

轻便混响计

测量混响时间常用两种方法:(1)把一个房间的混响声记录在磁带上,然后再用高速能级记录器把磁带上的记录在记录纸上画出衰减曲线,最后从曲线上读出混响时间来;(2)使用高速能级记录器在房间中直接记录衰减曲线。这两种方法都有缺点。方法(1)不能立即得出混响时间;方法(2)虽能直接读出混响时间但不方便。     

杭州剧院的声学模型试验

杭州剧院是一座多功能厅堂,观众厅的体积约10000m~3,能容纳2000观众席,已于1978年9月竣工使用,观众反映音质效果比较好。在我们进行音质设计过程中,为了及早对设计方案作出评价,作了1:10的声学模型试验。本文概括给出某些试验的结果,并与剧院建成后实测进行比较。模型试验包括(1)木条子墙和“船形”扩散体天花的声学特性,(2)吸声材料的模拟,(3)混响时间,(4)反射声,(5)声场分布,(6)观众对前次反射声的影响,(7)方向性扩散,(8)清晰度,(9)主观评价。模型和实物的对比结果:满场的混响时间除250Hz的差别较大外(约20％),其余频率比较接近(差别少于10％);反射声图形是相似的;声场分布的差别少于2dB;观众对从台口侧墙来的前次反射声有影响,衰减约6dB;方向性扩散低于实测值,这是由于制造模型时省略一些细部所引起;清晰度和主观评价与观众的实际感受大致相符。     

室内混响时间的测量

本文介绍了在近代与综合性物理实验中的一个综合性物理实验题目──室内混响时间的测量．主要说明了实验仪器、实验基本原理和方法．     

Relation of acoustical parameters with and without audiences in concert halls and a simple method for simulating the occupied state

Five acoustical parameters-reverberation time RT, early decay time EDT, clarity C80, strength G, and interaural cross-correlation coefficient IACC-were measured using identical procedures with and without audiences in six concert and opera halls. Reverberation times without audiences were measured in 15 additional halls using the same measuring techniques as for the six halls above, but for full occupancy the data were taken from musical stop chords at symphonic concerts. This paper shows that in all halls (1) the occupied RT can be predicted from the unoccupied RT using a linear regression equation, y = a - b exp(x), within acceptable limits, at low- and mid-frequencies. It is also shown for the six halls that (2) occupied C80's are predicted accurately from unoccupied values by the newly proposed equation; (3) G's with and without audiences are highly correlated by a first degree linear regression equation; and (4) IACCs have nearly the same value in both occupied and unoccupied halls. As a separate subject, the successful use of a cloth covering for seats in a concert or opera hall to simulate the occupied condition has been developed.     

Acoustical remodeling of a large fan-type auditorium to enhance sound strength and spatial responsiveness for symphonic music

The Grand Theater in the Sejong Performing Arts Center in Seoul, Korea is a proscenium hall with 3022 seats. Originally built in 1978, the Grand Theater was remodeled in 2004 to provide variable reverberation time (RT) using a sound system. Recently, a second remodeling was scheduled to enhance the hall’s acoustic quality, especially its RT, sound strength (G) and binaural quality index (BQI = 1-IACCE3), based on architectural acoustic analysis. In the remodeling plan, the wall covering and chair materials were changed to produce longer RT and higher G. For the remodeling design, side balconies were added to the first and third floors to provide lateral reflections to the audience area. The orchestra shell and various ceiling/wall reflectors were planned to provide more early reflections to the audience area. To verify the design, the effects of these structures on the sound pressure levels and spatial parameters of early sound in the audience area were investigated by open-type 1:10 scale model measurement. In addition, the acoustical qualities of the remodeled hall were evaluated using computer simulations and 1:50 scale model measurement. The results show that G was improved by 5 dB and BQI by 0.24, whereas the occupied RT at mid-frequencies became variable from 1.47 to 2.24 s.     

Laboratory measurement of sound absorption of occupied pews and standing audiences

Places of worship, as well as other performing spaces or large arenas are characterized by lightweight pews or seats, with moderate or negligible upholstery, leading to very low absorption coefficients. Consequently, the audience becomes the most important sound absorbing element, capable of playing a fundamental role in determining the acoustic characteristics of the space. Consequently accurate knowledge of its acoustic properties is required for any design purpose. Several studies have been carried out with reference to audiences seated on upholstered theatre seats but there is a considerable lack of information about occupied pews. The well known difficulty of taking into account edge effects during such measurements poses further questions as well as the effect of the density of occupation, and the seasonal variations due to clothing. This paper presents the results of a series of laboratory measurements aimed at clarifying such aspects. The measurements showed that the edge effects are negligible and that total absorption is better related to the number of persons present than to the area they cover. Nonetheless, as the density grows, or when the audience is seated, there is a reduction in absorption which may be explained by the reduction in exposed body surface. Lightweight clothes show a considerable reduction in sound absorption over all the frequency bands, suggesting that significant seasonal fluctuations in reverberation time should be expected in places where the audience is the only sound absorbing surface.     

Acoustical design of the Tokyo Opera City (TOC) concert hall, Japan

The Tokyo Opera City concert hall seats 1632, volume 15 300 m3, and reverberation time, with audience and orchestra, 1.95 s. As part of the design process, measurements on CAD computer and 1:10 wooden models of the hall and full-sized materials samples were conducted over a 5-yr. period. The hall in plan is rectangular. The ceiling is a distorted pyramid, with its peak 28 m above the main floor and nearer the stage than the rear of the hall. This unique shape was analyzed on the models so that all interior surfaces combine to distribute sources on the stage uniformly over the seating areas and to yield optimum values for reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), interaural cross-correlation coefficient (IACCE3), bass ratio (BR), initial-time-delay gap (ITDG), strength (G), and sound diffusion index (SDI) [for definitions see L. Beranek, Concert and Opera Halls: How They Sound (Acoustical Society of America, Woodbury, NY, 1996)]. On the long ceiling facing the stage, Schroeder QRD diffusers provide diffusion, eliminate a possible echo, and strengthen lateral reflections. Performers and critics judge the acoustics excellent.     

座位数在音乐厅和歌剧院计算中的作用

在对Leo Beranek著《音乐厅和歌剧院》一书中所提供的80余所音乐厅和歌剧院声学参数的测定结果数据分析的基础上,经过简单的数学处理和简化,提出一些个人见解:强度因子G和座位数N的关系;对于N小于和等于2000的音乐厅,空场早期衰变时间EDT等于空场混响时间。文中给出在N＜ 2000的情形下空场EDT的计算。座椅数是决定厅堂容积的出发点,由此做出两个厅堂的初步设计实例。      

Application of audience-seats characteristics to the sound field analysis for large enclosures

The analysis of the sound field of a hall including the effect of audience seats has difficulties in computing time and memory. Although extensive investigations have been conducted for analyzing sound fields, there is scarcely any report dealing with the sound field including this effect. The main cause may be the complex shape and amount of materials of the audience seats. However, there is a possibility that periodical grooved structures like seat rows can be replaced by an appropriate imaginary boundary with an impedance of quasi-local reaction at the top of seats. The purpose of this research is to reduce the calculation load of acoustical analysis by treating the seat rows as an imaginary-impedance boundary which is almost equivalent to the characteristics of audience seats. The SDE filter, which can express excess attenuation caused by seat rows, is proposed and some applications to both the geometrical and wave theoretical methods are presented. To examine the validity of this method, some numerical examples calculated using an image method are discussed in comparison with the measured data. Furthermore, the numerical results of its application to the boundary element method are presented and discussed in terms of its effectiveness and validity.     

Simplified models of the vibration of mannequins in car seats

A simplified two-dimensional modelling approach to predict the vibration response of mannequin occupied car seats about a static settling point is demonstrated to be feasible. The goal of the research is to develop tools for car seat designers. The two-dimensional model, consisting of interconnected masses, springs and dampers is non-linear due to geometric effects but, under the excitations considered, the model behaviour is linear. In this approach to modelling, the full system is initially broken down into subsystems, and experiments are conducted with subsystems to determine approximate values for the stiffness and damping parameters. This approach is necessary because of the highly non-linear behaviour of foam where stiffness changes with compression level, and because the simplified model contains more structure than is necessary to model the relatively simple measured frequency response behaviour, thus requiring a good initial starting point from which to vary parameters. A detailed study of the effects of changing model parameters on the natural frequencies, the mode shapes and resonance locations in frequency response functions is given, highlighting the influence of particular model parameters on features in the seat-mannequin system's vibration response. Reasonable qualitative as well as good quantitative agreement between experimental and simulation frequency response estimates is obtained. In particular, the two-dimensional motions at the peaks in the frequency response, a combination of up and down and rotational behaviour is predicted well by the model. Currently research is underway to develop a similar model with non-linear springs, surface friction effects and viscoelastic elements, that predicts the static settling point, a necessary step to aid in the subsystem modelling stage in this dynamic modelling approach.     

汽车座椅局部散热除湿研究

车内空气的温度和相对湿度是影响人体舒适性的重要因素。特别是在高温条件下,高湿对人体的影响更加明显。使用计算流体力学和计算传热学的方法,对座椅和人体接触面温湿度较高的问题进行分析。根据人体及汽车座椅的相关尺寸,建立座椅的计算模型,然后进行数值计算。从改变结构的方面考虑解决问题的途径,即在座椅与人体接触面下开槽,并强制通风。使用FLUENT软件进行数值模拟,选择k-ε模型求解温度场和湿度场。计算结果表明,这种方法可以降低汽车座椅与人接触区域的温度和相对湿度,提高局部热舒适性。所得数据为车室内人体局部热舒适性评价提供理论依据。     

Acoustic diffraction effects at the Hellenistic amphitheater of Epidaurus: seat rows responsible for the marvelous acoustics

The Hellenistic theater of Epidaurus, on the Peloponnese in Greece, attracts thousands of visitors every year who are all amazed by the fact that sound coming from the middle of the theater reaches the outer seats, apparently without too much loss of intensity. The theater, renowned for its extraordinary acoustics, is one of the best conserved of its kind in the world. It was used for musical and poetical contests and theatrical performances. The presented numerical study reveals that the seat rows of the theater, unexpectedly play an essential role in the acoustics--at least when the theater is not fully filled with spectators. The seats, which constitute a corrugated surface, serve as an acoustic filter that passes sound coming from the stage at the expense of surrounding acoustic noise. Whether a coincidence or not, the theater of Epidaurus was built with optimized shape and dimensions. Understanding and application of corrugated surfaces as filters rather than merely as diffuse scatterers of sound, may become imperative in the future design of modern theaters.     

An investigation of the sound field above the audience in large lecture halls with a scale model

Measurements of steady-state sound pressure levels above the audience in large lecture halls show that the classical equation for predicting the sound pressure level is not accurate. The direct field above the seats was measured on a 1:10 scale model and was found to be dependent on the incidence angle and direction of sound propagation across the audience. The reverberant field above the seats in the model was calculated by subtracting the direct field from the measured total field and was found to be dependent on the magnitude and particularly on the placement of absorption. The decrease of sound pressure level versus distance in the total field depends on the angle (controlled by absorption placement) at which the strong reflections are incident upon the audience area. Sound pressure level decreases at a fairly constant rate with distance from the sound source in both the direct and reverberant field, and the decrease rate depends strongly on the absorption placement. The lowest rate of decay occurs when the side walls are absorptive, and both the ceiling and rear wall are reflective. These consequences are discussed with respect to prediction of speech intelligibility.