[Archived phorum post from squ1.com v2 by Ben Yeung]
Hi Andrew,
Is it possible using the acoustic model for calculation of sound power level at point receivers or on a grid just like the daylight factor calculation?
It seems that this topic is not mentioned in tutorial or help file of Ecotect.
Thanks
Ben
Re: calculation of sound power level
[Archived phorum post from squ1.com v2 by Andrew]
Hi Ben,
In its current form, ECOTECT does not calculate sound power levels at specific points in space - mainly because of complex diffusion and defraction effects which are not directly calculable using geomeyric ray-tracing.
We have developed techniques for displaying sound power levels over an analysis gird, given a number of sound sources, however they require very informed interpretation so have not yet been made available in the public releases.
Its something I would like to add as our diffusion model develops, but is not currently available.
Regards,
Andrew
Dr. Andrew Marsh
Square One research Pty Ltd