title: A modified diffusion equation for room-acoustic predication.
abstract: This letter presents a modified diffusion model using an Eyring absorption coefficient to predict the reverberation time and sound pressure distributions in enclosures. While the original diffusion model [Ollendorff, Acustica 21, 236-245 (1969); J. Picaut et al., Acustica 83, 614-621 (1997); Valeau et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119, 1504-1513 (2006)] usually has good performance for low absorption, the modified diffusion model yields more satisfactory results for both low and high absorption. Comparisons among the modified model, the original model, a geometrical-acoustics model, and several well-established theories in terms of reverberation times and sound pressure level distributions, indicate significantly improved prediction accuracy by the modification.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Architectural Acoustics, School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiang
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D004058:Diffusion; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013016:Sound