Open AccessThe velocity of sound in gases in tubes
Author(s) -
G. W. C. Kaye,
G. G. Sherratt
Publication year - 1933
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london. series a, containing papers of a mathematical and physical character
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9150
pISSN - 0950-1207
DOI - 10.1098/rspa.1933.0107
Subject(s) - tube (container) , sound (geography) , space (punctuation) , acoustics , range (aeronautics) , physics , mechanics , materials science , computer science , composite material , operating system
The main objects of the series of experiments described in the present paper were two-fold: (a ) to make precision measurements, over a moderate temperature-range, of the velocity of sound-waves in gases contained in resonating tubes; (b ) to investigate the applicability of the Helmholtz-Kirchhoff expression for the relation between the “tree-space” velocity and the “tube” velocity in a gas. As regards (b ) different observers in the past have reached diverse conclusions as to the dependence of tube-velocity on the frequency, on the roughness of the wall surface, and on the nature of the material of the tube.