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ERIC Number: EJ984085
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Speed of Sound versus Temperature Using PVC Pipes Open at Both Ends
Bacon, Michael E.
Physics Teacher, v50 n6 p351-353 Sep 2012
In this paper we investigate the speed of sound in air as a function of temperature using a simple and inexpensive apparatus. For this experiment it is essential that the appropriate end corrections be taken into account. In a recent paper the end corrections for 2-in i.d. (5.04-cm) PVC pipes open at both ends were investigated. The air column resonance was excited using a paddle as in Blue Man Group[R] pipes. The "open end" end correction is given by 0.6133r in accordance with recent experiments and detailed theoretical calculations. This correction amounted to 1.56 cm for the 2-in PVC pipe used. However, the paddle end correction was found to be influenced by the transient position of the paddle during the excitation process. The paddle end correction was found to be 1.94 cm. (Contains 1 table, and 5 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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