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Troldtekt acoustics report

This acoustics report is generated from the data you have entered into the Troldtekt acoustic calculator.
The report’s calculations are intended to reflect the acoustic indoor performance of the room in question and reveal
whether the specified requirements regarding room acoustics (reverberation time and/or
absorption area) can be met with the selected materials. The size of the room and the choice of materials are critical for
the results.
 Bedroom 1
Lenght L Width B Total floor area
3.9 m 2.65 m 10.33 m²
Height 1 Volume Total wall area
27.00 m²
2.60 m 26.87 m³
Total ceiling area
Door area Window area 10.33 m²
3.15 m² 3.91 m²
Calculation

Floor 10.33  m² Concrete or tiles on concrete

125hz: 0.01 |250hz: 0.01 |500hz: 0.02 |1000hz: 0.02 |2000hz: 0.02 |4000hz: 0.03
Add absorber 10.33  m² wooden floor on joists
125hz: 0.15 |250hz: 0.11 |500hz: 0.10 |1000hz: 0.07 |2000hz: 0.06 |4000hz: 0.07

Wall 27.00  m² Concrete, painted

125hz: 0.01 |250hz: 0.01 |500hz: 0.01 |1000hz: 0.02 |2000hz: 0.02 |4000hz: 0.02
Add absorber 6.5  m² Smooth Concrete
125hz: 0.02 |250hz: 0.03 |500hz: 0.03 |1000hz: 0.03 |2000hz: 0.04 |4000hz: 0.07

Door 3.15  m² Door, heavy

125hz: 0.14 |250hz: 0.1 |500hz: 0.06 |1000hz: 0.08 |2000hz: 0.1 |4000hz: 0.1

Window 3.91  m² Window (3 mm)

125hz: 0.35 |250hz: 0.25 |500hz: 0.18 |1000hz: 0.12 |2000hz: 0.07 |4000hz: 0.04
Add absorber 3.91  m² Light weight curtains
125hz: 0.5 |250hz: 0.6 |500hz: 0.39 |1000hz: 0.63 |2000hz: 0.70 |4000hz: 0.73

Ceiling 10.33  m² Concrete, painted

125hz: 0.01 |250hz: 0.01 |500hz: 0.01 |1000hz: 0.02 |2000hz: 0.02 |4000hz: 0.02
Add absorber 10.33  m² Mineral wool tiles
125hz: 0.42 |250hz: 0.72 |500hz: 0.83 |1000hz: 0.88 |2000hz: 0.89 |4000hz: 0.80

Calculation 1
Frequency Average
Reverberation time T 125hz 250hz 500hz 1000hz 2000hz 4000hz From 125hz From 250hz
[sec]
Calculation 1 Without 1.88 2.43 2.92 2.57 2.79 2.81 2.57 2.70
absorber
Calculation 1 With absorber 0.50 0.37 0.37 0.33 0.32 0.33 0.37 0.34
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Reverberation time Absorption and absorption area

Reverberation time is the time, measured in seconds,
that passes between a sound source stopping and the
sound dying out. In a church, the reverberation time is
long, i.e. it takes the sound a long time to die out. On
the other hand, in small rooms with a lot of furniture,
curtains and carpets, the reverberation time is short.
More accurately, the term reverberation time denotes the
number of seconds it takes the sound level to drop 60 dB
after the sound source has ceased.
Sound absorption value
The efficiency of a sound absorbing material is expressed
by means of its sound absorption value. The sound
absorption value is expressed using the Greek letter α
(alpha) and alpha values are measured over a wide
frequency range (bass, mid-range and treble). The sound
absorption value not only depends on the material but
also on how the material is installed.
The sound absorbing effect of an acoustic material
depends partly on how effective the material is in itself
and partly on how many square metres of the material
you install. The effect is called the absorption and is
simply the product of the sound absorption value and
the actual number of square metres of material. If you
install 100 square metres of an acoustic product with a
sound absorption value of 0.6, the absorption will be 100
x 0.6, i.e. 60. The greater the absorption, the lower the
reverberation time in the room.
Sabine’s formula
Acoustic calculations from Troldtekt A/S are based on
Sabine’s formula. According to this formula, the
reverberation time (in seconds) for a room is directly
proportional to  the room’s volume (in m3 ) divided by
the total absorption in  the room (in m2  Sabine, ‘metric
sabin’).

Basic data, e.g. the sound absorption value, is based on data from the Danish Building Research Institute’s indoor
climate manual, the
company DELTA and the acoustic consultant Jan Voetmann. The results in this report are meant to be indicative only
and Troldtekt A/S
cannot be held liable for any losses or damage which may result from use of the calculator.

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