Systems and methods for determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of a target material
AssigneeJohns Manville International, Inc.
InventorBrandon Tinianov
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Abstract
A system and method for determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of a target material are provided. The system includes an acoustic source arranged to direct a sound wave at a target material; a device for measuring a sound pressure generated by at least the acoustic sensor, to obtain a sound pressure measurement; a density sensor arranged to measure a density of the target material to obtain a density measurement; and an analyzer arranged to receive the sound pressure measurement and the density measurement. The analyzer is capable of determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of the target material based on the sound pressure measurement and/or the density measurement.
Claims31
A system for determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of a target material, comprising:
- an acoustic source arranged to direct a sound wave at a target material;
- a device for measuring a sound pressure generated by at least the acoustic source, to obtain a sound pressure measurement;
- a density sensor arranged to measure a density of the target material to obtain a density measurement;
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- an analyzer arranged to receive the sound pressure measurement and the density measurement, wherein the analyzer is capable of determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of the target material based on the sound, pressure measurement and/or the density measurement.
A method for determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of a target material, comprising:
- directing a sound wave emitted from an acoustic source at a target material;
- measuring a sound pressure generated at least by the sound wave, to obtain a sound pressure measurement;
- measuring a density of the target material to obtain a density measurement;
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- determining an acoustic and/or thermal characteristic of the target material based on the sound pressure measurement and/or the density measurement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.