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Standing Waves In Sound
Explained by a Rueben's Tube
-Kyle Dubreuil
What is a Rubens Tube?
• A metal tube with holes evenly spaced along the top
• Pumped full of flammable gas, then lit
• Sound is then played into the tube
• Differences in gas pressure caused by the sound create different
heights of flame (high at high pressure)
• This allows the visualization of sound waves inside the tube
What Harmonic is the sound in this Rubens
tube at? (assume both ends closed)
• A.) 1st (Fundamental Frequency)
• B.) 2nd
• C.) 3rd
• D.) 4th
Answer: C.) Third Harmonic
• The harmonic can be determined by counting the number of
antinodes in a given length (L) of material
• The high portions of flame correspond to antinodes
• Counting these regions we see there are 3, therefore 3 antinodes,
showing that the sound inside the tube is at the 3rd harmonic
• This also corresponds to a Mode of n=3
Given that this Rubens tube is 6m long, and the
sound waves inside are travelling at 343m/s, what
is the frequency and wavelength of this standing
wave?
Answer:λ=4m, f=85.75Hz
• λ = 2L/3
• f = 3v/2L
• Using these two formulas and substituting the given values, one
should find the correct answers as given above.
Materials Cited
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Rubens_Tube
_fire.jpg
• http://i0.wp.com/TechAcute.com/wp-
content/uploads/2014/05/rubens-tube-2d-Sune-Nielsen-Veritasium-
concept-drawing-plan-visualizer-fire.jpg?resize=672%2C372
• http://cdn.instructables.com/F4K/1LOM/F5Y3TML5/F4K1LOMF5Y3T
ML5.LARGE.jpg
• http://www.flinnsci.com/store/catalogPhotos/AP7363cat.jpg

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Standing waves in sound

  • 1. Standing Waves In Sound Explained by a Rueben's Tube -Kyle Dubreuil
  • 2. What is a Rubens Tube? • A metal tube with holes evenly spaced along the top • Pumped full of flammable gas, then lit • Sound is then played into the tube • Differences in gas pressure caused by the sound create different heights of flame (high at high pressure) • This allows the visualization of sound waves inside the tube
  • 3. What Harmonic is the sound in this Rubens tube at? (assume both ends closed) • A.) 1st (Fundamental Frequency) • B.) 2nd • C.) 3rd • D.) 4th
  • 4. Answer: C.) Third Harmonic • The harmonic can be determined by counting the number of antinodes in a given length (L) of material • The high portions of flame correspond to antinodes • Counting these regions we see there are 3, therefore 3 antinodes, showing that the sound inside the tube is at the 3rd harmonic • This also corresponds to a Mode of n=3
  • 5. Given that this Rubens tube is 6m long, and the sound waves inside are travelling at 343m/s, what is the frequency and wavelength of this standing wave?
  • 6. Answer:λ=4m, f=85.75Hz • λ = 2L/3 • f = 3v/2L • Using these two formulas and substituting the given values, one should find the correct answers as given above.
  • 7. Materials Cited • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Rubens_Tube _fire.jpg • http://i0.wp.com/TechAcute.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/05/rubens-tube-2d-Sune-Nielsen-Veritasium- concept-drawing-plan-visualizer-fire.jpg?resize=672%2C372 • http://cdn.instructables.com/F4K/1LOM/F5Y3TML5/F4K1LOMF5Y3T ML5.LARGE.jpg • http://www.flinnsci.com/store/catalogPhotos/AP7363cat.jpg