Acoustical characterization of exploding hydrogen-oxygen balloons

作者:Vernon Julia A*; Gee Kent L; Macedone Jeffrey H
来源:Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012, 131(3): EL243-EL249.
DOI:10.1121/1.3684741

摘要

Exploding hydrogen-oxygen balloons are popular chemistry demonstrations. Although initial research experimentally quantified potential hearing risk via analysis of peak levels [K. L. Gee et al., J. Chem. Educ. 87, 1039-1044 (2010)], further waveform and spectral analyses have been conducted to more fully characterize these impulsive noise sources. While hydrogen-only balloons produce inconsistent reactions and relatively low, variable levels, stoichiometrically mixed hydrogen-oxygen balloons produce consistent high-amplitude noise waveforms. Preliminary consideration is also given to the potential use of these exploding balloons in architectural acoustics applications.

  • 出版日期2012-3