Help - New Driver / box calculator
By ISD (normal html pages with few simple java-applets) you can
calculate following box types:
-closed
-vented
-4th order bandpass
-6th order bandpass
ISD can calculate optimum box size to first 3 types.
ISD also can draw frequency response plot to all 4 types.
All you have to know is your driver's Thiele/Small parameters:
Vas = equivalent air compliance
Fs = resonance frequency of the driver
Qts = Total Q of the driver at Fs
If you don't know those parameters you can try to locate driver's parameters
from my Driver database.
Getting started:
1) Hit 'New Driver'- on top of ISD-page
2) Now you can enter your driver's parameters to corresponding text-fields,
or try to find driver by name from database.
NOTE! It is always better to use
measured parameters of driver,
than using ones from database
3) When applet has appeared you can choose two different ways to finish your
design:
- You can just click "optimum" button to
calculate optimum box size to your driver
- Or enter your custom enclosure parameters by hand and
see how nice
response curve we can have :-)
4) If you have to calculate vent length, then you can use my vent
calculator
('Vent calculator'-tab on top of ISD-page).
Clossary of terms:
Closed box:
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Vb = box volume in X unit |
Vented box:
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Vb = box volume in X unit
Fb = tuning frequency of box |
4th order bandpass:
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Vf = volume of front chamber in X unit
Vr = volume of rear chamber in X unit
Ff = tuning frequency of front chamber
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6th order bandpass:
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Vf = volume of front chamber in X unit
Vr = volume of rear chamber in X unit
Ff = tuning frequency of front chamber
Fr = tuning frequency of rear chamber |
Vent calculator:
This util can be used for calculating vent length.
if you are calculating vents for 6th order bandpass box,
then you must calculate each vent separately. For rear chamber
vent, place Vr to Vb and Fr to Fb. For front chamber vent,
place Vf to Vb and Ff to Fb.
Notes:
By X unit I mean that, when you specify drivers Vas
in litres then result
volumes is also in litres.
When you specify Vas in cuft then result volumes will be
in cuft. And so on...
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