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Sabine’s Formula
Sabine’s formula is given by the following:
RT is the reverberation time (to drop 60 dB)
60
(Note that the factor 0.161 has the units seconds per
meter; dimensional analysis on the equation will yield a time
in seconds as the volume is measured in cubic meters and
sabins in square meters).
Let us use this formula to calculate the reverberation time of a
fictitious lecture hall. Let us say the hall has a 5-meter tall
ceiling, is 20 meters wide and 10 meters deep. Let us also say
that the absorption coefficient for the walls, ceiling, and floors
is 0.3.
(Note now the coefficient has the units s/ft. Here the sabin has
the units of ft and can be called the imperial sabin, as opposed
2