Simulation and Visualization of Indoor Acoustics Using Phonon Tracing

Simulation and Visualization of Indoor Acoustics Using Phonon Tracing
Gerhard Steinebach, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Hans Hagen (Hrsg.)
Visualizing Sustainable Planning

Abstract:
We present an overview of our simulation and visualization system for sound propagation within closed rooms. For acoustic simulation we use a particle-tracing algorithm, the phonon tracing, which is suitable to simulate mid- and high-frequency sound. For low-frequency sound we have to fall back on FEM methods, which solve the wave equation. The result of the phonon-tracing algorithm, the phonon map, is used as a starting point for the visualization of sound propagation and exploration of the influence of different scene surfaces on the acoustic behavior of the room.

Simulation and Visualization of Indoor Acoustics Using Phonon Tracing

Simulation and Visualization of Indoor Acoustics Using Phonon Tracing
Eduard Deines, Frank Michel, Martin Hering-Bertram, Jan Mohring, Hans Hagen
Visualizing Sustainable Planning

Abstract:
We present an overview of our simulation and visualization system for sound propagation within closed rooms. For acoustic simulation we use a particle-tracing algorithm, the phonon tracing, which is suitable to simulate mid- and high-frequency sound. For low-frequency sound we have to fall back on FEM methods, which solve the wave equation. The result of the phonon-tracing algorithm, the phonon map, is used as a starting point for the visualization of sound propagation and exploration of the influence of different scene surfaces on the acoustic behavior of the room.