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Saturn-V sound levels: A letter to the Redditor

Published:2022-08 Issue:2 Volume:152 Page:1068-1073
ISSN:0001-4966
Container-title:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
language:en
Short-container-title:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Author:

Gee Kent L.¹^ORCID,Mathews Logan T.¹,Anderson Mark C.¹,Hart Grant W.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA

Abstract

The Saturn V is a monument to one of mankind's greatest achievements: the human Moon landings. However, online claims about this vehicle's impressive acoustics by well-meaning individuals are often based on misunderstood or incorrect data. This article, intended for both educators and enthusiasts, discusses topics related to rocket acoustics and documents what is known about the Saturn V's levels: overall power, maximum overall sound pressure, and peak pressure. The overall power level was approximately 204 dB re 1 pW, whereas its lesser sound pressure levels were impacted by source size, directivity, and propagation effects. As this article is part of a special issue on Education in Acoustics in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, supplementary Saturn V-related homework problems are included. 1

Publisher

Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Subject

Acoustics and Ultrasonics,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Link

https://asa.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1121/10.0013216

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