ABSTRACT

Mathematical models of reverberation generate predictions of boundary and volumetric reverberation using the physical models of boundary and volumetric scattering strengths developed in Chapter 8. The development of reverberation models has proved to be formidable for two reasons (e.g. Moritz, 1982; Goddard, 1993). First, there are theoretical difficulties in solving complex boundary value problems for which analytical tools are poorly developed. Second, there are practical difficulties in identifying and measuring all the parameters affecting the reverberation process.