Db Definition and 61 Threads

I recently made a repair to the door switches/bracket on our microwave oven (MWO). All is well, but later, after reinstalling a trim piece and checking the fit, I noticed that with the door closed and latched, that there was a bit of play (1/8"?) - I could push the door a bit further closed, and...

Would we have to use the 3-dB exchange rate? How would we solve this question?

G’day. I am here to clear my doubt about the dB scale, in general, and it’s use in calculating received power in a microwave cavity. Given that I have arrived at received power (Pr in Watts) for a given input power (Pt), I understand that 10*log (Pt/Pr) yields Pr in dB. Now, say, the...

Hello Forum, A sound wave intensity (pure frequency) is proportional to the square of the wave pressure amplitude, i.e. ##I \approx p_0^2##, where ##p_0## is the pressure wave amplitude: ##p_0 sin(\omega t \pm kx)##. This means that the (gauge) pressure value goes larger (positive) and lower...

Hi All, I am kind of new to this, please be patient. I appreciate your input I have a SQL Server DB, I am trying to create a remote front end to give graphical, or at least simple access to the DB (Client-Server, of course). I would appreciate some suggestions. This is my way of breaking...

I measure sound (dB) from a speaker at 0cm and 100cm using a diaphragm microphone. 0cm-100dB, 100cm-30dB diaphragm microphone cinsists of a diaphram, coil and a permanent magnet. the coil is attached to the diaphragm, when a sound wave hits the diaphragm it causes to move back and forth which...

Hi folks, My query is that... As one can see that in the IF response curve the picture carrier is placed 6db down the amplitude curve. Such a placement modifies the output of video detector in such a way that the picture carrier lies at half point or 50 % of the total amplitude. Now this whole...

Homework Statement Hi, so in a MOSFET amplifier question(a common-source amplifier in particular), we are examining the effects of the parasitic capacitances of the MOSFET when included in the small-signal model. In particular, the gain of the amplifier with these capacitances. So I derived the...

Hi. If I know the pitch and amplitude of a sound wave, will I be able to calculate its volume. I can understand volume of devices vary betwerb brands and other categories. For the sake of discussion, let's assume volume to be a consistent unit or if db is the right unit, let's take that.

Homework Statement 1. A sinusoidal source with RMS voltage V = 11Volts across a resistor R = 50Ohms, determine the dBm value. Hint: you will first have to determine the power delivered and then check the formula for dBm calculations. 2. A type of coaxial cable has a loss of 12dB/100m at some...

Hi, I had a project in mind but I'm not sure its possible, or what I might need. Current Setup: A small loop antenna monitors a 24kHz (VLF) radio signal, and passes it to an amplifier (schematic can be found here: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/schematic-symbol-help-supersid.709128/)...

Homework Statement A stereo amplifier is rated at 130W output at 1150Hz. The power output drops by 10.0dB at 15.3kHz. What is the power output in watts at 15.3kHz? Homework Equations R=I/Io Io = 10^-12 w/m2 bel = log(r) The Attempt at a Solution I have no idea where to start

I'm doing a physics experiment for school, for which I am measuring the reverb time for specific frequencies in a room. What I did was record a 1000 Hz sound, and some time after it, and looked at its FFT on Audacity to see the intensity of just 1000 Hz at a given time. Manually, I can do this...

Hi, I am having problems importing the Northwind database https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399411(v=vs.110).aspx into mysql on my machine. I'm running wamp64 and mysgl ver 5.7.14. When I download the files, I obtain instnwnd.sql file. However, when I use phpMyAdmin and attempt to...

I am trying to do a calculation using a value of -211dB re uPa/V , are these SI units? i.e. if OCV = -211db re uPa/V and I have RL = 20log(Vrms) - OCV Do I need to convert the OCV to standard units before putting it in the equation? Wiki isn't so clear about this:

Please can someone explain the difference between the decibel (dB) scale and the adjusted decibel scale (dBA scale) and why the dBA scale is used in preference to the dB scale. I've been stuck on this for ages and can't seem to understand the difference

Hi All, Just curious as to what those with experience in creating databases believe is the best method when renaming databases: using Apex SQL , which (supposedly) automatically checks for dependencies or just sitting down , looking at the dependencies and doing the changes one by one as needed...

Hi All, I am having trouble seeing how Relational Databases (RDBS) can be used in the world of big data. The inflow of data seems to be way too fast for the database to reflect what is going on at a given moment. I understand this issue is supposed to be addressed by data warehouses. Is...

Hi All, The "best practices" in RDB on 1:1 relations between entities are that the two entities E1, E2 should be merged into a single one by default, i.e., unless there is an overwhelming reason to keep them separated. Can someone provide illustrating examples of when the two entities...

Hi All, I am given this relational table ROOM (RoomID, BuildingName, FloorNumber, NumberOfFloors). The underline and bold mean that RoomID is the primary key. And I am asked to show an example of how redundancies may result in inconsistencies. This is a questions someone asked, hoping for my...

Hi, say we have entities A,B,C in a Relational Database. Is there a sort-of operational algebra that allows us to determine that if, say, A and B are in a many-many relation and B and C are in a 1-many relation, then A,C are in a certain relationship, i.e., a composition algebra between...

Hi, my high school astronomy class designs/builds antennas to detect VLF radio for solar flare detection. Recently, and regardless of their design, we get a strange "mirrored" shape to the dB vs frequency plot. The shape of the graph before roughly mid-band is exactly mirrored about the...

Access 2003 database. Unable to open - error message "database engine could not find object MSysDb".Can not JetComp it; can not import tables into a new db; can not open in Access 2007; can not compact & repair.

Homework Statement The intensity of a certain spherical wave is 8.0 W/m^2 at a distance of 1.0 m from the source. If the medium is isotropic and nonabsorbing, calculate the decibel intensity 100m from the source. Homework Equations β=10ln(I1/I0) The Attempt at a Solution I know how to use...

Homework Statement The frequency of the two sounds is the same, and the observer is equal distance from either sound source. When one speaker is turned off the loudness is 70dB, what is the total loudness when it is turned back on? Homework Equations A2∝I dB=10log(I/I0) The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement A power amplifier increases a signal’s voltage by 42.04 db and increases the output power by 70.0 db. the input signal is -10 dbv and the input resistance is 10kohm. a. What is the output signal amplitude in dB? b. What is the output signal amplitude in volts? c. What is the...

Hi, My question is very simple but I have not found on google. Why Decibel unit employs Deci? I know Deci = 0.1, but why not just use B rather than dB? Is there some historical reason? Thank you, enjoyed the forum, it is my first post.

So I'm wondering, should I use Cartesian or Polar Coordinates to store intergalactic objects in DB? I'm currently prototyping a game idea that can be oversimplified as a spaceship simulator in infinite space. I'm considering grouping objects together so that they have a "parent super-space"...

Homework Statement Homework Equations The ratio of the parameters \frac{E_1}{E_2} to find the gain (in dB), 10\timeslog10\frac{E_1}{E_2}. "To determine the gain factor in part 8, first think about what happens to the energy when you multiply the signal by a constant factor. Then use the...

Hello, everyone I am reading through the Almagest by Ptolemy and I have a question I hope someone can resolve for me. In Book I Chapter 10 of the Almagest, Ptolemy sets up a semicircle ABC with two right triangles on the diameter AC. To view the text just click the link below: Claudius Ptolemy...

I didn't think it would be this hard to find the answer to this, but 1 hour of googling has come up with nothing that I can make sense of. The main cause of my confusion is that there's about a dozen different ways of measuring sound power in decibels with different units or reference powers...

Hi, I'm investigating what happens to bandwidth at resonance of a series RLC circuit when each component is doubled. i have simulated the circuits and created a bode plot. You can see from the photos that at resonance the gain peaks at -20.82 dB. I would like to know how to calculate this...

how do you know when to use dB= 20log(ratio of input/output quantities) or dB=10log(ratio of output and inout). voltage seems to be 20, power seems to be 10... but how about when doing Fourier transforms and you want to find out 3dB of maximum, for example? thanks

Homework Statement Write down formulae for dX in terms of dA, dB, dC if: X = [(A) (B^2)] / C Homework Equations I'm using the formula below as this corresponds to this relationship. (dX/X)^2 = (dA/A)^2 + (dB/B)^2 The Attempt at a Solution For the first line, not the...

I know that to work out dB the formula is: dB = 10*log(P1/P2 I just don't get what the P1 and P2 are exactly but I know that dB is a ratio that expresses 2 values? And also, how do you compare two values of dB. Say, there's 80dB and 105dB, how do you work out how many times louder is the 105dB...

Hello, I have some 10 signals in noisy and nonoise(noisy+good) situations. I just calculated the power of each signal in two cases and then used SNR formula for dB(10log noisy/nonoise). Now, I got noise levels in dB's. Here, i confused that these dB levels are referred to...

Homework Statement Decibel level from source at 1.0 m is 60.0 dB Find dB level at distance 2.0 m. Homework Equations dB = 10 log10 (I/I0) <- this one I know but couldn't see an application. Forgot to add that I0 is equal to 1.0 x 10^-12 W/m^2 dB = dBi - 20 log10 (r2/r1)...

I want to know generally what the relation between dB loss and percentage loss is. If I want to know what percentage of a signals strength is lost knowing what its dB loss is, how would I accomplish that. Thanks.

The ourput Noise Power is given as No = kTsBG + kTeBG ...= k.(Ts+Te).B.G But when it is asked in dB or dBm, How to calculate it something like 10Log10(Value) or 20Log10(Value)

Hi, i have found a formula (in Waveguide Loss Measurement Using the Reflection Spectrum, PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, VOL. 20, NO. 16, 2008) to calculate losses in semiconductor structures such as waveguide. I want to compare the result with another method (described in Photonic crystal...

Homework Statement The sound at a concert is measured to be 0.5 W/m^2. How many decibels is this? Homework Equations β = 10ln(I/I_0) I/I_0 = 10^(β/10) The Attempt at a Solution I_0 = 1*10^-12 W/m^2 I = 0.5 W/m^2 Therefore, β = 10ln(0.5/10^-12) β = 269.378 dB However, .5/10^12 = 10^(β/10)...

Homework Statement How many times quiter or louder is a sound at 1. 80 dB 2. 30 dB than a sound 50 dB Homework Equations dB2=dB1-dB2? The Attempt at a Solution Would this just mean 1. 30 dB louder 2. 2 dB softer? Or how would I finds "times louder". Sorry for bad...

Why is voltage gain in db given by 20 Log (v2/v1) but power gain is straight forward : 10 Log (p2/p1).

[b]1. When you buy earplugs at the store, they have a "dB rating". What it tells you is the reduction of SIL that the plugs will provide, if properly worn. Suppose you're helping some friends, working the stage at a rock concert wearing earplugs that provide a reduction of 40 dB. What is the...

does dB increases when voltage increases?can sum1 state or declare a formula or proof?

How do I convert a value in dBm to dB?

Homework Statement What is the dB loss for a 3GHZ EM wave traveling through 2 meters of a medium with ϵ=1.5ϵ_0 and loss tangent = 9E-4? Homework Equations Umm...I'm actually not sure. I can't find anything really relating these things at all. The Attempt at a Solution My first...

Homework Statement I have a test coming up and I need to be able to convert dB to W/m^2 and vise versa. Could someone please explain to me how to do this? Homework Equations B=(10dB) log_10(I/I_0) I_0 = 1.0*10^-12W/m^2 The Attempt at a Solution Google, came up with nothing

Homework Statement A family ice show is held at an enclosed arena. The skaters perform to music with level 80.0 dB. This is too loud for your baby, who yells at 75.0 dB. (a) What total sound intensity engulfs you? (b) What is the combined sound level?Homework Equations dB = 10log(I/1E-12)...

Homework Statement Calculate the sound level in decibels of a sound wave that has an intensity of 4.00u "W/m2. Homework Equations dB = 10log(I/Io) The Attempt at a Solution dB = 10log(4/1E-12) = 126.02 db Book says 66db. It vaguely covers this topic, not sure if I had missed...