Problem 3: Siren
“If you direct an air flow onto a rotating disk with holes, a sound may be heard. Explain this phenomenon and investigate how the sound characteristics depend on the relevant parameters.”
I. Phenomenon Demonstration
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Simple Siren Disc Demonstration //. Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany (YouTube, 2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LTtuMj6jZc
- https://soundandscience.de/video/demonstration-disk-siren
- http://berkeleyphysicsdemos.net/node/194
II. Books, Encyclopedia, Discussion and Forum Posts
- Wikipedia (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_disk
- https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/siren-discs
- https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/siren-disk
- https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/build-disk-siren
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_wave
- https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-austincc-physics1/chapter/17-3-sound-intensity-and-sound-level/
- https://pressbooks.pub/sound/chapter/sirens-and-singing-roads/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/building-a-disk-siren/
- T. B. Greenslade, The Physics Teacher 42, 418 (2004).
III. Research Paper
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character 98, 414 (1921).
- Regina Collecchia, Dan Somen, and Kevin McElroy. 2014. The Siren Organ. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Goldsmiths, University of London, pp. 391–394. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1178732
- Shalash, K., Şahin, F. C., & Schiffmann, J. Non-linear transfer function identification of pressure probes using Siren Disks. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 91, 459–469. (2018).
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