11,400 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 11400 Hz Wavelength?

A 11400 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.03 meters, 3.01 cm, 0.1 feet (0 feet and 1.19 inches) or 1.19 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 11400 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.03 meters, or 0.1 feet.

11400 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 11400 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 11400 Hz wavelength (cm)11400 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-402.68491.0571
-35-312.71361.0683
-30-222.74191.0795
-25-132.77001.0905
-20-42.79771.1015
-1552.82521.1123
-10142.85241.1230
-5232.87941.1336
0322.90611.1441
5412.93261.1546
10502.95891.1649
15592.98491.1751
20683.01071.1853
25773.03621.1954
30863.06161.2053
35953.08671.2152
401043.11171.2251

11400 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 11400 Hz sound wave is 0.02 meters, 1.51 cm, 0.05 feet (0 feet and 0.59 inches) or 0.59 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 11400 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 11400 Hz wavelength = 0.03 meters, or 0.1 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

11400 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.020.05
20.030.10
30.050.15
40.060.20
50.080.25

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 11400 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 11400 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 11400 Hz wave will ocillate 11400 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 11400 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 11400 Hz * 1000 = 0.09 ms.