15,300 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 15300 Hz Wavelength?

A 15300 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.02 meters, 2.24 cm, 0.07 feet (0 feet and 0.88 inches) or 0.88 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 = 15300 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet.

15300 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 15300 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 15300 Hz wavelength (cm)15300 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-402.00050.7876
-35-312.02190.7960
-30-222.04300.8043
-25-132.06390.8126
-20-42.08460.8207
-1552.10510.8288
-10142.12540.8368
-5232.14540.8447
0322.16540.8525
5412.18510.8603
10502.20460.8680
15592.22400.8756
20682.24320.8832
25772.26230.8907
30862.28120.8981
35952.29990.9055
401042.31850.9128

15300 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 15300 Hz sound wave is 0.01 meters, 1.12 cm, 0.04 feet (0 feet and 0.44 inches) or 0.44 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 15300 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 15300 Hz wavelength = 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

15300 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.010.04
20.020.07
30.030.11
40.040.15
50.060.18

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

Given the relatively small 15300 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 15300 Hz To ms

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

Because a 15300 Hz wave will ocillate 15300 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 = 15300 Hz

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

1 / 15300 Hz * 1000 = 0.07 ms.