582 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 582 Hz Wavelength?

A 582 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.59 meters, 58.97 cm, 1.93 feet (1 feet and 11.22 inches) or 23.22 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 = 582 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.59 meters, or 1.93 feet.

582 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 582 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 582 Hz wavelength (cm)582 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4052.591520.7053
-35-3153.152420.9262
-30-2253.707521.1447
-25-1354.256921.3610
-20-454.800821.5751
-15555.339321.7871
-101455.872721.9971
-52356.401022.2051
03256.924422.4112
54157.443022.6154
105057.957022.8177
155958.466523.0183
206858.971623.2172
257759.472423.4143
308659.969023.6098
359560.461523.8037
4010460.950023.9961

582 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 582 Hz sound wave is 0.29 meters, 29.49 cm, 0.97 feet (0 feet and 11.61 inches) or 11.61 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 582 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 582 Hz wavelength = 0.59 meters, or 1.93 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

582 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.290.97
20.591.93
30.882.90
41.183.87
51.474.84

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

Given the relatively small 582 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 582 Hz To ms

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

Because a 582 Hz wave will ocillate 582 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 = 582 Hz

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

1 / 582 Hz * 1000 = 1.72 ms.