593 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 593 Hz Wavelength?

A 593 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.58 meters, 57.88 cm, 1.9 feet (1 feet and 10.79 inches) or 22.79 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 = 593 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.58 meters, or 1.9 feet.

593 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 593 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 593 Hz wavelength (cm)593 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4051.615920.3212
-35-3152.166520.5380
-30-2252.711220.7525
-25-1353.250420.9647
-20-453.784221.1749
-15554.312821.3830
-101454.836321.5891
-52355.354821.7932
03255.868521.9955
54156.377522.1959
105056.881922.3945
155957.382022.5913
206857.877722.7865
257758.369222.9800
308658.856623.1719
359559.340023.3622
4010459.819423.5510

593 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 593 Hz sound wave is 0.29 meters, 28.94 cm, 0.95 feet (0 feet and 11.39 inches) or 11.39 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 593 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 593 Hz wavelength = 0.58 meters, or 1.9 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

593 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.290.95
20.581.90
30.872.85
41.163.80
51.454.75

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

Given the relatively small 593 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 593 Hz To ms

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

Because a 593 Hz wave will ocillate 593 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 = 593 Hz

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

1 / 593 Hz * 1000 = 1.69 ms.