810 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 810 Hz Wavelength?

A 810 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.42 meters, 42.37 cm, 1.39 feet (1 feet and 4.68 inches) or 16.68 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 = 810 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.42 meters, or 1.39 feet.

810 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 810 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 810 Hz wavelength (cm)810 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4037.788014.8772
-35-3138.191015.0358
-30-2238.589815.1928
-25-1338.984615.3483
-20-439.375415.5021
-15539.762315.6545
-101440.145615.8053
-52340.525215.9548
03240.901216.1028
54141.273916.2496
105041.643216.3950
155942.009316.5391
206842.372216.6820
257742.732016.8236
308643.088816.9641
359543.442717.1034
4010443.793717.2416

810 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 810 Hz sound wave is 0.21 meters, 21.19 cm, 0.7 feet (0 feet and 8.34 inches) or 8.34 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 810 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 810 Hz wavelength = 0.42 meters, or 1.39 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

810 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.210.70
20.421.39
30.642.09
40.852.78
51.063.48

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

Given the relatively small 810 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 810 Hz To ms

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

Because a 810 Hz wave will ocillate 810 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 = 810 Hz

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

1 / 810 Hz * 1000 = 1.23 ms.