813 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 813 Hz Wavelength?

A 813 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.42 meters, 42.22 cm, 1.39 feet (1 feet and 4.62 inches) or 16.62 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 = 813 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.42 meters, or 1.39 feet.

813 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 813 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 813 Hz wavelength (cm)813 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4037.648514.8223
-35-3138.050114.9803
-30-2238.447415.1368
-25-1338.840715.2916
-20-439.230115.4449
-15539.615615.5967
-101439.997415.7470
-52340.375615.8959
03240.750316.0434
54141.121616.1896
105041.489516.3345
155941.854316.4781
206842.215816.6204
257742.574316.7615
308642.929816.9015
359543.282417.0403
4010443.632117.1780

813 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 813 Hz sound wave is 0.21 meters, 21.11 cm, 0.69 feet (0 feet and 8.31 inches) or 8.31 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 813 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 813 Hz wavelength = 0.42 meters, or 1.39 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

813 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.210.69
20.421.39
30.632.08
40.842.77
51.063.46

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

Given the relatively small 813 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 813 Hz To ms

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

Because a 813 Hz wave will ocillate 813 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 = 813 Hz

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

1 / 813 Hz * 1000 = 1.23 ms.