819 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 819 Hz Wavelength?

A 819 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.42 meters, 41.91 cm, 1.37 feet (1 feet and 4.5 inches) or 16.5 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 = 819 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.42 meters, or 1.37 feet.

819 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 819 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 819 Hz wavelength (cm)819 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4037.372714.7137
-35-3137.771314.8706
-30-2238.165815.0259
-25-1338.556215.1796
-20-438.942715.3318
-15539.325415.4824
-101439.704415.6317
-52340.079815.7795
03240.451815.9259
54140.820316.0710
105041.185616.2148
155941.547616.3573
206841.906516.4986
257742.262416.6387
308642.615316.7777
359542.965316.9155
4010443.312517.0522

819 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 819 Hz sound wave is 0.21 meters, 20.95 cm, 0.69 feet (0 feet and 8.25 inches) or 8.25 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 819 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 819 Hz wavelength = 0.42 meters, or 1.37 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

819 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.210.69
20.421.37
30.632.06
40.842.75
51.053.44

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

Given the relatively small 819 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 819 Hz To ms

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

Because a 819 Hz wave will ocillate 819 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 = 819 Hz

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

1 / 819 Hz * 1000 = 1.22 ms.