Abstract
Reverberation rooms are a primary tool for HVAC equipment manufacturers to calculate equipment sound power levels, which lead directly to equipment sound ratings. While sound quality has been included in standards, namely, the withdrawn AHRI 1140, the adoption and value of those standards has been minimal leaving specifiers to construct their own tone quality metrics. This paper will evaluate the application of common sound quality metrics, specifically tonal metrics, to reverberation room measurements. Room response is a critical factor in measuring tone prominence, especially at lower frequencies where adjacent frequency tones can vary by 6dB or more. Metrics evaluated include TTNR, Prominence, Tonality and a new metric developed in ASHRAE 1707-TRP.
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