In room acoustics, the reflection and scattering of sound waves at the boundaries strongly determines the behaviour within the enclosed space itself. Therefore, the accurate simulation of the acoustic characteristics of a boundary is an important part of any room acoustics prediction model, and in particular diffuse reflections at a boundary is one of the most important properties to model correctly for an accurate and perceptually natural result. This paper presents a comparison of two simulation models for the phenomenon of diffuse reflection at a boundary: one based on introducing physical variations at the boundary itself, and another based on the use of a diffusion equation model.

Authors: Escolano, José; Navarro, Juan M.; Murphy, Damian T.; Wells, Jeremy J.; López, José J.
Affiliations: San Antonio's Catholic University of Murcia, Guadalupe, Spain; Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; University of Jaén, Linares, Spain; University of York, York, UK(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 128 (May 2010) Paper Number: 8022
Publication Date: May 1, 2010
Subject: Room and Architectural Acoustics

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