randomc Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Would an audibly vibrating piece of metal (i.e. a tuning fork) behave in the same way as it was reduced in size (extremely small)? presumably if you blast relatively lower frequency soundwaves at it, you could get it to vibrate harmonically, but how does scale change things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 If you reduce the size, then the resonant frequency is higher. (The frequency also depends on the material.) For example, a 4mm tuning fork can have a frequency of 32 kHz: http://www.madcitylabs.com/tuningforks.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomc Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 hmmm, my hearing range seems to be significantly less than 32 khz... does range make much difference at high frequencies? using the most suitable material optimally engineered for the purpose, and located in your inner ear, what's the smallest possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 does range make much difference at high frequencies? I don't understand the question. Range of what? Make a difference to what? using the most suitable material optimally engineered for the purpose, and located in your inner ear, what's the smallest possible? What is the smallest possible what? Tuning fork? Using silicon fabrication technology, a few microns. For example: http://micromachine.stanford.edu/~hopcroft/Research/resonators.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomc Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 i meant how far it travels. it obviously changes, so it was a stupid question...never mind. The linked example is for a hermetic environment, but i get the gist... what's the vertical axis on this graph about, then? change in signal modulation...something... why is it negative? the frequency decreasing with time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 The vertical axis is frequency. The horizontal axis is temperature. The resonant frequency decreases as the device warms up. This is because this changes the size, the "stiffness" of the material, etc. and hence its resonant frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 The vertical axis is frequency. Fractional change in frequency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Fractional change in frequency Ooops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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