Definition of Duct modes
The acoustic pressure in a cylindrical duct can be expressed as the superposition of duct modes:
{\displaystyle p=\sum \alpha _{i}\phi _{i}}
is the participation factor or modal amplitude and
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What is Duct modes?
The acoustic pressure in a cylindrical duct can be expressed as the superposition of duct modes: