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RijkeTubeResonator
RijkeTubeResonator
TheRijketubeisaninterestingexampleofanopencylinder
resonator.Foldsofcopperscreenarepositionedaboutone
fifthofthewayupthetube.Whenthescreenisheatedina
burnerflameandthenmovedtoonesideoftheflame,itwill
produceastrongtoneatitsresonantfrequencyforseveral
seconds.Thestandardexplanationhastotowiththeeaseof
excitationofasystematitsresonantfrequency.Theairwhich
passesupthroughtheredhotscreenisheatedandexpands,
producingapulseofairtowardthecenterofthepipe.Likea
pushwhichraisesamassonaspringaboveitsequilibrium
position,thatpulseofairwillstartthesystemintooscillation
atitsnaturalfrequency.Notefromthevideoclipthatthe
excitationofthepipedependsuponthechimneyeffectofair
movingupthepathandthesoundstopswhenthetubeis
turnedhorizontal.
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Index
Periodic
motion
concepts
Resonance
concepts
Constructiondetails
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RijkeTubeConstruction
TheRijketuberesonatorusedintheexamplewasmade
fromstainlesssteeltubingofabout3.5cmdiameter.A
preparedstripofcopperscreenwirewasfoldedtoform
threelayersinasquareslightlylargerthanthepipe
diameter.Itwasinsertedaboutafifthofthewayupthe
tubeandheldinplacebyametalringmadeofspring
steel.
Theretainingringhasbeennecessaryinmyexperience.
Whilethecopperscreeniselasticenoughtoholditself
inplacewhenitisnew,itquicklylosesits"springiness"
afterafewheatingsandjustdropsout.Thecopper
screensdonotlastlonginanycase,developingahole
inthecenterafteracoupleofdozenheatings.
Ausefuldemonstrationsetisthreepipesconstructed
withlengthratios4:5:6sothatyoucandemonstratethe
musicalprogressionofamajortriad.
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RijkeTubeResonator
Thefollowingisasetofmeasurementsmadewithasetofthreetubesoflength40,48and
60cm,constitutingajustmajortriadinpitch.Theopentuberesonancefrequencyis
affectedbythetemperaturesinceitchangesthesoundspeed.Themeasuredfrequencycan
beusedtoestimatetheaverageairtemperatureintheaircolumn.
Length Measured Estimated
oftube frequency temperature Inestimatingthetemperature,itwasassumedthatthere
isan"endcorrection"of0.6rateachendofthetube,
60cm 303Hz
75C
whichadds2.1cmtotheeffectivelengthofeachtube.
Withthatincluded,thetemperaturewascalculatedfrom
48cm 366Hz
59C
thesoundspeedrelationship.
40cm 477Hz
117C
Index
Periodic
motion
concepts
Resonance
concepts
Sincethetubescoolquicklyafterbeingmovedofftheflameofthelaboratoryburner,the
differencesintemperatureabovearethoughttojustindicatethatthemeasurementonthe48
cmtubeabovewasjustdelayedmorethantheotherstogetacoolertemperature.Thesound
persistsforseveralsecondsandthedropinpitchduringthattimeisclearlyaudible.
ThisisanexampleofthemeasurementofthefrequencyofthewaveusingMacScopeby
ElishaHuggins.Thisdataisforthe40cmtubeafteralittlemorecoolingtimethanthe
measurementabove.
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