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How Much Volume Do Drivers Occupy? [message #64342] Thu, 14 October 2010 17:40 Go to next message
AudioFred is currently offline  AudioFred
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How much larger should I size an enclosure to compensate for the volume occupied by a surface mounted 12" pro woofer and a compression tweeter plus horn (e.g. Eminence H290)?
Re: How Much Volume Do Drivers Occupy? [message #64345 is a reply to message #64342] Thu, 14 October 2010 20:03 Go to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I have always estimated the displacement volume with a technique called CSG (constructive solid geometry), a method commonly used in computer modeling of solids and 3D rendering. The concept is simple: Describe the item with primitive shapes like cones, spheres, cylinders, pyramids, wedges and boxes. You can easily calculate the volume of a simple shape, and so if you can describe an object with a few primitives added together, you can calculate the volume that way. For example, a woofer can be approximated as a cone (for the basket and cone) and a cylinder for the magnet). You can get as detailed as you like.

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