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DCS# 3B55.40NWU# S-15Location:    6 D 6
title: Interference Trombone
aka: A difference in path length results in interference of sound waves.

Description:
  A speaker driver sends sound to a Y tube which splits it to two different paths.  One path is through the trombone slide so the path can be made progressively longer.  The paths are recombined at a flared end.

Question:
    What is the difference in path length when the sound cancles out?
    Are there more than one length where the cancellation can be effected?
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