17,190 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 17190 Hz Wavelength?

A 17190 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.02 meters, 2 cm, 0.07 feet (0 feet and 0.79 inches) or 0.79 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 17190 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet.

17190 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 17190 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 17190 Hz wavelength (cm)17190 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-401.78060.7010
-35-311.79960.7085
-30-221.81840.7159
-25-131.83700.7232
-20-41.85540.7305
-1551.87360.7376
-10141.89170.7448
-5231.90960.7518
0321.92730.7588
5411.94480.7657
10501.96220.7725
15591.97950.7793
20681.99660.7861
25772.01350.7927
30862.03040.7994
35952.04700.8059
401042.06360.8124

17190 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 17190 Hz sound wave is 0.01 meters, 1 cm, 0.03 feet (0 feet and 0.39 inches) or 0.39 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 17190 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 17190 Hz wavelength = 0.02 meters, or 0.07 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

17190 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.010.03
20.020.07
30.030.10
40.040.13
50.050.16

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 17190 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 17190 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 17190 Hz wave will ocillate 17190 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 17190 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 17190 Hz * 1000 = 0.06 ms.