aeroport calculations

[rain377 10+ year member]

I'm building a box for a 15" fi bl. 4.0cuft tuned to 36-38. I've never used aeroports before and i need help determining wht size/how many/how long.

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[FASTIMES 10+ year member]

I'm building a box for a 15" fi bl. 4.0cuft tuned to 36-38. I've never used aeroports before and i need help determining wht size/how many/how long.

http://www.psp-inc.com/

 

[rain377 10+ year member]

ive seen that but i dont know what size aeros i meed or how many.id like to go high for port space but im unsure about the port area

 

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

i would do 3 4" aeros

 

[HowLowd 10+ year member]

I'm building a box for a 15" fi bl. 4.0cuft tuned to 36-38. I've never used aeroports before and i need help determining wht size/how many/how long.

Personally just figure up in this manner then convert to round if need be.

Lifted from audioques site

How To Calculate Your Port Size.

The box port can be calculated with a simple formula. Box volume in cubic feet X 16 (the amount of port area in square inches per cubic feet of box volume). For example, 3.4 cuft X 16 sqin= 54.5 square inches of port area. Try to stay within 10% of this number.

The port length should be 16 inches deep. This tunes the boxes to about 40 Hz.

How To Make A Slot Port

The easiest and most effective way to build a port is to use a slot shaped port that uses 3 sides of your enclosure as port walls. If the port is located at one end of the box, only one additional piece of wood is required to complete the port. The additional piece of wood should be spaced off the end of the box.

The port area is in square inches, meaning it takes height times width to calculate total area. A port 4 inches high by 4 inches wide would calculate as 4 X 4= 16 square inches.

In our example box, we have an inside height of 14.5 inches. To calculate the slot width that would make a total area of 54.5 square inches, and we use 14.5 inches as the height: divide 54.5 by 14.5= 3.76. Round that figure to nearest ¼ inch, and you get an offset measurement of 3 ¾ inch wide. The slot port would be 3 ¾ inches wide by 14 ½ inches tall.

You don’t have to get too critical about the box and port volume, a good rule of thumb is that if you stay within 5-10% of calculated volumes, there will be very little if any audible effects.

Port Length Obstructions

Some port lengths do not allow for 16-inch port depths without some sort of modification. The rule of thumb is not to let the end of the port get any closer to the back wall than the width of the port. So back to our example, we have an internal box depth of 12.5 inches. We need a 16-inch deep port. We will have to bend the port along the back wall to get the full port length. To calculate where to make the bend, subtract the port width from the inside box depth. 12.5 – 3.75=8.75. We must bend the port at 8.75 inches, then continue the port parallel to the back wall for an additional 7.25 (8.75+7.25=16).

You now have an L shaped port totaling 16 inches in depth.

 

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[rain377 10+ year member]

when it gives u port length, is that each port or divide that number by number of ports?

 

[SPLEclipse 10+ year member]

when it gives u port length, is that each port or divide that number by number of ports?

each port