Standing wave inside a flute

Standing waves in a flute (half open tube) for different notes. Inspired by Joe Wolfe’s website. Also see more general standing waves in air, and more related figures in the Music category.

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% Author: Izaak Neutelings (January 2021)
% https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/fluteacoustics.html#toneholes
% https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/clarinetacoustics.html
% http://www.markshep.com/flute/Holes.html
\documentclass[border=3pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{etoolbox} % ifthen
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta} % for arrow size
\tikzset{>=latex} % for LaTeX arrow head
\colorlet{xcol}{blue!70!black}
\colorlet{vcol}{green!60!black}
\colorlet{Pcol}{orange!80!black}
\colorlet{myred}{red!65!black}
\tikzstyle{wood}=[line width=1.5,brown!70!black]
\tikzstyle{closed}=[rounded corners=0.2,brown!30!black]
\tikzstyle{Pline}=[Pcol,thick,line cap=round]
\tikzstyle{myarr}=[xcol!50,-{Latex[length=3,width=2]}]
% STANDING WAVE - OPEN-OPEN, n=1
\def\L{6.00} % pipe length
\def\R{0.22} % pipe radius
\def\t{0.06} % hole thickness
\def\w{0.16} % hole width
\def\N{9}    % number of holes
\def\wave#1#2{
  \def\lam{2*#1*\L/#2} % wavelength
  \fill[brown!70!black!15] (-2*\w,-\R) rectangle (\L+0.01,\R+0.026);
  \draw[Pline,samples=100,smooth,variable=\x,domain=0:#1*\L]
    plot(\x,{ (\R-0.04)*sin(360/(\lam)*\x)})
    plot(\x,{-(\R-0.04)*sin(360/(\lam)*\x)});
  \draw[wood] %,line cap=round]
    (\L+0.01,\R)
      \foreach \i [evaluate={\x=\L-\i*9/16*\L/\N};] in {1,3,4,5,7,8,9}{ %{1,...,\N}{
        -- (\x+\w/2,\R) (\x-\w/2,\R)
      } -- (\w/2,\R)
    %(-0.01,\R) -- (\L+0.01, \R)
    (-\w/2,\R) -| (-2*\w,-\R) -- (\L+0.01,-\R);
  %\foreach \i [evaluate={\x=\L-\i*9/16*\L/\N};] in {1,3,4,5,7,8,9}{
  %  \draw (\x,-\R) --++ (0,2*\R);
 
 
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