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BS 848-2.5(2003) : 2003

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ACOUSTICS - DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER RADIATED INTO A DUCT BY FANS AND OTHER AIR-MOVING DEVICES - IN-DUCT METHOD
Superseded date

30-04-2010

Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
   1.1 General
   1.2 Types of sound source
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Uncertainty of the measurement method
5 Test facilities and instrumentation
   5.1 General requirements
   5.2 Duct specifications
   5.3 Instrumentation
   5.4 System calibration
6 Test arrangement
   6.1 Sampling tube mounting
   6.2 Microphone position
   6.3 Operating condition control equipment
7 Test procedure
   7.1 Operating conditions
   7.2 Sound pressure level readings
   7.3 Measurements with and without flow straightener on
        the outlet side
   7.4 Inlet side measurements - Large fans: installation
        category D (according to ISO 5801:1997)
8 Calculations
   8.1 Average sound pressure level
   8.2 Sound power level
9 Information to be recorded
10 Information to be reported
Annex A (normative) Determination of the combined mean flow
        velocity and modal correction C[3,4]
Annex B (normative) Determination of the signal-to-noise ratio
        of sound vs. turbulent pressure fluctuation in the test
        duct
Annex C (normative) Computational procedures for calculating the
        A-weighted sound power level from one-third-octave-band
        sound power levels
Annex D (informative) Example of calculation of C[3,4] for a
        given duct diameter and mean flow velocity
Annex E (informative) Guidelines for the design and construction
        of an anechoic termination
Annex F (informative) Evaluation of performance of anechoic
        terminations
Annex G (informative) Sampling tube information
Annex H (informative) Test method for small ducted fans
Annex I (informative) Test method for large ducted fans
Annex J (informative) Measurement of the swirl component
Bibliography

Gives a method for testing ducted fans and other air-moving devices to determine the sound power radiated into an anechoically terminated duct on the inlet and/or outlet side of the equipment.

Committee
EH/1/4
DevelopmentNote
Partially supersedes BS 848-2(1985). Supersedes BS EN 25136 and 00/561592 DC. (04/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 3743-2:1994 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for small, movable sources in reverberant fields Part 2: Methods for special reverberation test rooms
ISO 7574-4:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 4: Methods for stated values for batches of machines
IEC 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
ISO 3740:2000 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels of noise sources Guidelines for the use of basic standards
ISO 7574-1:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 1: General considerations and definitions
ISO 5801:2017 Fans — Performance testing using standardized airways
ISO 3746:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting plane
ISO 7574-3:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 3: Simple (transition) method for stated values for batches of machines
ISO 3741:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Precision methods for reverberation test rooms
ISO 7235:2003 Acoustics — Laboratory measurement procedures for ducted silencers and air-terminal units — Insertion loss, flow noise and total pressure loss
ISO 3745:2012 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Precision methods for anechoic rooms and hemi-anechoic rooms
IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
ISO 3743-1:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for small movable sources in reverberant fields Part 1: Comparison method for a hard-walled test room
ASHRAE 74 : 1998 METHOD OF MEASURING SOLAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

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