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ACOUSTICS - GUIDELINES FOR NOISE CONTROL BY SILENCERS

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

Publisher

National Standards Authority of Ireland

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Specifications, selection and design considerations
  4.1 Requirements to be specified
  4.2 Selection and layout of silencers
  4.3 Design of special silencers
5 Types of silencers, general principles and
  operational considerations
  5.1 Overview
  5.2 Acoustic and aerodynamic performance of silencers
  5.3 Sound propagation paths
  5.4 Acoustic installation effect
  5.5 Abrasion resistance and protection of absorbent
       surfaces
  5.6 Fire hazards and protection against explosion
  5.7 Starting-up and closing-down of plants
  5.8 Corrosion
  5.9 Hygienic requirements and risk of contamination
  5.10 Inspection and cleaning, decontamination
6 Performance characteristics of types of silencers
  6.1 Dissipative silencers
  6.2 Reactive silencers
  6.3 Blow-off silencers
7 Measurement techniques
  7.1 Laboratory measurements
  7.2 Measurements in situ
  7.3 Measurements on vehicles
8 Information on silencers
  8.1 Information to be provided by the user
  8.2 Information to be provided by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) Applications
Annex B (informative) Effect of spectral distribution of
        sound on the declaration of attenuation in
        one-third-octave or octave bands
Annex C (informative) Operating temperatures of sound
        sources and temperature limits of sound-absorbent
        materials
Bibliography

Establishes a practical selection of silencers for noise control in gaseous media.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	58
PublisherName	National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
UNI EN ISO 14163 : 2001	Identical
EN ISO 14163 : 1998	Identical
BS EN ISO 14163:1998	Identical
UNE-EN ISO 14163:1999	Identical
ISO 14163:1998	Identical
DIN EN ISO 14163:1999-05	Identical