• There are no items in your cart

AMCA 300 : 2014

Current
Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

REVERBERANT ROOM METHOD FOR SOUND TESTING OF FANS
Published date

01-12-2013

1 HISTORY
2 INTRODUCTION
   2.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
   2.2 SOUND PRESSURE AND SOUND POWER
   2.3 TEST METHOD
   2.4 ACCURACY OF TEST RESULTS
   2.5 PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
   2.6 APPLICATION OF SOUND POWER LEVELS
3 SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS
   3.1 SYMBOLS
   3.2 DEFINITIONS
        3.2.1 Blade Passage Frequency
        3.2.2. Chamber
        3.2.3 Decibel
        3.2.4 Ducted Fan
        3.2.5 End Reflection
        3.2.6 Frequency
        3.2.7 Nonducted Fan
        3.2.8 Octave Band
        3.2.9 Reverberant Room
        3.2.10 Shall and Should
        3.2.11 Sound Power Level (Lw
        3.2.12 Sound Pressure Level (Lp)
        3.2.13 Wavelength
4 INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
   4.1 SOUND LEVEL METER
   4.2 MICROPHONE AND ASSOCIATED CABLE
   4.3 FREQUENCY ANALYZER AND WEIGHTING SYSTEM
   4.4 DATA RECORDING EQUIPMENT
   4.5 REFERENCE SOUND SOURCE (RSS)
5 TEST SETUPS
   5.1 SETUP CATEGORIES
   5.2 AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
   5.3 MOUNTING METHODS
   5.4 DUCT LENGTH
   5.5 MICROPHONE TRAVEL
   5.6 CALIBRATION OF SYSTEM
   5.7 EQUATIONS
6 OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS
   6.1 OBSERVATIONS
        6.1.1 Point of Operation
        6.1.2 Sound Pressure Levels
        6.1.2.1 Sound Pressure Levels, Background (Lpb)
        6.1.2.2 Sound Pressure Levels, RSS (Lpqm)
        6.1.2.3 Sound Pressure Levels, Fan (Lp)
        6.1.3 Test Conditions
   6.2 CALCULATIONS
        6.2.1 Background Corrections
        6.2.2 Sound Power LEVEL
7 INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED
   7.1 FAN UNDER TEST
   7.2 TEST ENVIRONMENT
   7.3 LABORATORY AND INSTRUMENTATION
   7.4 ACOUSTIC DATA
8 MINIMUM INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED
   8.1 FAN UNDER TEST
   8.2 LABORATORY AND INSTRUMENTATION
   8.3 ACOUSTIC DATA
APPENDIX A. ROOM QUALIFICATION: FULL OCTAVE/ONE-THIRD
            OCTAVE
APPENDIX B. ROOM QUALIFICATION: PURE TONES/NARROW BAND
APPENDIX C. UNCERTAINTIES ANALYSIS
APPENDIX D. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR RSS CALIBRATION
APPENDIX E. DUCT END CORRECTION
APPENDIX F. FILTER WEIGHTED MEASUREMENTS
APPENDIX G. RADIATION OF SOUND BY FAN CASING
APPENDIX H. TOTAL FAN SOUND TESTING WITH ATTACHED DUCTS
APPENDIX J. REFERENCES

Applies to fans of all types and sizes.

DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Air Movement & Control Association
Status
Current

MIL A 23798 : C AIR CONDITIONER, FAN-COIL ASSEMBLY
AMCA 111 : 2013 LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
MIL-PRF-24751 Revision A:2004 FANS, VANEAXIAL GAS TURBINE ENCLOSURE COOLING NAVAL SHIPBOARD
NFPA 130 : 2017 FIXED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT AND PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS
ASME AG-1 : 2019 CODE ON NUCLEAR AIR AND GAS TREATMENT
ASME AG 1 : 2012 CODE ON NUCLEAR AIR AND GAS TREATMENT
ASHRAE 62.2 : 2016 VENTILATION AND ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
AIHA Z9.3 : 2007 SPRAY FINISHING OPERATIONS - SAFETY CODE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND VENTILATION
MIL-PRF-24775 Revision A:2005 Air Conditioning Fan Coil Units, Horizontal and Vertical Types, Naval Shipboard
MIL-PRF-24755 Revision B:2010 Fans, Vaneaxial, High Pressure, Naval Shipboard
ANSI S12.11 : 1987 METHODS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF NOISE EMITTED BY SMALL AIR-MOVING DEVICES
NASA KSC STD Z 0010 : 1983 DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, GROUND COOLANT SYSTEMS, COOLANT SERVICING SYSTEMS, AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, STANDARD FOR
ASHRAE HDBK REFRIGERATION : 2014 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - REFRIGERATION
MIL-PRF-23798 Revision D:2004 Air Conditioner, Fan-Coil Assembly
MIL-PRF-18953 Revision C:2005 FANS, VANEAXIAL AND TUBEAXIAL, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING, NAVAL SHIPBOARD
MIL-PRF-19004 Revision B:2001 FANS, CENTRIFUGAL, VENTILATION, NAVAL SHIPBOARD
AIHA Z9.3 : 2007 SPRAY FINISHING OPERATIONS - SAFETY CODE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND VENTILATION
MIL-STD-1474 Revision E:2015 NOISE LIMITS
MIL F 18953 : B FAN, VANEAXIAL AND TUBEAXIAL, FIXED AND PORTABLE, VENTILATION, NAVAL SHIPBOARD

View more information
Sorry this product is not available in your region.

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.