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NOISE IN COOLING TOWERS.

[In Spanish. / En espagnol.]

Type of article: Article

Summary

THIS 2-PART ARTICLE CONSTITUTES A MANUAL FOR ESTIMATING AND REDUCING THE NOISE OF COOLING TOWERS: DEFINITION OF NEW UNITS AND TERMINOLOGY ; HUMAN SENSITIVITY TO NOISE ; EXPERIMENTAL NOISE CRITERIA IN RELATION TO THE ACTIVITY OF PERSONS CONSIDERED (CURVES) ; ESTIMATE OF THE NOISE LEVEL OF A TOWER, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ITS CHARACTERISTICS, DISTANCE, LOCATION (INSIDE A BUILDING OR NOT), TYPE OF FAN (CENTRIFUGAL OR AXIAL), TYPES OFWALLS ; BACKGROUND NOISE ; VARIOUS EXAMPLES ; COMPARISON BETWEEN NOISE CRITERIA AND THE NOISE LEVEL OF THE EQUIPMENT ; NOISE ATTENUATION SYSTEMS. IN 3 APPENDICES THE ARTICLE GIVES PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING ACOUSTIC POWER AS A FUNCTION OF AVERAGE ACOUSTIC PRESSURE, ACOUSTIC PRESSURE AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE AND ACOUSTIC POWER, AND SUMMING UP VALUES IN DECIBELS. J.G.

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  • Original title: [In Spanish. / En espagnol.]
  • Record ID : 1990-2331
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Source: Refrig. Frial - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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