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REFRIGERATION MACHINERY NOISE.

Author(s) : MOORE L. F.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

THE PAPER GIVES SOME EXPLANATIONS OF THE TERMS AND MEASUREMENTS USED IN ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY. EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN OF THE STANDARD NOISE MEASUREMENTS. IT IS SHOWN THAT BY FURTHER 1/3 OCTAVE ANALYSIS, THE SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES OF NOISE CAUSING A NUISANCE CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND ITS SOURCE DISCOVERED AND POSSIBLY RECTIFIED. SOME GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS MET WITH COMPRESSOR AND COOLING TOWER OR AIR-COOLED CONDENSER NOISE INDICATES HOW THESE PROBLEMS CAN BE DEALT WITH. IT IS STRESSED THAT IT IS GENERALLY CHEAPER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TO DESIGN TO AVOID PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE THAN TO ATTEMPT RECTIFICATION AFTER INSTALLATION. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: REFRIGERATION MACHINERY NOISE.
  • Record ID : 1985-1897
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Inst. Refrig., Adv. Proof - 14 p.; 10 fig.; 23 ref.; discuss.
  • Publication date: 1984/12/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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