Sounds of Equipments

This spreadsheet provides estimations and/or default values of Sound Power

and/or Sound Pressure Level for common industrial equipments (fans,
compressors, pumps, turbines, etc).
Sound Power Level (SWL) is defined as sound radiated from an equipment/a
source which depends only on its operating parameters such as RPM, kW, etc.
It does not depend on distance. While Sound Pressure Level (SPL) is defined
as sound heard by a receptor from an equipment/a source at certain distance.
So, SPL is correlated with SWL. At certain conditions, SPL may become
noise (unwanted sound).

This spreadsheet contains four sheets, started by this sheet 'Introduction' and
sequentially followed by sheets 'Main Sheet', 'Data1', and at the end 'Data2'.

'Main Sheet' is where estimations of SWL and SPL are done. Default values
are also provided in this sheet. Sheet 'Data 1' is for data required for estimating
SWL of fans. While sheet 'Data 2' is data required for estimating SWL of
casing of diesel and/or gas-driven engine and transformers.

Need to remember!!!!!!!
All estimated and default SPLs (not SWLs) are for uncontrolled sounds. SPLs
estimated in this spreadsheet are only depended on distance (1 meter). They
do not take into account control factors like barriers and other control efforts.

Reference:
Bies, David A. & Hansen, Colin H. 2003. “Engineering Noise Control:
Theory and Practice”. 3rd Edition. Taylor & Francis

Prepared by: Muhamad Nizar

 Calculated Calculated Default Value
Equipment Input Data
SWL SPL at 1 m (dB)
SPL at 1
(dB) (dB) SWL m
Fans
See Sheet 'Data1' Cf 33 60
Q (m3/s) 0.237
P (Pa) 125
E (%) 90
See Sheet 'Data1' BFI 3
Compressor
Air Compressor
(Up to 1.5 kW) 92
Air Compressor
(2-6 kW) 95
Air Compressor
(7-75 kW) 98
Rotary kW 45 107
Centrifugal
(casing noise excluding air inlet noise) kW 45 96
Centrifugal
(unmuffled air inlet noise excluding casing
noise) kW 45 97
Cooling Towers
Propeller Type cooling tower
(Fan power up to 75 kW)
Substract 8 dB if the fan is operated 1/2 its rated
speed kW 70 115
Propeller Type cooling tower
(Fan power greater than 75 kW)
Substract 8 dB if the fan is operated 1/2 its rated
speed kW 80 115
Pumps
3000-3600 rpm (Under 75 kW) kW 70 90
3000-3600 rpm (Above 75 kW) kW 80 92
1600-1800 rpm (Under 75 kW) kW 70 93
1600-1800 rpm (Above 75 kW) kW 80 95
1000-1500 rpm (Under 75 kW) kW 70 88
1000-1500 rpm (Above 75 kW) kW 80 90
450-900 rpm (Under 75 kW) kW 70 86
450-900 rpm (Above 75 kW) kW 80 88
Boilers
General purpose boiler kW 70 102
Large power plant boiler MW 110 115
Gas Turbines
Casing MW 110 130
Inlet MW 110 158
Exhaust MW 110 153
Overall noise 159
Steam Turbines
Overall noise kW 12500 109
 Calculated Calculated Default Value
Equipment Input Data
SWL SPL at 1 m (dB)
SPL at 1
(dB) (dB) SWL m
Diesel and/or Gas-Driven Engines
Exhaust kW 110 132
(0 for engine with no turbo-charger, 0
6 for engine with turbo charger) K
10
Length of exhaust pipe (m)
Lex
Casing kW 110 113
See Sheet 'Data2' A 0
See Sheet 'Data2' B 0
See Sheet 'Data2' C 0
See Sheet 'Data2' D 0
Air inlet kW 110 100
Length of inlet ducting (m) L 10
Overall noise 132
Furnace
Burner noise U 10 105
m 10
Air flow U 10 114 103
m 10
Overall noise 107
Electric Motors
Under 40 kW kW 30 72
RPM 100
40 kW < W < 300 kW kW 50 75
RPM 100
Above 300 kW
Generators
MW 10 107
RPM 100
Transformers
See Sheet 'Data2' Nr 50 70
See Sheet 'Data2' S (kVA) 100
Gears
kW 10 88
RPM 100
Crushers
Primary Crusher 121
Secondary Crusher 129
Tertiary Crusher 127
Conveyors
Open conveyor (per meter) 82
Enclosed conveyor (per meter) 71