Engineering noise control : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David A. Bies and Colin H. Hansen.
• Other Names: Bies, David A, 1925-; Hansen, Colin H, 1951-
• Contents: Fundamentals and Basic Terminology; Introduction; Noise-Control Strategies; Acoustic Field Variables; Wave Equations; Mean Square Quantities; Energy Density; Sound Density; Sound Power; Units; Spectra; Combining Sound Pressures; Impedance; Flow Resistance; ; The Human Ear; Brief Description of the Ear; Mechanical Properties of the Central Partition; Noise Induced Hearing Loss; Subjective Response to Sound Pressure Level; ; Instrumentation for Noise Measurement and Analysis; Microphones; Weighting Networks; Sound Level Meters; Classes of Sound Level Meter; Sound Level Meter Calibration; Noise Measurements Using Sound Level Meters; Time-Varying Sound; Noise Level Measurement; Data Loggers; Personal Sound Exposure Meter; Recording of Noise; Spectrum Analysers; Intensity Meter; Energy Density Sensors; Sound Source Localization; ; Criteria; Introduction; Hearing Loss; Hearing Damage Risk; Hearing Damage Risk Criteria; Implementing a Hearing Conservation Program; Speech Interference Criteria; Psychological Effects of Noise; Ambient Noise Level Specification; Environmental Noise Level Criteria; Environmental Noise Level Surveys; ; Sound Sources and Outdoor Sound Propagation; Introduction; Simple Source; Dipole Source; Quadruple Source (Far-Field Approximation); Line Source; Piston in an Infinite Baffle; Incoherent Plane Radiator; Directivity; Reflection Effects; Reflection and Transmission at a Plane/Two Media Interface; Sound Propagation Outdoors, General Concepts; ; Sound Power, its Use and Measurement; Introduction; Radiation Impedance; Relation between Sound Power and Sound Pressure; Radiation Field of a Sound Source; Determination of Sound Power Using Intensity Measurements; Determination of Sound Power Using Surface Vibration Measurements; Some Uses of Sound Power Information; ; Sound in Enclosed Spaces; Introduction; Low Frequencies; Bound between Low-Frequency and High-Frequency Behavior; High Frequencies, Statistical Analysis; Transit Response; Porous Sound Absorbers; Panel Sound Absorbers; Flat and Long Rooms; Applications of Sound Absorption; Auditorium Design; ; Partitions, Enclosures and Barriers; Introduction; Sound Transmission through Partitions; Noise Reduction vs Transmission Loss; Enclosures; Barriers; Pipe Lagging; ; Muffling Devices; Introduction; Measures of Performance; Diffusers as Muffling Devices; Classification of Muffling Devices; Acoustic Impedance; Lumped Element Devices; Reactive Devices; Lined Ducts; Duct Bends or Elbows; Unlined Ducts; Effect of Duct End Reflections; Duct Break-Out Noise; Line Plenum Attenuator; Water Injection; Directivity of Exhaust Duct; ; Vibration Control; Introduction; Vibration Isolation; Types of Isolators; Vibration Absorbers; Vibration Neutralizers; Vibration Measurement; Damping of Vibrating Surfaces; Measurement of Damping; ; Sound Power and Sound Pressure Level Estimation Procedures; Introduction; Fan Noise; Air Compressors; Compressors for Chillers and Refrigeration Units; Cooling Towers; Pumps; Jets; Control Valves; Pipe Flow; Boilers; Turbines; Diesel and Gas-Driven Engines; Furnace Noise; Electric Motors; Generators; Transformers; Gears; Transportation Noise; ; Practical Numerical Acoustics; Introduction; Low-Frequency Region; High-Frequency Region: Statistical Energy ANalysis; ; ;
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (748 pages), (230 illustrations)
• Subjects: 620.23; Noise control; Machinery -- Noise
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482288704; 1482288702
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.