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Description of Subjective
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‘Table 44 Plumbing Noise Levels least 05 m from fariture, More than one location may be me
ae a sured, and the microphone may be moved during measurement
nesses tee) Ene OW FEN) ovement should not exesed 0.15 m/s,
Residential bedrooniving rooming room 5 + Note the operational conditions of the HVACsystem atthe time of
‘gpl patent roamelasceem “0 the test, Turn off all non-HVAC system noises during the test. If
Dr alee eon He possible, measure in a normally finished, unoccupied room,
siden bathroonitchen 4 + Thetest may be peated with the enire HVAC system tured of,
Open ofcobyfeorido o to determine whether the room's ambient noise level from non
+ Set the mete t display and save the equivalent energy sound
pressure level (2) with the desired frequency filtering (e8.
‘octave bands, A-Neighted, ete). Fach measurement should be
15 slong.
+ Place the measurement microphone in potential listening laa-
tions a Teast Tm fom room boundaries and noise sores and at
FAC sources i contaminating the results
+ Record the sound kvel meter make, model, and serial number, the
‘measured sound pressure levels, the HIVAC system's operating
conditions, andthe microphone location(s).
‘When these levels are used asa basis for compliance verification,
the following additional information must be provided:Duct Location
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Volume Systems and Duct Silencers
Although fans area major source of sound in HIVAC systems,
aerodynamically generaied sound can often exceed fan sound
‘because of close proximity tothe receiver. When making ocane-
‘band fan sound calculations wsing a souree-pah-recciver analysis,
aerodynamically generated sound must be add in the pth sound
‘aeultions at the locaton ofthe element
Duct Velocities. The extent of aerodynamic sound is related to
the airflow turbulence and velocity through the duct element, The
sound amplitde of aerodynamically generated sound in hts is
proportional tothe fit, sth, and seventh power of the dt aiflow
‘eocity in the vicinity ofa duct element (Bullock 197; Inga eta.
1968). Therefore, reducing duct airflow velocity significantly re-
‘duces Mow-generated nose, Tables 3 (Schafer 2008) and 4 (Egan
1988) give guidelines for recommended airflow velocities in dict,
sections and duct outlets to avoid problems associated with asrody-
‘namiclly generated sound in ducts,
ised Duet Fitings. Fixed duct fitings include elbows, tes,
transition, fixed dampers, and branch takcofs In ll cas, lest
generated air turbulence and lower airflow velocities result in lest
aerodynamic sound, Figures § and 9 show typical frequency spectra
{orspecitiesize of elbows and transitions, Data in these figures are
‘based on empirical data obiained fiom ASHRAE RP-37 (Ingard
tal, 1968). Normalized data ffom ASHRAE RP-37 and others,
‘which can apply to all ypes of duct fitings and dampers, ave ben
Fig. 8 Velocty-Generated Sound of Duet Transitions
published (Bullock 1970) and presented in ASHRAE RP-265 (Ver
1983), When muliple duct tings are installed adjacent to each
‘athe, aerodynamic sound can increase significantly Because ofthe
‘aed ar urbulence and increased velocity pressures. Note that the
‘magnitude ofthe fld-measued state pressure drop across fixed
‘uct fitings doesnot relate to the aerodynamic generated sound,
However, total pressure drop acros a duct iting, which includes
the velocity pressure change resulting from air turbulence, does
alec aerodynamically generated sound.
‘Operable Volume Dampers. Operable damper aerodynamic
sound is created because the damper isan obstacle in he lstream,
and sir turbulence inereases as the damper closes. Because total
pressure drop across the damper also inreases with lose, the
‘serodyramie sous elated to the eal pressre drop Both single=
blade and muliblade dampers, used 10 balance and control the
airflow in a duct ssiem and at room air devices, have similar fee
teney spectra. Figure 0 shows the Frequency spectrum fora 43°
in a 600 by 600 mam duct (Ingard et al. 1968).
Depending on its location eave to arom ar device, damper
‘ean generate sound hats transmited down the duct to the room