RAPID SYSTEM ANALYSIS EXAMPLE

Rapid Acoustic Design

Job: Sample Fan: AP0804CA9/21 System: Car Park Exhaust Date: 26/03/03 Duty: 6m3/s @ 350Pa Location: CPEF Octave Band Centre Frequency (Hz)
Ref. 63
Enter in-duct sound power level, (Lw) of fan Ref. a.

125 250 500 1k 88 -1 -2 0 -2 -1 89 -1 -1 0 -5 -1 87 0 -1 0 -5 -4 87 0 -1 0 -3 -6

2k 83 0 -1 0 -3 -5

4k 79 0 -1 0 -3 -5

8k 73 0 -1 0 -3 -5

Lw entering system (fan Lw) rect. duct 1200 x 1000 x 4m (Fig. 3)

a. b. b. c. c. d.

91 -2 -2 0 0 -1

Enter losses due to transmission through duct system Ref. b. to f.

rect. duct 800 x 600 x 4m (Fig. 3) 800 x 600 radius bend 800 x 600 bend w/o turning vanes (Fig. 4) 1200 x 1000 lined duct, 25mm insulation x 1m Largest transition dimension used (Table 1) tolerance (see note on page H-32) outlet area (Fig. 5) 0.28m2

e. f. g. h. i. j. k. 50% l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u.

+3 -9 80 -8 -21 +8 59 -3 -3 74 74 74 75 -1 4 70 75

+3 -5 80 -8 -21 +9 60 -3 -3 74 74 74 66 8 11 63 65

+3 -2 82 -8 -21 +9 62 -3 -3 76 76 76 59 17 23 53 58

+3 0 80 -8 -21 +9 60 -3 -6 71 71 71 53 18 34 37 53

+3 0 80 -8 -21 +9 60 -3 -7 70 70 70 50 20 38 32 50

+3 0 77 -8 -21 +9 57 -3 -8 66 67 67 47 20 26 41 47

+3 0 73 -8 -21 +9 53 -3 -11 59 60 60 45 15 16 44 45

+3 0 67 -8 -21 +9 47 -3 -13 51 52 52 43 9 10 42 44

Enter sound power level, Lw, leaving system Ref. a. + (b. to f.) = g. Enter direct sound pressure, Lp, room corrections Ref. h. to j. Enter direct sound pressure, Lp, in room Ref. g. + (h. to j.) = k. Enter reverberant sound pressure, Lp, room corrections Ref. l. to m. Enter reverberant sound pressure, Lp, room corrections Ref g. + (l. to m.) = n. Calculate difference in Lp, between k and m. Add correction from Fig. 17 to higher Lp Enter total Lp all systems in room Ref. p. Enter required NR level Ref. q Enter required performance of attenuator Ref. p. - q = r. Enter attenuator selection Ref. s. Enter resultant Lp in room Ref. p.- s. = t Compare resultant Lp in room Ref. t. to NR curve and enter achieved criteria Ref. u.

Lw leaving system direct Lp sound to grille (Fig. 6) 15% distance to listener (Fig. 7) 3m directivity area (Fig. 10)>0.1 & <1m2 grille position - at edge of 2 surfaces direct Lp in room reverberant Lp sound to room (Fig. 11) room type (Fig. 12-16) room volume reverberant Lp in room combined Lp in room (Fig. 17) total all systems in room design criteria (page H-27 or H-37) NR50 attenuation required attenuator selection RT20E-120-100 resultant Lp in room criteria achieved (page H-37) NR50 live room 2000m3

Example
Airflow required = 6000 l/sec Estimated static pressure = 300 Pa Fan selected = AP0804CA9/21 Attenuator selection - Page H-11 - Page H-10 Model RT20E-120-100 18 Pa Pressure drop from graph

Each Car Park Level 40 x 20 x 2.5m

800 x 600 ducting 3000L/s Attenuator RT20E 4m 1200 x 1000mm Ducting 1m 25mm L.D.

700 x 400mm grilles 300L/s ea.

Re-check selection for new duty of 6000 l/sec @ 318 Pa - selection OK.

10 grilles per duct run. (20 grilles total)

Fan AP0804CA9/21 6000L/s

4m space before first grille 3 grilles within a 10m radius

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NOISE CONTROL PRODUCTS

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