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Sound Emission Calculation - E

The document discusses sound emission and noise levels. It defines sound as occurring when an elastic medium oscillates. Sound pressure lies above atmospheric pressure and can be depicted as a wave of oscillating air particles. Sound power represents constant energy emission from a source and is calculated based on sound pressure, density, sonic speed, and surface area. Sound intensity decreases with the inverse square of distance for spherical sound emission. Noise level, or sound level, is measured in decibels and calculated based on sound pressure, power, or intensity. The document provides examples of comparing sound levels of different compressor models and calculating total sound pressure level for multiple compressors.

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Sound Emission Calculation - E

The document discusses sound emission and noise levels. It defines sound as occurring when an elastic medium oscillates. Sound pressure lies above atmospheric pressure and can be depicted as a wave of oscillating air particles. Sound power represents constant energy emission from a source and is calculated based on sound pressure, density, sonic speed, and surface area. Sound intensity decreases with the inverse square of distance for spherical sound emission. Noise level, or sound level, is measured in decibels and calculated based on sound pressure, power, or intensity. The document provides examples of comparing sound levels of different compressor models and calculating total sound pressure level for multiple compressors.

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Sound Emission and Noise Level

– Basics

 Definition of Sound:

If a elastic medium of a certain mass oscillates we talk


about sound.

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 The sound pressure at a certain place lies above the atmospheric


pressure.

Sound pressure
pressure

Atmospheric pressure

time

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 Spherical wave of air particles


1m²

Source: radiating energy

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Sound power: constant energy emission

1 2
P p S
c
 = density
c = sonic speed
p² = root mean square of sound pressure
S = surface area

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Sound Intensity

P P
I  2
S 4 r (for spherical sound emission)

I = sound intensity [W/m²]


P = sound power [W]
S = surface area [m²]

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Sound Intensity

1
I~ 2
r
I  pv
p  root mean square of the sound pressure N/m² 
v  root mean square of the sound particle velocity m/s

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General Terms:
Noise Level = „Sound Level“
Sound Pressure Level 1
Sound Power Level

 
identical value
comparable ??



Sound Pressure Level 2

Sound Pressure Level

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Sound Level (Noise Level) [dB]

p2 p
Sound pressure level Lp  10  lg 2  20  lg
p0 po

P
Sound power level LW  10  lg
Po

I
Sound intensity level LI  10  lg
Io

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Sound propagation

Free field area with spherical sound emission

S
LW  Lp  10  lg
S0

L W  Lp  20  lg r  11 11 .. sphere
8 .. semi-sphere
5 .. quadrant sphere

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Sound pressure level in 1 m and 3 m distance


based on freefield area with semi-sherical sound emission
70
Example 4CC-6.2 Y R404A +5°C / +50°C
60
1m
50
3m
Lp [dB]

40

30

20

10
00

00

00

00
5

0
,5

63

12

25

50

10

20

40

80
31

fm [Hz]

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Example:
 Sound pressure level of LP = 70 dB(A) is given
 Free field with semi spherical sound emission
in r = 1 and r = 2 m distance

L W  Lp  20  lg r  8
20  lg (1 )  0

20  lg ( 2 )  6
L W  70  0  8  78
L W  70  6  8  84
re-calculated sound power level !!

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Comparison:

 4H-15.2Y with R404A


Suction gas superheat = 10 K, without liq. Subcooling

 Sound power level LW:

 +5 / 50 °C 77 dB(A)
 -10 / 45 °C 78 dB(A)
 -35 / 40 °C 81 dB(A)

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 The new Octagon compressors are quieter than the previous models!

 Example: Based on R404A at 50 Hz

Previous model Octagon Sound power level


Medium temp. Low temp.
2U-3.2 72 dB(A) 75 dB(A)
4FC-5.2 67 dB(A) 70 dB(A)

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Parallel Compound -- Total Overall Sound Pressure Level:

Lpges = 10 lg (100,1*Lp1 + 100,1*Lp2 + 100,1*Lp3 + ...... )

with Lpi = Sound pressure level of one individual compressor


in dB (i = 1, 2, 3, ....)

Example with 2 / 3 / 4 compressors (same types):

Lp1 = Lp2 = Lp3 = Lp4 = 60 dB(A)


Lpges = 10 lg (100,1*Lp1 + 100,1*Lp2 + 100,1*Lp3 + 100,1*Lp4) =
= 63.0 / 64.8 / 66.0 dB(A)

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Variation of distances
30
Reduction of Sound Pressure Level (dB)

Theory Theory
25
Lp2 = Lp1 - 20 lg (r2/r1)
20

15
"Praxis"
?
10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Distance (m)

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