Industrial Noise Control and Acoustics

ISBN-13: 9780824707019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 560 str.

Randall F. Barron; Barron F. Barron

Opis

Designed to comply with standards of OSHA, the EPA and HUD, this guide discusses useful procedures in the design of industrial noise abatement systems and equipment to reduce the generation and transmission of noise.

Spis treści

Introduction
Basics of Acoustics
Acoustic Measurements
Transmission of Sound
Noise Sources
Acoustic Criteria
Room Acoustics
Silencer Design
Vibration Isolation for Noise Control
Case Studies in Noise Control
Appendix A Preferred Prefixes in SI
Appendix B Properties of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Appendix C Plate Properties of Solids
Appendix D Surface Absorption Coefficients
Appendix E Nomenclature
Index

O autorze

RANDALL F. BARRON is Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. The author of numerous professional publications, he is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Cryogenic Society of America, among other organizations. He received the B.S. degree (1958) in mechanical engineering from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, and the M.S. (1961) and Ph.D. (1964) degrees in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus.