Noise in the Plastics Processing Industry, 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9780367657000 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 318 str.

Robert Peters

Opis

This practical guide covers reducing machinery noise and the risk of noise-induced hearing damage, with case studies -- sound insulating, sound-absorbing materials, vibration isolation and damping, and active noise control. And environmental noise, EU regulations, hearing protection, prediction of noise levels, and quieter workplaces.

Spis treści

1. Basic Concepts and Terminology of Sound and Vibration 2. Principles of Noise Generation and Control 3. Noise Control in the Plastics Processing Industries 4. Noise in the Workplace 5. Hearing Protection and the Use of Personal Hearing Protectors 6. Noise in the Environment 7. Prediction of Noise Levels 8. Specification of Noise Emission from Machinery and Machinery Noise Regulations (The European Union Machinery Noise Regulations) 9. Towards a Quieter Workplace 10. Case Studies

O autorze

Bob Peters PhD, CEng, FIOA, CPhys has spent almost fifty years working in acoustics and noise control – in teaching, research, consultancy. He is a principal acoustic consultant for Applied Acoustic Design, a visiting fellow at London South Bank University, and distance learning course tutor for the Institute of Acoustics. He is also author of Acoustics and Noise Control 3rd edition, published by Routledge, and editor of Uncertainty in Acoustics, on acoustic measurements, with CRC Press.