rors12018 CHAPTER 48, NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL CHAPTER 48, NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL. HVAC equoment fo a aula sane of ne mal Sores of ror nie, and is ele on te causal nvtenmert impart. As, nose fom equpmart Wetec cues sft props to the community, Perv, acral eq mus be shed and equ spaces deg, wth enemas bth the lr a te ‘Sumer ae the cal of roving acceptable sud levels occupied spaces ofthe bla and te surunchg cris. Operation of HVAC eer’ ca ako nice Imochancalvrson tht propoyates mo oepes Spaces Cough Stuctehore Bs SuC\ as PAG, dwerk, Sve Maun. saben can cause dee sare ané aso Create ‘eonaayradaton of ce rm vrai wale oo ing, ee In this apr, sound a nase are use htrcargesbly, sah ony unwanted suns is costae t be mise ‘Sister anal fr rls carol es the Source patrecove cance The source te ound te nase ganetaing mechanism. The sound wove fom He Source va a path, whe on be tegh the a actor) or trogh he satire (scree), 9 conbiraton of bh plo, ll rath there uly crept or doe reer ‘Comporais of the mechanical stem (fas, danpers, dsr, duct unc) al may prduce Sound by the nature ef the aw ugh an teu tem. AS 2 es stroma WAC cmpanets must be conica.Becsse sod troche Inthe same o pose decton af albw, dowalrenm ard voateam pls oe ten Sly “is chotr provides basic seurd and vivatonpriips ard aa nesded by HVAC stem dons. Many of te ezuntos assocted wi sou an vation con oe HVAC ‘nat be fund in Chister bof he 2017 LS8Ar Hans funda kébna ela Sacasrs along wa Stale MUAC carport ard sytem Seon examples ch De found in reference 1. DATA RELIABILITY ta in this haper came am bth caning experience and research su Use cauion whan apna the da, epecily for stuston tha extaplatem te ramen of he orginal restach Tes dita tones ad cute system fe ed oa tpl see of 22 J. Hone, sane rete wats ay our, especal M tem rcueney ranges nd pare inte 6 He ete ard, wor exerence suapess that even covey peromed estimates may cogs wi aca Measure ees BY 5s, so corservdve desgnpracezs shoul oe lowed 2. ACOUSTICAL DESIGN OF HVAC SYSTEMS. Fer mas HVAC spon souné sures ae setae with he bling mechanical ad elec equomet. A sown ure thre ae many posse path or sore ad srucurebomeseurd ane wbraben trnsmsson beneeh 3 sound seuce and feces. Nase cone valves (1) sling que sauce, (2) oping room Sound abseptor, 3d () easing orsagiten pats fer minal ose varsmssen, Path: Aitome pth tovah sea sem Pat: Out esau on spy ct Path: Ace pat hough rem a ysen Pat : Abie pa hei mecha ealpent ror wall Figure 1. Typleal Paths of Noise and Vibration Propagation In HVAC Systems Diferent sures procice sands tat have oferent frequency dstrorens,caled spectral characteristic. For example shown nus, fan nie serra cores to snd lvls he 16 to 250 Fe ete bards (uve A). 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Frequency Ranges of Likely Sources of Sound-Related Complaints (hate 205) Fan instant 2 OCTAVE MIDBAND FREQUENCY, He Figure 4, Frequencies at Which Different Types of Mechanical Equipment Generaly Control Sound Specra (Sewer 2005) pw 3 (Senter 2005) hows the resueny ranges and deseipineterrinolgy a the most aly sures af HVAC sourrebind camps Here 4 (Sefer 2005) shows the freqorces at wich deren pes of rectal equpment enealy cara the snd peta m9 room. ecipnt comple may oer, Mowe, despte a wel-dengnes Scand spacum In he roum Ceara spatee tis chop’ Go Pat neces cvesond wal MaNaual scotty cet 2.1 RECEIVER CONSIDERATIONS ‘What’ an eccupant caries the sckgcurd nase acetal ganaally capes n 9 facts. 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Ths mens Ue sles hae afe oceruaing eure, he bocgraud habe level sels be hss than NCPR 3, bun sae Iecaors (eo, excite fs ar sperahy caerene ans), nee eeron a bw d2 NCIRC 25 mg be wanted. On the she hrd here nok nec © See ‘cv the lner number i el offts, as some backoure fos mains 3 rine eal of acu pvacyBewen ace ofa SCISRERE tins ae eons ces ove a snd paar eb Owe (0) set a pe uns i ese ten ae balanced contours i recommended, because overall A ratings do not reflect undesrable cortrbtions of excessive lon-froquency noise. The GBA ard GBC levels are Ist only 3s Sopra references n th case of simplste measurenens, where doa hates rive busess ard GBC ndates teakence of lwequency nose. Br peciaens Should be eabisha by acl expats conse osapon Sent. Criteria Descriptions. Ths socio prosrs ways to ate or meus the sound to determine acceptably. The infomation shou rb the desgn ergner sc the mest propre tacground nose ag neta fe pace proc Caen msthodedesrbea hare adn overeat elude te edna! hweiea sound peas evel (Gd) ane tangent Nowe eters (NC), the Roor Cian (R) and mar ecant RC Mart the Balarced Naa Ctsin (NES), end the Rao Nose Gres (RNC). Each aod tna develope Seed on da fo specie appasons; hex nll ae equal sual for ring WAC ated Pie inthe varity of sopeatons ensures. Te peered ‘lund rans mstede oneal compas oo Gent par fami of ceeron ces (pacing sou ews by octave binds, ana proce or atng te lees or measured surd ta vet the craan caves th eptew20uNd aualy “Table 4, Design Guidelines for HVAC-Related Background Sound in Rooms oom Tye c/n rd ace Reams wt ison om Oster ne Sarena MA = 70 ret ones NA 5 ~ Adee peters, Cndrinins ig rs x 3s « tatiMoe real rare see ® s @ res ules cate ae te ess » 2% a hitps:handbook ashrae.orgiPrinthimiPfle=HandbooksiAS/SUATS_CHA8/a15_ch48_si.aspx¥A15_CHA8_secttd 2158,rors12018 CHAPTER 48, NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL own es « s 6 coats ronald een a» 3 o Asie seach « @ Pater he Sas Dra haters, meet and etal al » 3 2 se tera sues 2% a s se patie roms a 3s a Hosa nd es Pent one w 8 a (pean and procaierams 5 a « aborts ‘Testaesere wt minal spec oneuncaton so s 5 ens poe we aa psc crear « 2 ~ Gap tating 3 « « eres, Menges, Sapte Geral ser Wh teal muse eons! 3 » = set seers » 2s « ed a 38 a Incr Sans Oymrasuns mens se ata * 2 n Largeseatngcnnoy spaces wi poch ample! a 6 6 Was nae = Ves ana rarges reteset en jcpnert ard exerne, 2 reset gene Fs of acai fe type bung canons cr mete bts oe band sn evel gantry rears cies, we the abr ang ao he Manes ge Ine abe AC: wren sure ay ne wae eg eR mene SoG 8 Snes tlt ary bah the specen Means Holset! Maes. ‘cho the awa sar roe ln mares we ne Gg a vas 8 refowese t, rorbe’ meee. hey we ake o Soper i tess befor ua 9 easing ool or HWRC reat halt cerebrum ee = An epeteced ecstial onan haul been tr iene on acutaly cal gece bln RC 30a eal pti ats oan, same esa oes bev at H¥ACreted oun cra fe scan, 26 dn reous eon fh, a 0 on aré Rowe ang aFeCae ous of as. See esa Sabo 60 "0 cee anus one 9 usteaton on se ean. Te ae compe ea ae et De fneround ne ere {Bk Sanda HvACretad Bakfound sou Sappronmatay NRC 2 te ts camo, dese fv Stok sow be que a ose fr gh sok ae alge. SRC or NC tn fr sn mE Pes ony be lec ore ese chan Renn conor lech, HYAClted Pacegouné nase shout Rave the flbwing characteristics: 1+ flared eonertutors rm al prs ofthe scurdspacrum wi ne predominant query bands of nose + No aul tones such a um whine +N Mucustent nel sch a trating er ping 8 acd d8C: A and CMe Sound Lene. Te home sound eel (esrb in Che 8 he 2017 ASHRAF ttiook—Fundmeta) has been ued fo mare thay eos ag 0 siglo mnoer meanire of erase lasses of ose, expel fr extsor enorme nase arden The rng is epresss ae none fellas by dba (ay 40 ea, ‘eneghes sound levels cn be mesure ith sole oun lel mates. The aings creat ay welt human jars of rie ues bu ke no econ of secral pobre or ssurd ily. Th, tw fear space ca si nthe sore rarer aie, Bk have qe feet syocve guns "Ang ih id, tere ako @ Conn sound eel ected sR, which = mora seve to lawfequncy sound cron to te oval ound el han dBA nen the aan 48 - ah'lrge (o grater han 25), gear: equeey sound ie preset. ei rocamande io wen spetying bokgrand sand lds he he abit nee pecieaon and Goes rt exes the GBA Fear by rer an 20 NC Nese Cera Meth. The NC meted fo ang tie (Gezibes Cup Ba 2017 ASEAE Hoot Fundamenta) Nas bean use fot mece than 50 yeas. is 3 sisle nme tng al amen serie to the ree logness an speach trerence popes gen nae specrum. The meted ena of 3 oly Of eteton {tres shown rss xara fom 6 o 8000 Fa, anda tangeney rating procedure. The caron caves dfn etfs of eave band Spe hat must ot be ‘sade to res oeipan aceptancs ncn sade. The atin caressed Be NC old by 2 umber (eg, Nea). The etave oer ewer oe dot wh the spacrum i tngee to Ne hgbst NC carve shel sa be repre [e9.NC 0 (125 Ha] The NC values a erly dina ony 5 68ers, wih red ‘olor deere by dereonary terpslion ‘Wlely usd an unarsoog, he NC meth is snstive to lee ut has the dsdvantage thatthe angancy metiod used to determine the tng éoes rt requ thatthe ase secu pecsd follow the bared shape of he Nc cues Thus sounds wih ferent reuany carer can ave the sare nua aig, ura atey ope bs of ‘ud quay ith te tere of VAY stems lwrianey cat (le, tow the 63H cave Son) prev, an the NC eng met al Yo prope ade i ie (Cosi one ler 1952): Conequersy, te NC method © chest, sour low 3 equenes bw 63 He must be eased by eter mers hitps:handbook ashrae.orgiPrinthimiPfle=HandbooksiAS/SUATS_CHA8/a15_ch48_si.aspx¥A15_CHA8_secttd 3188,