Compressor noise control begins with design--Part 1

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Pipe Line Industry; (United States)

OSTI ID:5937539

Frank, L ^[1]

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1. HFP Acoustical Consultants Inc., Houston, TX (United States) HFP Acoustical Consultants Inc., Alberta, (Canada)

This paper describes the typical methods used by oil and gas pipeline companies to reduce the noise level associated with their pump and compressor stations. The common method is for the design engineer to specify an acceptable noise level at a specified distance. Unfortunately, the results by this method are rarely acceptable because vendors have not considered the effects of sound propagation outside the station, the owners have not considered the cumulative effect of various machinery, and there is little methodology available to distinguish the individual components which might be contributing the acoustically unacceptable noise levels in a multi-component system. This article stresses balanced noise control designs using noise control engineering.

• OSTI ID: 5937539
• Journal Information: Pipe Line Industry; (United States), Journal Name: Pipe Line Industry; (United States) Vol. 76:8; ISSN 0032-0145; ISSN PLINAH
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
022000 -- Petroleum-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
03 NATURAL GAS
030800 -- Natural Gas-- Environmental Aspects
032000 -- Natural Gas-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
560400 -- Other Environmental Pollutant Effects
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
COMPRESSORS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NATURAL GAS
NOISE POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PUMPS