DOHA OASIS

ACOUSTIC REPORT AD-R-004

DOHA
OASIS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS APRIL 2014
 DOHA OASIS
QATAR

ACOUSTIC REPORT

Revision 0

Approved by : PIERRE GEARA

Issued Date: 14 - 04 - 2014

Capital of 30.000.000 L.L. R.C 1802325 Baabda

GEARA Bldg. – Mkalles/Mount Lebanon 2 - Tel. : +961 1 683530/1 - Fax: +961 1 683529 – e-mail :
acoustair@yahoo.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Chapter I: Acoustical Performances.

It includes the following:

1. Goal
2. Pertinent Standards and Regulations
3. The Airborne Noise Isolation
4. The Structure Borne Noise Isolation
5. The Background Noise Level
6. The Reverberation Time calculation
7. The maximum outdoor airborne sound level
8. The tolerance of the measurement

Chapter II: THEME PARK -Reverberation time study

It includes the following:

1- Reverberation Time
2- Calculation
3- Treatment
4- Reference drawings:
i. Acoustic Baffles distribution
ii. Data sheet: Baffle PC-B

Chapter III:GENERATORS ROOM-acoustic design

It includes the following:

1- General Specifications
2- Proposed Treatment for each generators room
3- Sound attenuators specification
4- Reference drawings:
a. Generations room layout
b. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/75
c. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/100
d. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/150
e. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/200

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Chapter IV :COOLING TOWERS YARD-acoustic design
It includes the following:

1- Vibration Isolation
2- Acoustic Enclosure
3- Reference drawings.
a. Data Sheet Acoustic Panels Pw-183
b. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/100
c. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/200

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 CHAPTER I : ACOUSTICAL PERFORMNACES

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1) GOAL:

“Few People have ever experienced real comfort: Thermal, Visual or Acoustic. But once
they do, they tend to want more of it”

This document is directed to act as a tender performances report on the acoustical aspect
of this project to create an aesthetically pleasing environment suitable for social areas
without overwhelming the guests with excessive noises.

It addresses acoustical considerations for the following:

a. Control of sound transfer between vertically and horizontally adjacent units as it is

important to conserve a high degree of privacy between adjoining rooms or spaces.

b. Control of sound energy passing through the building structure.

c. Control of exterior unwanted noise entering the residential units.

d. Control of equipment noise.

2) Pertinent Standards and Regulations:

The acoustic works of this project shall be managed by using the following standards and
Regulations:

 “ASTM E 336-05” :Test Method for Measurement of Air Borne sound insulation in
Buildings.
 “ASTM E 1007-04”: Test Method for field Measurement of Tapping machine impact
sound transmission through floor ceiling.

These standards are to be used as appropriate in conjunction with the defined performance
objective to ensure that the project achieves the required levels of acoustic amenity.

3) The AIR BORNE NOISE ISOLATION:

 The air borne noise generated in a multi-dwelling residential unit can be grouped in
four categories:

i. Natural voices consisting of conversation, laughter, snoring, yelling and kids

playing

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 ii. Amplified sounds produced by TVs, computers ,multimedia systems, home
theaters and stereos. These sound sources have strong low frequencies.

iii. Noise associated with plumbing addresses, water flow through pipes, water
hammer and plumbing fixtures.

iv. Noise due to room’s appliances generated by dishwashers, garbage chutes and
disposals, clothes washers and dryers.

 The values representing the performances of isolation between two different spaces
are the FSTC values as defined by ASTM Standards E 336-05.

 This item represents the sound transmission loss between two occupied
spaces.(vertical and Horizontal). The FSTC should not be confused with the sound
transmission class STC which represents the capacity of the acoustical isolation of an
element.

 To achieve suitable levels of acoustic isolation between spaces, the performance

ratings in terms of FSTC, presented in the below table, should be used for the specified
locations and should be greater or equal to the following values:

ROOM 1 ROOM 2 FSTC

Birthday room Theme park > 40

Anchor stores Theme park circulation > 40

Mall Ground floor

Supervisor office Theme park circulation > 40

Secondary entrance ticketing

Theme park entrance lobby > 50
office

Secondary entrance ticketing

Theme park circulation > 60
office

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 lounges stairs and lifts > 50

Tower Ground floor

Reception services > 50

FCC room lounges > 54

Cinema Cinema > 70

Cinema Toilets > 54

Cinema Stairs > 54

Cinema Café > 54

Mall First floor

Cinema Fire escape corridor > 54

Cinema Lobby > 54

Retail Retail > 50

Retail Stairs > 50

Retails Theme Park > 35 *

Tower technical

Technical floor vertically above lounges and lobby reception in

> 70
ground floor
floor

Technical floor vertically below restaurant in first floor > 70

d floor
secon
Mall

office office > 47

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 office corridor > 47

office Cinema lobby > 54

Cinema Control room > 54

Training room corridor > 47

Training room Control room > 54

Main anchor store office > 50

Restaurant 01 stairs and lifts > 50

Tower first floor

Restaurant 01 kitchen > 50

Restaurant 01 vertically below restaurant 03 in tower second floor > 65

Mall Technical

Technical floor vertically below bedrooms in residential first floor > 70

floor

Technical floor vertically above public spaces in Mall second floor > 70

Restaurant stairs and lifts > 50

Tower Second floor

Restaurant kitchen > 50

Restaurant 03 and Restaurant 02 vertically below restaurant 04

> 65
in tower third floor
Resid
ential

floor
first

bedroom bedroom (same apartment) > 50

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 bedroom living (same apartment) > 50

apartment Different apartment > 60

apartment Lifts > 60

apartment Gym > 60

Exercise room Health club corridor > 40

Exercise room IDF room > 50

Exercise room BDF room > 50

IDF room Corridor > 50

BDF room Corridor > 50

Showers/lockers Corridor > 54

pool apartment > 60

Gym vertically below bedrooms in residential second floor > 70

Restaurant 04 Stairs and lifts > 50

Tower third floor

Restaurant 04 kitchen > 50

Restaurant 04 vertically below restaurant 05 and Restaurant 06

> 65
in tower fourth floor

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 bedroom bedroom (same apartment) > 50

Residential 2nd floor  7th floor

bedroom living (same apartment) > 50

apartment Different apartment > 60

apartment Lifts > 60

apartment corridor > 50

Tower fourth

Restaurant stairs and lifts > 50

floor

Restaurant kitchen > 50

Tower

floor
fifth

Technical area 1 Central kitchen > 60

Breakfast area and VIP

stairs and lifts > 50
lounges

Breakfast area and VIP lounges vertically below offices and

> 65
conference in tower seventh floor

Business lounge Conference room > 54

Tower sixth floor

Business lounge stairs and lifts > 60

Conference room office > 54

office office > 47

Conference lounge Conference room > 54

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 Conference lounge stairs and lifts > 60

floor  11th
apartment Different apartment > 60
Tower 8th

floor

apartment corridor > 50

bedroom bedroom (same apartment) > 50

bedroom living (same apartment) > 50

Lower penthouse

apartment Different apartment > 60

apartment Lifts > 60

apartment corridor > 50

bedroom bedroom (same apartment) > 50

bedroom living (same apartment) > 50

Upper penthouse

apartment Different apartment > 60

apartment Lifts > 60

apartment corridor > 50

* STC > 35

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 NOTE 1:

In the below table are listed the responses that can be expected based on specific
FSTC isolation levels:

ISOLATION EXAMPLE OF RESPONSE

Telephone audible across wall
FSTC 25
Raised voices reasonably audible across wall
FSTC 40
Raised voices generally not audible
FSTC 45
TV and high volume sound system only just audible
FSTC 50
sound system at high volume generally not audible
FSTC 55
Most noises generally not audible
FSTC 60

4) STRUCTURE BORNE NOISE (IMPACT NOISE):

 The Impact Insulation Class noted I.I.C. represents the acoustical laboratory test,
tested according to ASTM Standards E 1007-04: Standard test method for
measurement of tapping machine impact sound transmission through floor, ceiling
assembles and associates support structure.

 The values representing the performances of the impact noise level of a slab is the
Field Impact Insulation Class noted FIIC

 The I.I.C. values should not be confused with the FIIC representing the field
measurements performed in accordance with the ASTM E989-06 (site
measurement).

I.The FIIC of the slab of all the residential spaces should be FIIC > 50.

II.The FIIC of the slab of all the retails spaces and public spaces should be FIIC > 45.

III. A particular attenuation will be considered to protect the following areas where the
impact insulation class shall be: FIIC ≥ 65 (underlayer is required).

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 It concerns the following slabs:

a. Restaurant 03 in tower second floor above restaurant 01 in tower first floor.

b. Restaurant 04 in tower third floor above restaurant 03 and Restaurant 02 in

tower second floor.

c. Restaurant 05 and Restaurant 06 in tower fourth floor above restaurant 04 in

tower third floor.

d. Offices, conference rooms, business center and conference lounges in tower

seventh floor above Breakfast area and VIP lounges in tower sixth floor.

IV. A particular attenuation will be considered to protect the following areas where the
impact insulation class shall be: FIIC > 70 (a Floating floor is required)

a. Tower technical floor above tower first floor.

b. Mall technical floor above cinemas and public spaces in mall second floor.

c. technical area 1 in tower fifth floor above Restaurant 05 and Restaurant 06 in

tower fourth floor

d. swimming pool and Gym in residential first floor above retails spaces and public
spaces in mall second floor

e. technical floor in residential seventh floor above bedrooms in residential sixth

floor

NOTE 2:

In the below table, we have listed the responses that can be expected based on
specific FIIC isolation levels:

ISOLATION Example of response

FIIC less than 40 Footsteps noise is clearly audible and objectionable

FIIC between 40 and 45 Footsteps noise is easily audible and mildly objectionable

FIIC between 45 and 50 Footsteps noise is slightly audible and not objectionable

FIIC between 50 and 55 Footsteps noise is barely audible

+
FIIC 60 EXCELLENT

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5) THE BACKGROUND NOISE LEVEL :

 The acoustical design goal for the HVAC systems is the achievement of a level of
background noise that is unobtrusive in quality ( in terms of frequency) and low
enough in level (in terms of amplitude) that it does not interfere with the function of
the space being served.

 The values of the background level will be represented by the Noise Criteria
curves, noted “NC”.All the mechanical equipment, including plumbing, ventilation,
elevators and air conditioning, should be designed and installed to meet with the
noise criteria levels:

Bedroom NC 30*

Cinema NC 30

Control room NC 35

Training room NC 35

Living room/dining room NC 35

Café NC 40

restaurant NC 40
NC 40
Shops/retails
NC 30
conference room/business center
NC 35
Breakfast area

gym/exercise room /Health Club NC 40

Lobby/reception NC 40

Public Spaces / corridors NC 40

Office NC 35

Kitchen NC 40-45

Parking NC 65

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 *With FCU at low speed fan

With all the following collective equipment, the generated noise should not
exceed 35 dB(A) inside all the spaces excluding the bedrooms where it
should not exceed 30 dB(A):

- Lifts
- Electrical transformers
- Generators
- AHUs
- Transformer room
- Etc…

6) THE REVERBERATION TIME:

In an enclosed space, when a sound source stops emitting energy, it takes some
time for the sound to become inaudible. This prolongation of the sound in the room
caused by continued multiple reflections is called “REVERBERATION TIME”.

The reverberation time is the necessary time for a sound pressure level produced
by a source to decrease 60 dB after the generation of this source. The
reverberation time used as a reference for the calculation is fixed 0.5s if it is not
mentioned.

The reverberation time plays a crucial role in the quality of music and the ability to
understand speech in a given space. When room surfaces are highly reflective,
sound continues to reflect or reverberate.

A high reverberation time will cause a build-up of the noise level in a space. The
effects of reverberation time on a given space are crucial to musical conditions and
understanding speech. It is difficult to choose an optimum reverberation time in a
multi-function space, as different uses require different reverberation times.

A reverberation time that is optimum for a music program could be disastrous to the
intelligibility of the spoken word. Conversely, a reverberation time that is excellent for
speech can cause music to sound dry and flat.

The reverberation time in this project concerns the following locations:

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 Location Approximate volume (m3) Reverberation Time "RT" (s)

Theme Park 306 000 2.3

Cinema 01 1650 1.3

Cinema 02 1650 1.3

Cinema 03 1530 1.3

Cinema 04 1500 1.3

Cinema 05 1200 1.2

Cinema 06 1200 1.2

Cinema 07 1500 1.3

Cinema 08 1730 1.3

VIP Cinema 01 640 1.1

VIP Cinema 02 640 1.1

VIP Cinema 03 640 1.1

VIP Cinema 04 640 1.1

VIP Cinema 05 1125 1.2

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 VIP Cinema 06 1050 1.2

Restaurant 01 1750 1.3

Restaurant 02 1125 1.2

Restaurant 03 1125 1.2

Restaurant 04 2115 1.4

Restaurant 05 1125 1.2

Restaurant 06 1125 1.2

Offices / conference
At least 80% of the ceiling are should be acoustic type with
rooms /business center /
NRC 0.85
conference lounge

NOTE 3:

 The reverberation time values are to be considered when these volumes are
empty. For achieving theses values; the following material must be taken into
consideration:

 The ceiling and the wall covering

 The floors cover (Carpet, parquet or vinyl etc…)
 The furniture (the α Sabine factor)

 The choice of the absorbent material shall be coordinated with the ID.

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7) THE MAXIMUM OUTDOOR AIRBORNE SOUND LEVEL:

 It should be less or equal 50dB (A) from the façade of the closest building for the
inlet and outlet ventilation

 For the cooling towers on the roof of the technical building, it should 50dB (A) at
the closest occupied space. Otherwise, acoustic enclosure ,acoustic louvers
and/or acoustic screens are required.

8) TOLERANCE OF THE MEASUREMENT:

The tolerance of the measurement during the commissioning is fixed to 3dB (A). This
tolerance could not be used in the calculation. It is applied for the site measurements
only.

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 CHAPTER II: THEME PARK –Reverberation Time Study

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 1) THE REVERBERATION TIME:

In an enclosed space, when a sound source stops emitting energy, it takes some
time for the sound to become inaudible. This prolongation of the sound in the room
caused by continued multiple reflections is called “REVERBERATION TIME”.

The reverberation time is the necessary time for a sound pressure level produced
by a source to decrease 60 dB after the generation of this source. The
reverberation time used as a reference for the calculation is fixed 0.5s if it is not
mentioned.

The reverberation time plays a crucial role in the quality of music and the ability to
understand speech in a given space. When room surfaces are highly reflective,
sound continues to reflect or reverberate.

A high reverberation time will cause a build-up of the noise level in a space. The
effects of reverberation time on a given space are crucial to musical conditions and
understanding speech. It is difficult to choose an optimum reverberation time in a
multi-function space, as different uses require different reverberation times.

A reverberation time that is optimum for a music program could be disastrous to the
intelligibility of the spoken word. Conversely, a reverberation time that is excellent for
speech can cause music to sound dry and flat.

2) CALCULATION

The reverberation time expected in large enclosures having irregular shapes such as
the Theme Park having a total volume of around 306 000 m3 and the height of 17
meters is around 3.5 s (with 20% tolerance)

3) TREATMENT

For achieving the recommended value of reverberation time , one of the following
solutions could be done:

 Solution 1:

The ceiling total surfaces (~14950 m2) should be an acoustic ceiling having an absorption
coefficient of αw 0.5.
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 Solution 2:refer to enclosed sketch

To suspend ~6994 m2 of vertical absorbent baffles to be distributed regularly in groups.

The space between two baffles should be 200mm.

The dimensions of these baffles are (1000x600x100)mm

The implementation/projection of the total surfaces of baffles on the ground SA =2098 m2

PS: As an example of baffles, refer to enclosed data sheet.

4) Ref.drawings:

i. Acoustic Baffles distribution

ii. Data sheet: Baffle PC-B

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ACOUSTIC BAFFLES
REGULAR DISTRIBUTION

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 CHAPTER III : GENERATORS ROOM –Acoustic Design

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 1) General Specification

Each generators room should be treated as follows:

- The generators should be laid on isolated concrete pads with 200mm concrete
thickness. The natural frequency of the vibration isolators should be fo < 8Hz
under the static load. These isolators could be CDM-CR or equivalent.

- The surface, onto which the isolators are to be installed, should be horizontal and
clean.

- A special attention should be given to avoid any eventual bridging between the
isolated and non-isolated pads.

- The access door to the generator room shall be acoustical door. The acoustical
performance should not be less than STC = 45dB or 2 doors of STC 40

- No exhaust pipes and ducts inside the generators room should be fixed to the
ceiling. They must be suspended from an isolated metallic structure. The
ventilation and the silencers must be taken into consideration for the selection of
the generators. If the static pressure of the generator fan is not enough, booster
fans shall be used.

- Outside the generators room, the exhaust pipes should be suspended with
vibration isolator hangers Type CDM- PHS or equivalent.

- The inlet and outlet sound attenuators should be calculated to achieve the noise
criteria stated in the acoustic performance report

- At least 90% of the total surface (walls + Ceiling) should be covered by an

absorbent material. 1mm perforated galvanized steel sheets with 100mm of
mineral wool having a density of 40 Kg/m3

2) Proposed treatment for each generators room

The following treatment or similar is highly recommended for the generators room
located in basement and ground floor in order to achieve an acceptable noise level at
the nearest occupied area.

The contractor should be responsible of the final selection of the sound attenuators
based on the final selected generators.

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 Floating pad
Inlet attenuators: Outlet attenuators
(WxHxL)mm
Generators Type Type
Isolator Dim. Notes
room Pressure Drop Pressure Drop
f0 Isolator
Size (WxHxL)mm Size (WxHxL)mm
The room will be
provided with
Axis G-9 ACS 20/100 ACS 20/100 (5490x2440x200)
removable acoustic
NW zone 25 Pa @ 27m3/s 30 Pa @ 27m3/s (60x60x60)mm
panel (STC 45 dB)
1x1250 KW (5000x2000x2000) (2700x3300x2000) f0=8 Hz
for generator
replacement
-The room will be
provided with
removable acoustic
panel (STC 45 dB)
for generator
Axis I1-7 2xACS 20/200 2xACS 20/200 2x(6100x3050x20
replacement
SW zone 45 Pa @ 50m3/s 40 Pa @ 50m3/s 0) (60x60x60)mm
2 x 2500 KW (3300x2250x4000) (4000x2000x4000) f0=8 Hz
-2x Booster Fans
should be provided
to help the radiator
fan

-The room will be

provided with
removable acoustic
panel (STC 45 dB)
Axis P1-15 ACS 20/200 ACS 20/200 (5490x2440x200) for generator
SW zone 35 Pa @ 27m3/s 35 Pa @ 27m3/s (60x60x60)mm replacement
1 x 1250 KW (2100x2200x4000) (2100x2200x4000) f0=8 Hz
- Booster Fan should
be provided to help
the radiator fan

1x(5490x24400x2
-The room will be
00)
Axis Z-57 provided with
ACS 20/150 ACS 20/150 1x(5490x3050x20
1 x 1000 KW removable acoustic
35 Pa @ 101*m3/s 20 Pa @ 101*m3/s 0)
1 x 1500 KW panel (STC 45 dB)
(9200x2500x3000) (8400x3400x3500) 1x(6100x3050x20
1 x 2000 KW for generator
0) (60x60x60)mm
replacement
f0=8 Hz
-The room will be
provided with
ACS 20/75 ACS 20/100 (5490x2440x200)
removable acoustic
Ground Floor 27Pa @ 27m3/s 30Pa @ 27m3/s (60x60x60)mm
panel (STC 45 dB)
(4000x3500x2000) (2400x3900x2000) f0=8 Hz
for generator
replacement

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*Estimating 2000KW generator has 50m3/s airflow

3) Sound Attenuators Specifications:

- The attenuator casing shall be constructed from not less than 2 mm thick mild
steel, galvanized after manufactured or epoxy painted.

- The splitters frame shall be manufactured from galvanized sheet steel not less
than 1.25mm thick, with aerodynamically shaped leading and trailing edges. Each
splitter shall be secured to the casing by sealed rivets or PK screws. The acoustic
fill shall be an inert, non-combustible, non-hygroscopic and vermin proof mineral
wool having the density of not less than 30Kg/m³ and shall be sealed and
protected from particle migration by an impervious membrane.

- The casing shall be reinforced with a steel structure to avoid any eventual bending
of the steel plates.

- Depending on the silencer type, the splitter and the air gap width shall be as
follow:

 20/75  200mm splitter width / 75 mm air gap

 20/100200mm splitter width / 100 mm air gap
 20/150  200mm splitter width / 150 mm air gap
 20/200  200mm splitter width / 200 mm air gap

4) Ref.drawings:

a. Generations room layout

b. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/75
c. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/100
d. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/150
e. Data Sheet Sound absorbers Type ACS 20/200

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 DUCT SILENCER - TYPE ACS-F-P- 20/75

Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 1.36 1.9 2.2 2.7 3 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.4
Pressure Drop ǻP ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

* V (m/s) = Air flow (m 3 /s)

W x H (m 2 )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 7 11 19 31 45 36 29 20
900 9 14 26 49 50 50 37 29
1200 10 18 33 50 50 50 47 36
1500 12 21 40 50 50 50 50 45
1800 13 24 47 50 50 50 50 50
2100 15 26 50 50 50 50 50 50
2400 17 31 50 50 50 50 50 50
2700 19 34 50 50 50 50 50 50

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 DUCT SILENCER - TYPE ACS-F-P- 20/100

Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.7 5 5.4 5.7 6
Pressure Drop ǻP ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

3
* V (m/s) = Air flow (m /s)
2
W x H (m )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 6 9 14 22 36 28 21 15
900 8 11 19 31 48 37 26 21
1200 9 14 25 41 50 48 34 27
1500 11 17 30 50 50 50 42 33
1800 12 20 34 50 50 50 49 39
2100 14 23 39 50 50 50 50 45
2400 15 26 44 50 50 50 50 50

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 DUCT SILENCER - TYPE ACS-F-P- 20/150

Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 3 3.9 4.3 5.1 6 6.4 6.9 7.7 8.1 9
Pressure Drop ǻP ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

* V (m/s) = Air flow (m 3 /s)

W x H (m 2 )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 5 7 11 17 24 20 13 11
900 6 9 14 24 33 25 18 15
1200 7 11 18 31 42 33 23 19
1500 8 12 22 39 50 40 28 23
1800 9 14 25 45 50 47 34 27
2100 10 16 29 50 50 50 39 31
2400 11 19 32 50 50 50 44 35
2700 12 21 34 50 50 50 49 39
 DUCT SILENCER - TYPE ACS-F-P- 20/200

Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 4 5 6 7 8 8.5 9.5 10 11 11.5
Pressure Drop ǻP ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

* V (m/s) = Air flow (m 3 /s)

W x H (m 2 )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 5 6 9 13 18 14 10 9
900 6 7 12 20 25 20 14 12
1200 6 9 14 25 33 25 18 15
1500 7 10 18 30 40 31 22 18
1800 8 11 20 35 48 37 26 21
2100 8 13 24 40 50 42 30 24
2400 9 15 26 45 50 48 34 27
2700 9 17 28 50 50 50 38 30
3000 10 19 30 50 50 50 42 33
 CHAPTER IV : COOLING TOWER YARD -Acoustic Design

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1) VIBRATION ISOLATION:

Cooling Towers

For The factory assembled cooling towers, it shall be laid on spring isolators.

For The field erected cooling towers, each installed elements should be balanced
and isolated according to the manufacture recommendation.

2) ACOUSTIC ENCLOSURE:

To reach the required noise level at the surrounding buildings, The Cooling Towers yard
should receive a full acoustic enclosure.

This acoustic enclosure shall be consisting of acoustic panels with the related support steel
structures and include both inlet and outlet sound attenuators, for the ventilation
requirements as follow:

 Acoustic Panels Type : PW-183

 Outlet Sound Attenuator type: ACS 20/200 or ACS 20/100
 Inlet Sound Attenuator type : ACS 20/200 or ACS 20/100

 Estimated Pressure Drop:

The selection of the cooling tower should take into consideration the additional
pressure drop through the inlet and outlet sound attenuators.

This estimated pressure drop shall be considered at least:

∆P inlet S.A ≥ 25 Pa
∆P outlet S.A ≥25 Pa

In addition, a clearance area should be provided around the cooling towers according to the
manufacturer's recommendations and for maintenance purpose.

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P.S. The contractor of the acoustic enclosure should be a specialist, with not less
than 10 years of experience in building such devices

3) Ref.drawings:

 Acoustic Panels Pw-183 data sheet.

 Sound absorbers Type ACS data sheets.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PW-183 PANELS

CONSTITUTION:

The panel sound absorber and sound Isolator, type Pw-183, 183 mm thick,consists of:

> An exterior galvanized plate sheet

> An acoustic absorbent element (mineral wool)

> An Intermediary galvanized plate sheet

> An acoustic absorbent element (mineral wool)

> An interior galvanized and perforated plate sheet

TRANSMISSION LOSS (TL)

Octave bands- Center Frequencies in Hz

Global
63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000
dB(A)*
19 29 37 44 51 54 52 51 46
*Pink Noise

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS- SABINE FACTOR (αs)

Octave bands- Center Frequencies in Hz

63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000

0.22 0.34 0.67 0.89 0.87 0.74 0.62 0.58

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Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.7 5 5.4 5.7 6
Pressure Drop ∆P ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

* V (m/s) = Air flow (m 3 /s)

2
W x H (m )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 6 9 14 22 36 28 21 15
900 8 11 19 31 48 37 26 21
1200 9 14 25 41 50 48 34 27
1500 11 17 30 50 50 50 42 33
1800 12 20 34 50 50 50 49 39
2100 14 23 39 50 50 50 50 45
2400 15 26 44 50 50 50 50 50

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 DUCT SILENCER - TYPE ACS-F-P- 20/200

Pressure Drop in Pa
Face Velocity V ( m/s ) * 4 5 6 7 8 8.5 9.5 10 11 11.5
Pressure Drop ∆P ( Pa ) 15 25 35 50 60 75 85 100 110 125

* V (m/s) = Air flow (m 3 /s)

W x H (m 2 )

Insertion loss in dB
Octave Band Center Frequency
Length - L(mm)
63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
600 5 6 9 13 18 14 10 9
900 6 7 12 20 25 20 14 12
1200 6 9 14 25 33 25 18 15
1500 7 10 18 30 40 31 22 18
1800 8 11 20 35 48 37 26 21
2100 8 13 24 40 50 42 30 24
2400 9 15 26 45 50 48 34 27
2700 9 17 28 50 50 50 38 30
3000 10 19 30 50 50 50 42 33