Acoustical Report

Client:
ArabEngineeringBureau

Contributors:
Prof.Dr.Ing.habil.WolfgangAhnert
Dipl.Ing.JrnHoffmeier
Dipl.Ing.TobiasBehrens

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Sound insulation of pipeline installations

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Job Number: GP-10-03 101025

This document was released on 25th October, 2010.

Contents
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Soundinsulationofpipelineinstallations .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1

Generalprinciples..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2

Installationshafts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2.1

Situationoftheinstallationshafts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2.2

Practicalrealizationofinstallationshafts ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.3
1.3.1
1.4

Pressurewaterpipes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Executionadvice................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Soundinsulationofdrainageinstallations ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.4.1

Generalprinciples ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

1.4.2

Pipeshaft.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

1.4.3

Curvesindrainages .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

1.4.4

Flownoises ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

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1 Sound insulation of pipeline installations

1.2 Installation shafts

1.1 General principles

1.2.1 Situation of the installation shafts

RuleNumber2:

Risingpipesandbranchesmaynotbemountedinoratwallsdirectlytorooms
whicharesensitivetonoise(livingroomsandsleepingrooms,offices).

Thenoiseorigininthepipelinescanbepracticallyneglected.However,water
pipescaninitiatenoisesofoutletarmaturesandapparatusintheconstruction
structure,ifstiffconnectionsexist.Besides,noisesofdrainagescanbeannoying
duetoitskind.

1.2.2 Practical realization of installation shafts

Frontwallinstallation

Essentialisthestructuralbornesoundinsulationtowardstheconstructionbody.
Thisinsulationmustbedonewithsoundinsulationitemsforallkindsofpipelines
andyourcomponents(armatures,valvesetc.).Thefollowingfiguresshow
principlesolutions.

Inordertoallowaproperandcorrectfrontwallinstallationforshafts,the
neededspacehastobeplanned.Frontwallinstallationshaftsforverticalpipes
needaminimumdepthof25cm,forhorizontalpipes20cm.

Pipelinesinslitsandshafts
Theneededspaceforpipesinwallslitsandshaftsisoftenunderestimated.Here
aswelltheneedingsforadditionalspacefortheinsulationofthepipesmustbe
takenintoaccount.

1Pipeline2IsolatingMaterial3Pipeclamp

Soundabsorptiveliningofinstallationshafts

Rulenumber1:

Anabsorptiveliningoftheinstallationshaftsisabletodecreasesoundlevels
significantly.Atleasttwoinnersidesoftheshaftshouldgetanabsorbermaterial
(e.g.,20mm30mmthickmineralwool).

Nopipelinemaytouchthebuildingdirectly,meanspipemetalindirectcontactto
walls,ceilingsandslabsmustbeavoidedcategorical:Allpipelineshavetobe
insulatedfromthebuildingbyappropriateisolatingmaterialatcontactpoint.

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1.3 Pressure water pipes

1.3.1 Execution advice
Insulatingsleevesof30mmto50mmofthicknesswhichareoftenusedfor
eliminatingcondensationorthermallossesatinstallationpipesareaswell
appropriateforsoundinsulation.

1.4.3 Curves in drainages

Inthecurvesofsewagepipelinesimpactnoisesoriginatefromtheimpactsofthe
waterduringdirectionchangesfromverticalinthehorizontaldirection.Thiskind
ofnoiseisexceptionallycriticalandannoyinginpractice.Themostimportant
aspectfornoisereductionofsuchcurvesistodivertthewaterstreamnothard
andsuddenly,butsoftanduniformly.

1.4 Sound insulation of drainage installations

1.4.1 General principles
Insewagepipelineswithoutpressurenotonlythewaterwiththedirtmaterialsin
itinfluencesthenoisegenerating,butalsotheenclosedair.Thisisthereason,
thatwehavestructuralandairbornesoundproblems.
Thenecessarysoundinsulatingmeansaredependingonthedrainagematerial.
Formetalmadepipesthestructuralbornesoundisdeciding,forplasticmade
pipestheinsulationofairbornesoundintheforeground.Inthefollowingthe
criticalpointsconcerningsewagepipesandthesuitablemeansareshown.

1.4.2 Pipe shaft

Thedownpipeshavetoalwaystobefastenedwithinsulatingpipeclamps.Also
forthenoisesofsewagepipelinestheabsorptiveshaftliningisanadvantage.Ifa
sewagepipemustbeunavoidablyinstalledwithinawall,astructuralbornsound
insulationisrecommended,inanycase.Inallcasesanadditionalairbornesound
insulationisnecessary.

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hydraulically
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hydraulicallyfavourable

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hydraulically
favourable

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1.4.4 Flow noises

Inhorizontaldrainageswithlowslopefluentwastewaterthenoisegeneratingis
lowerasinfallingandimpactzones.Criticalareasareonlyhorizontalpipelines
installedinthevoidabovesuspendedceilings.Inroomswhicharesensitiveto
noiseherealldrainagepipesmustgetinsulatingsleevesandinadditionthevoid
mustgetadampingbyplacingsoundabsorbentmaterial.

End of Report

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