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Document ID (ISN)23120
CIS number 75-970
ISSN - Serial title 0378-9551 - Revista Seguridad
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) López Cristobal J.A.
Title Sound-proofing of a motor test bed
Original title Insonorización de un banco de pruebas de motores [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Apr.-June 1974, No.53, p.45-48. Illus.
Abstract Description of the sound-proofing measures undertaken in a 500m2 workshop comprising 30 repair and assembly benches for powerful electric motors used in mining machinery, in which an extremely noisy test bed, which completely transformed the acoustic microclimate of the workshop, was installed. Measures taken: sound screens, full enclosure, ventilation. Result: the level of noise in the workshop was lower than before installation of the test bed.
Descriptors (primary) engine test beds; noise; repair shops; acoustic enclosure; noise control
Descriptors (secondary) noise reverberation; sound absorption; sound spectrum analysis; sound shielding; sound attenuation
Document type -
Subject(s) Noise, hearing and vibration
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Noise
Metalworking industry