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974 Part G Structural <strong>Acoustics</strong> and Noise<br />

Part G 23.2<br />

Table 23.3 Description of the ISO 3740 series of standards for determination of sound power<br />

Optional information<br />

available<br />

Sound power levels<br />

obtainable<br />

Limitation on<br />

background<br />

Volume of source Character of<br />

noise<br />

ISO standard Test environment Criteria for suitability<br />

of test<br />

noise<br />

environment<br />

Other frequencyweighted<br />

sound<br />

power levels<br />

A-weighted and in<br />

one-third-octave<br />

or octave bands<br />

∆L ≥ 10 dB<br />

K1 ≤ 0.5dB<br />

Steady,<br />

broadband,<br />

narrow-band, or<br />

Preferably less<br />

than 2% of room<br />

volume<br />

Reverberation Room volume and<br />

room meet- reverberation time<br />

ing specified <strong>to</strong> be qualified<br />

requirements<br />

Hard-walled room Volume ≥ 40 m3 α ≤ 0.20<br />

ISO 3741<br />

precision<br />

(grade 1)<br />

Other frequencyweighted<br />

sound<br />

A-weighted and in<br />

octave bands<br />

∆L ≥ 6dB<br />

K1 ≤ 1.3dB<br />

discrete-frequency<br />

Any, but no<br />

isolated bursts<br />

Preferably less<br />

than 1% of room<br />

ISO 3743-1<br />

Engineering<br />

power levels<br />

Other frequencyweighted<br />

sound<br />

power levels<br />

A-weighted and in<br />

octave bands<br />

∆L ≥ 4dB<br />

K1 ≤ 2.0dB<br />

Any, but no<br />

isolated bursts<br />

volume<br />

Preferably less<br />

than 1% of room<br />

volume<br />

70 m3 ≤ V<br />

≤ 300 m3 0.5s≤ Tnom<br />

Special reverberation<br />

room<br />

(grade 2)<br />

ISO 3743-2<br />

Engineering<br />

(grade 2)<br />

≤ 1.0s<br />

Source directivity;<br />

SPL as a function<br />

of time; singleevent<br />

SPL; Other<br />

frequency-weighted<br />

A-weighted and in<br />

one-third-octave<br />

or octave bands<br />

Any ∆L ≥ 6dB<br />

K1 ≤ 1.3dB<br />

K2 ≤ 2dB No restrictions;<br />

limited only by<br />

available test<br />

environment<br />

Essentially<br />

free field over<br />

a reflecting plane<br />

ISO 3744<br />

Engineering<br />

(Grade 2)<br />

sound power levels<br />

Same as above plus<br />

sound energy level<br />

A-weighted and in<br />

one-third-octave<br />

or octave bands<br />

Any ∆L ≥ 10 dB<br />

K1 ≤ 0.5dB<br />

Characteristic<br />

dimension not<br />

greater than 1/2<br />

measurement<br />

surface radius<br />

Specified requirements;<br />

measurement surface<br />

must lie<br />

wholly inside<br />

Anechoic or<br />

hemi-anechoic<br />

room<br />

ISO 3745<br />

Precision<br />

(Grade 1)<br />

qualified region<br />

A-weighted Sound pressure<br />

levels as a function<br />

of time<br />

Any ∆L ≥ 3dB<br />

K1 ≤ 3dB<br />

K2 ≤ 7dB No restrictions;<br />

limited only by<br />

available test<br />

No special test<br />

environment<br />

ISO 3746<br />

Survey<br />

(Grade 3)<br />

Sound pressure<br />

levels as a function<br />

of time<br />

A-weighted from<br />

octave bands<br />

∆L ≥ 6dB<br />

K1 ≤ 1.3dB<br />

Steady,<br />

broadband,<br />

narrow-band, or<br />

discrete-frequency<br />

environment<br />

No restrictions;<br />

limited only by<br />

available test<br />

environment<br />

Specified<br />

requirements<br />

Essentially<br />

reverberant<br />

field in situ,<br />

subject <strong>to</strong> stated<br />

qualification<br />

requirements<br />

ISO 3747<br />

Engineering or<br />

Survey<br />

(Grade 2 or 3)<br />

Notes:<br />

1. ∆L is the difference between the sound pressure levels of the source-plus-background noise and the background noise alone<br />

2. K1 is the correction for background noise, defined in the associated standard<br />

3. V is the test room volume<br />

4. α is the sound absorption coefficient<br />

5. Tnom is the nominal reverberation time for the test room, defined in the associated standard<br />

6. K2 is the enviromental correction, defined in the associated standard<br />

7. SPL is an abbreviation for sound pressure level

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