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a)<br />

Air flows<br />

freely<br />

<strong>to</strong> ro<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Weak turbulence<br />

Air is disturbed<br />

as it reaches<br />

the ro<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Strong turbulence<br />

b)<br />

Control<br />

vanes<br />

Small distance<br />

from bend<br />

Small<br />

distance<br />

Turbulence<br />

buildup<br />

Bend with strong<br />

turbulence<br />

buildup<br />

Control<br />

vanes<br />

Noise 23.2 Noise Sources 983<br />

Increased<br />

distance<br />

Bend with weak<br />

turbulence<br />

buildup<br />

Increased<br />

distance<br />

Fig. 23.14a,b An example of how fans make less noise when placed in smooth undisturbed air streams. Illustrations<br />

courtesy of Ingemansson Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. (a) principle, (b) application with ventilation<br />

This is the principle of the high-bypass-ratio jet engine,<br />

and may also apply <strong>to</strong> compressed-air nozzles when used<br />

as part of a cleaning system in industrial applications.<br />

In air-moving devices, particularly axial flow fans, turbulence<br />

in the inlet air stream causes the angle of attack<br />

of the flow incident on the fan blades (airfoils) <strong>to</strong> vary,<br />

and generates fluctuating lift forces on the blades. Thus,<br />

obstructions in inlet air streams should be avoided.<br />

The presence of solid surfaces affects the radiation of<br />

sound. For idealized sources such as monopoles, dipoles,<br />

and quadrupoles (Sect. 23.0.3), the reflected pressure<br />

from one or more surfaces may be in phase with the<br />

particle velocity of the source on a small surface surrounding<br />

the source and thus produce a radiated sound<br />

power that is greater than the sound power that would be<br />

radiated by the source in a free field [23.77]. For actual<br />

machines, placement in, for example, a corner results in<br />

reflected sound waves that increase the measured sound<br />

pressure level. Thus, machines should be spaced a distance<br />

from walls and corners <strong>to</strong> reduce noise level. This<br />

effect is included in the prediction algorithm described<br />

in Sect. 23.3.3.<br />

Acoustical materials for noise reduction are describedinSect.23.3.3.<br />

Because good sound absorption<br />

requires a particle velocity in the material, and the particle<br />

velocity in a sound wave is small near a rigid<br />

surface, thick materials tend <strong>to</strong> be better sound absorbers<br />

than thin materials when placed on a rigid surface. Also,<br />

an air gap between a rigid wall and sound-absorptive material<br />

tends <strong>to</strong> increase sound absorption (Sect. 23.3.3).<br />

A layer of perforated metal with relatively large perforations<br />

is effective in protecting the surface of the<br />

material from abrasion, and has relatively little effect on<br />

the sound-absorptive performance of the material. The<br />

Part G 23.2

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