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Volume 3, Number 4, December, 1995 - Noise News International

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Application with compressed air and steamperforatedplatepacking of poroussound absorptive materialExampleSteam safety valves in industrysometimes have to discharge very largeamounts of steam many times each day.The required large pipes and large outletspeeds produce high level noise withdominating low frequencies. These aredisturbing at great distances.perforatedplatepacking ofsoundabsorptivemateriallilll~~manY smalljet outletsControl MeasureA diffuser in the shape of a perforatedcone and a high-frequency muffler withlow flow resistance are connected to thesteam pipe. The outlet speed is reducedby a factor of four. The total noiseemitted is reduced by about 20 dB. Thehelical muffler absorbs the highfrequencysound generated by the manysmall holes of the perforated cone.diffusersteam pipeexhaust<strong>1995</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>Noise</strong>l<strong>News</strong> <strong>International</strong> 239

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