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Article: Generator set noise solutions: noise pollution can be as important as chemical sources. Unwanted power-generator noises can be controlled.
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- Pollution Engineering
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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With the growth of standby, prime or peaking power installations in highly populated areas, design engineers have focused their attention on understanding how generator-set noise is propagated and controlled. The high cost of retrofitting a site for noise reduction makes it imperative to assess noise performance requirements early in the design stage.
Like many types of rotating machinery, reciprocating engine-powered generator sets produce noise and vibration. Whether these generator sets run continuously as in prime power applications or occasionally in standby applications, their operating sound levels often must be reduced to comply with local, state or ...