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Marketing of acoustic screens for noise reduction in premises requiring soundproofing

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Noise reduction is necessary in many premises, when it is desired, given their function, that they have one or more of the following qualities :

  • a good intelligibility of speech, to make possible in a normal voice [1] (i.e. without sound overbidding - often: counterproductive - which is the result of situations where one cannot hear oneself speaking) conversations between occupants of the the space considered (e.g. in catering rooms: for the guests of the same table)
  • sufficient discretion...

Prevention of noise at work in a company in the industrial sector

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ITS participated in the prevention of noise at work in a company in the industrial sector in South East Asia.

The site which was concerned was a combined cycle gas power plant (i.e. with production of both electricity and heat recovered from the gas combustion process by means of a large capacity turbine) with a power greater than 700 MW.

The installation of noisy equipment in a soundproofed building of very large dimensions was the chosen solution :

  • the metallic steel structure was...

Marketing of an exhaust silencer for diesel or gas engines

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The marketing of exhaust silencers for diesel or gas engines has always been an activity of ITS, whether it comes to construction machinery, traction vehicles (e.g. for trains), boats or (most often) stationary engines (i.e. generator sets, cogeneration units) whose power is sometimes counted in MegaWatts.

In the context of each project, a careful selection (among standard catalogs dedicated to a wide range of applications) or careful sizing (tailor-made, with a calculation program such as the...

Subcategories

Work - protection against noise Article Count:  16

Sound environment Article Count:  21

Energy - noise emissions Article Count:  58

Testing rooms - acoustics Article Count:  8

Building - acoustic comfort Article Count:  36