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ANSI S12.56 : 2011

Superseded

Superseded

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ACOUSTICS - DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER LEVELS AND SOUND ENERGY LEVELS OF NOISE SOURCES USING SOUND PRESSURE - SURVEY METHOD USING AN ENVELOPING MEASUREMENT SURFACE OVER A REFLECTING PLANE

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2016

Superseded date

13-07-2019

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1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test environment
5 Instrumentation
6 Definition, location, installation and operation
   of noise source under test
7 Reference box and measurement surface
8 Determination of sound power levels and
   sound energy levels
9 Measurement uncertainty
10 Information to be recorded
11 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Determination of the
        environmental correction
Annex B (normative) - Microphone arrays on a
        hemispherical measurement surface
Annex C (normative) - Microphone arrays on a
        parallelepiped measurement surface
Annex D (informative) - Guidelines on the development
        of information on measurement uncertainty
Bibliography

Provides methods for determining the sound power level or sound energy level of a noise source from sound pressure levels measured on a surface enveloping a noise source (machinery or equipment) in a test environment for which requirements are given.

Committee
S12
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as ISO 3746. (09/2003) Supersedes ANSI S12.36 (02/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2011
PublisherName
Acoustical Society of America
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ANSI NEMA MG 00001:2024 Motors and Generators
ANSI NEMA MG 00001:2024 Motors and Generators

ISO 7574-2:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 2: Methods for stated values for individual machines
ISO 11202:2010 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions applying approximate environmental corrections
ISO 11200:2014 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Guidelines for the use of basic standards for the determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions
ISO 4871:1996 Acoustics — Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
ISO 12001:1996 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Rules for the drafting and presentation of a noise test code
ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 3743-2:1994 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Engineering methods for small, movable sources in reverberant fields — Part 2: Methods for special reverberation test rooms
ISO 7574-4:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 4: Methods for stated values for batches of machines
ISO/TR 25417:2007 Acoustics — Definitions of basic quantities and terms
ISO 9614-1:1993 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity — Part 1: Measurement at discrete points
IEC 60942:2003 Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators
ISO 9296:2017 Acoustics — Declared noise emission values of information technology and telecommunications equipment
ISO 3747:2010 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Engineering/survey methods for use in situ in a reverberant environment
ISO 3740:2000 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources — Guidelines for the use of basic standards
ISO 9614-2:1996 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity — Part 2: Measurement by scanning
ISO 7574-1:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 1: General considerations and definitions
ISO 80000-8:2007 Quantities and units — Part 8: Acoustics
ISO 6926:2016 Acoustics — Requirements for the performance and calibration of reference sound sources used for the determination of sound power levels
ISO 9614-3:2002 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity — Part 3: Precision method for measurement by scanning
ISO 11203:1995 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions from the sound power level
ISO 7574-3:1985 Acoustics — Statistical methods for determining and verifying stated noise emission values of machinery and equipment — Part 3: Simple (transition) method for stated values for batches of machines
ISO 3741:2010 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Precision methods for reverberation test rooms
ISO 3745:2012 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Precision methods for anechoic rooms and hemi-anechoic rooms
ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections
ISO 11204:2010 Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions applying accurate environmental corrections
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
ISO 3743-1:2010 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Engineering methods for small movable sources in reverberant fields — Part 1: Comparison method for a hard-walled test room

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