The Prediction of Airflow Generated Noise in Ventilation Systems

Building Acoustics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-294

  Mak, C M ^a   Waddington, D C ^b   Oldham, D J ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; NOISE POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW-GENERATED NOISE; IN-DUCT ELEMENTS; LARGE SCALE DATA; NOISE PROBLEMS; PRESSURE-BASED; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

DUCTS;

EID: 84864646159     PISSN: 1351010X     EISSN: 20598025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1351010X9700400404     Document Type: Article

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