Abstract
The design of process plant must incorporate noise control since retro-fitting is impractical on both technical and economic grounds. Whilst the method of approach depends on particular circumstances, key factors common to all projects are: setting of realistic specifications; establishing working procedures which ensure full co-operation by all members of the design team; early identification of the most difficult problems so that the most economic solutions can be generated; utilization of good and bad experience from previous projects to minimize noise control costs, this forms the basic work load in most projects; evaluation of the completed plant so that the degrees of success can be determined and lessons can be learned for future projects. These, and some technical aspects, are covered in the paper and whilst they are based on experience with large process plants they are equally applicable to smaller plants. The need for ‘in house’ knowhow is essential to the whole exercise since the noise sources are a function of the process and much of the data is of an empirical and practical nature.
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