Use of an acoustic camera together with modeling of a unique crypto-mining facility

Abstract

Crypto-currency mining facilities have become more and more common over the last few years, but there is no standard for construction or noise mitigation. Many noise issues are encountered after the facilities are complete and operating. Mining facilities can contain thousands of “miners” which are quite loud. Often, the manufacturers cannot supply reliable sound data. The miners have extreme power and ventilation requirements, which introduce additional noise sources and paths. The use of modeling software is often a great tool to predict the noise of a future project, rank order multiple noise sources, or to determine what mitigation strategies will be most effective. Using an acoustic camera and standard sound level measurements together with a noise model of an existing facility can better pinpoint the dominant noise sources and facilitate the type and placement of noise mitigation measures. This presentation will show how the multiple technologies were used together to identify the problem noise sources and paths and to evaluate mitigation measures.