USAF Bioenvironmental Noise Data Handbook, Volume 9. MC-1M Compressor.

Abstract

The MC-1M Compressor is a compressor providing a source of high and low pressure for aircraft servicing. This report provides measured and extrapolated data defining the bioacoustic environments produced by this unit operating outdoors on a concrete apron at normal rated/loaded conditions. Near-field data are reported for 37 locations in a wide variety of physical and psychoacoustic measures: overall and band sound pressure levels, c-weighted and A-weighted sound levels, preferred speech interference level, perceived noise level, and limiting times for total daily exposure of personnel with and without standard Air Force ear protectors. Far-Field data measured at 36 locations are normalized to standard meteorological conditions and extrapolated from 10 to 1600 meters to derive sets of equal-value contours for these same seven acoustic measures as functions of angle and distance from the source. Refer to Volume 1 of this Handbook, 'USAF Bioenvironmental Noise Data Handbook, Vol 1: Organization, Content and Application,' AMRL-TR-75-50(1) 1975, for discussion of the objective and design of the handbook, the types of data presented, measurement procedures, instrumentation, data processing, definitions of quantities, symbols, equations, applications, limitations, etc. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA029583

Entities

People

  • Carl G. Toler
  • Henry Mohlman
  • John N. Cole
  • Nick A. Farinacci
  • Robert T. England

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Compressors
  • Data Processing
  • Far Field
  • Handbooks
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Near Field
  • Sound Pressure
  • Standards

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