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Requirments

EXHAUSTO air handling units must be fitted with sound insulation in the duct system in accordance with the applicable sound regulations for the premises and the surroundings.

The duct system should also be insulated for sound, thermal loss and condensation.

Sound output levels are used as a basis for calculating the sound pressure levels in the units operating area and the levels of silencing required in the duct system.

KW: Correction factor for calculating the sound output in Octave
KWA: Correction factor for calculating the A-weighted sound output
Only VEX100 and VEX200
KpA: Correction factor for calculating the A-weighted sound pressure
LW: Sound output level dB Reference 1 pW
Tolerance ± 3dB
I: Upper operating area
II: Middle operation area
III: Lower operating area (Only in some cases - see graph)
LW1: Lower operating area (Only in some cases - see graph)
Measured as per ISO 5136

LW1= LWA1 + KW
LWA1 read
LW2: Sound output level to duct (supply air / exhaust air)
Measured as per ISO 5136

LW2= LWA2+ KW
LWA2 read
LW3:

Sound output level to the surroundings.
Measured as per ISO 3744

For VEX100 and VEX200:
LW3= LWA1+ KWA
LWA1 to be read

For VEX300:
LW3= LWA3+ KW
LWA3 read

LpA3: Sound pressure dB (A) at 1 meter from the edge of the VEX (see measurement setup) at the hemispherical sound dissipation in free field and with insulated connecting ducts.

For VEX100 and VEX200:
LpA3= LWA1+KpA
LWA1read

For VEX300:
LpA3= LWA3+KpA
LWA3read

Calculation Example VEX100

VEX170-1-FC LWA1 - Suction Side

VEX170-1-FC LWA2 - Pressure Side

Unit
VEX170-1-FC

Desired output
qv = 1800 l/s (6500 m³/h) and pt = 250 Pa
Readings:
Readings respectively LWA1 (suction ducts) and LWA2 (pressure ducts) on the graph.

LWA1: 73 in Area I (marked red in diagram)
LWA2: 85.5 in Area I (marked red in diagram)

Suction side (outdoor air / Extract air)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA1 73
Correction factor KW (LW1) read in the graph 6 -3 -3 2 -5 -17 -24 -33
Sound output level suction side LW1 79 70 70 75 68 56 49 40

Sound output level (suction side)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA2 85,5
Correction factor KW (LW2) read in graph -7 -11 -8 -3 -3 -9 -13 -21
Sound output level pressure side LW2 78.5 74.5 77.5 82.5 82.5 76.5 72.5 64.5

Surroundings (Sound output)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K dB(A)
LWA1 73
Correction factor KW (LW1) read in graph 10 2 -9 -10 -17 -24 -30 -36 -9
Sound output level surroundings LW1 83 75 64 63 56 49 43 37 64

Surroundings (Sound pressure level)
Weighting dB(A)
LWA1 read in area I 73
Correction factor KpA(LW3) read in graph -26
Sound output level surroundingsLpA3 47

Measuring positions VEX100 

Calculation Example VEX200

VEX250 LWA1 - Suction Side

VEX250 LWA2 - Pressure Side

Unit
VEX250

Desired output
qv = 900 l/s (3240 m³/h) og pt = 250 Pa
Reading:
Readings respectively LWA1 (suction ducts) and LWA2 (pressure ducts) on the graph.

LWA1: 67,5 in Area I (marked red in diagram)
LWA2: 81 in Area I (marked red in diagram)

Suction side (outdoor air / Extract air)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA1 67,5
Correction factor KW (LW1) read in the graph 9 0 -4 3 -13 -17 -24 -39
Sound output level suction side LW1 76.5 67.5 63.5 70.5 54.5 50.5 43.5 28.5

Pressure side (Supply air / Exhaust air)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA2 81
Correction factor KW (LW2) read in the graph -2 -10 -12 0 -6 -9 -16 -26
Sound output level pressure side LW2 78.5 74.5 77.5 82.5 82.5 76.5 72.5 64.5

Surroundings (Sound output)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K  dB(A)
LWA1 67,5
Correction factor KW (LW1) read in the graph 2 -6 -15 -19 -23 -28 -33 -37  -16
Sound output level surroundings LW1 69.5 61.5 52.5 48.5 44.5 39.5 34.5 30.5 51.5

Surroundings (Sound pressure level)
Weighting dB(A)
LWA1 read in area I 67,5
Correction factor KpA(LW3) read in the graph -32
Sound output level surroundings LpA3 35.5

Measuring positions VEX200

Calculation Example VEX300

VEX340H LWA2 - Suction Side

VEX340H LWA2 - Pressure Side

VEX340H LWA2 - Sorroundings

Unit
VEX340H

Desired output
qv = 500 l/s (1800 m³/h) og pt = 250 Pa

Reading:
LWA1: 58 in Area I (marked red in diagram)
LWA2: 77,5 in Area I (marked red in diagram)
LWA3: 52 in Area I (marked red in diagram)


Suction side (outdoor air / Extract air)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA1 58
Correction factor KW (LW1) read in the graph 18 8 -11 1 -12 -20 -25 -32
Sound output level suction side LW1 76 66 47 59 46 38 33 26

Pressure side (Supply air / Exhaust air)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA2 77,5
Correction factor KW (LW2) read in the graph -1 -5 -5 -2 -5 -7 -15 -27
Sound output level pressure side LW2 76.5 72.5 72.5 75.5 72.5 70.5 62.5 50.5

Surroundings (Sound output)
Waveband 63 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K
LWA3 52
Correction factor KW (LW3) read in the graph 20 13 1 -6 -8 -12 -17 -21
Sound output level surroundingsLW3 72 65 53 46 44 40 35 31

Surroundings (Sound pressure level)
Weighting dB(A)
LWA3 read in area I 52
Correction factor KpA(LW3) read in the graph -15
Sound output level surroundings LpA3 37

Measuring positions VEX340H

last updated 2-14-2011