Noise protection in the boiler room. Protection of residential buildings equipped with a roof boiler house from noise and vibrations

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Soundproofing of a boiler room. In this publication we will look at the reasons higher level noise and vibrations from gas boilers and boiler rooms, as well as ways to eliminate them to achieve standard indicators and the level of comfort of residents.

The installation of autonomous modular gas boiler houses on the roofs of apartment buildings is becoming increasingly popular among developers. The advantages of such a boiler room are obvious. Among them

    There is no need to erect a separate building for boiler room equipment

    Reducing heat loss by 20% due to a small number of heating mains compared to heating from a central heating network

    Savings on installation of communications from the coolant to the consumer

    No need for forced ventilation

    The ability to fully automate the system with a minimum of maintenance personnel

One of the disadvantages of a rooftop boiler room is vibrations from the boiler and pumps. As a rule, they are the result of shortcomings in the design, construction and installation of boiler room equipment. Therefore, responsibility for eliminating the increased noise level and measures for soundproofing the boiler room lies with the developer or housing management company.

The noise from the boiler room is low-frequency and is transmitted through the structural elements of the building directly from the source and through communications. Its intensity in a room equipped as a boiler room is 85-90 dB. Sound insulation of a roof boiler room is justified if it is done from the source side, and not in the apartment. Soundproofing the ceiling and walls in an apartment with such noise is expensive and ineffective.

Causes of increased noise levels in a roof boiler room.

    Insufficient thickness and massiveness of the base on which the boiler room equipment stands. This leads to penetration airborne noise into apartments through the floor slab and technical floor.

    Lack of proper vibration insulation of the boiler. In this case, vibrations are transmitted to the ceilings and walls, which emit sound into the apartments.

    Rigid fastening of pipelines, communications and their supports is also a source of structural noise. Normally, pipes should pass through enclosing structures in an elastic sleeve, surrounded by a layer of sound-absorbing material.

    Insufficient thickness of the pipeline, as a design error, leading to high water movement speed and the creation of an increased level of hydrodynamic noise.

Soundproofing of a roof boiler room. List of events.

    Installation of vibration-isolating supports under boiler room equipment. Calculation of materials for vibration isolation is made taking into account the support area and weight of the equipment;

    Elimination of “rigid connections” in places where pipeline supports are attached using strength meter material, thermal and sound insulation material or installation of vibration fastenings on studs fixing communications;

    In the absence of elastic sleeves, expanding the passage of the pipeline through the supporting structures, wrapping it with elastic material (k-flex, vibration stack, etc.) and a heat-resistant layer (basalt cardboard);

    Wrapping the pipeline with a material that reduces heat loss and has sound insulation properties: Texaund 2ft AL;

    Additional sound insulation of the enclosing structures of the roof boiler room;

    Installation of rubber compensators to reduce the transmission of vibrations through the pipeline;

    Installation of noise suppressors in the exhaust gas exhaust channel;

    Installation of noise-absorbing materials based on basalt (Stopzvuk BP) or fiberglass (Acoustiline fiber) can reduce background noise in the boiler room by 3-5 dB.

SOUNDPROOFING A BOILER IN A WOODEN HOUSE.

Rules building codes And fire safety dictate the installation of the boiler in a special room equipped with a separate entrance. As a rule, it is located in the basement or basement. With this arrangement, complaints about increased noise levels from the boiler are rare.

A boiler installed on the same floor as living rooms, with high noise levels and complete silence in country house may cause inconvenience to residents. Therefore, soundproofing the boiler may be relevant.

The reasons for the increased noise level may be similar to those during the operation of a rooftop boiler room, but on a smaller scale. They are treated the same

    Design features of the outer casing of the boiler. In most boiler models, the burner and fan are closed with a separate damper, which reduces the noise produced by the burner. If the only soundproofing protection is the plastic boiler box, the noise from the burner can be noticeable.

    Noisy fan from the manufacturer.

    Fan imbalance, dirt accumulation due to dust from outside and neglect of maintenance measures.

    Air entering the heating system.

    Incorrect gas burner setting.

    Rigid mounting system for the boiler and outlet pipes.

Boiler soundproofing begins with identifying the causes of increased noise levels and is related to the work of employees gas services servicing it or a company involved in soundproofing premises.

If the boiler and system are working properly, then

    We mount the boiler on a vibration-isolated platform on fastenings with a strength meter

    Install rubber expansion joints where pipes exit from the boiler body

    We purchase a soundproof casing for the boiler

    We make additional sound insulation of the walls of the boiler room

    To reduce background noise in the boiler room

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Due to the fact that noise in modern power plants, as a rule, exceeds permissible levels, noise suppression work has been widely deployed in recent years.
There are three main methods for reducing industrial noise: reducing noise at the source; reduction of noise along its propagation paths; architectural, construction and planning solutions.
The method of reducing noise at the source of its occurrence is to improve the design of the source and change the technological process. The most effective use of this method is when developing new power equipment. Recommendations for reducing noise at the source are given in § 2-2.
To soundproof various rooms of a power plant (especially the machine and boiler rooms), as the most noisy ones, construction solutions are used: thickening the external walls of buildings, using double-glazed windows, hollow glass blocks, double doors, multi-layer acoustic panels, sealing windows, doors, openings, making the right choice places of air intake and exhaust of ventilation units. It is also necessary to ensure good sound insulation between the machine room and the basement, carefully sealing all holes and openings.
When designing a machine room, avoid small rooms with smooth, non-sound-absorbing walls, ceilings, and floors. Covering walls with sound-absorbing materials (SAM) can reduce noise levels by approximately 6-7 dB in medium-sized rooms (3000-5000 m3). For large rooms, the cost-effectiveness of this method becomes debatable.
Some authors, such as G. Koch and H. Schmidt (Germany), as well as R. French (USA), believe that acoustic treatment of the walls and ceilings of station premises is not very effective (1-2 dB). Data published by the French Energy Authority (EDF) show the promise of this noise reduction method. Treatment of ceilings and walls in boiler rooms at the Saint-Depis and Chenevier power plants made it possible to achieve a sound reduction of 7-10 dB A.
At stations, separate soundproofed control panels are often built, the sound level in which does not exceed 50-60 dB A, which meets the requirements of GOST 12.1.003-76. Service personnel spend 80-90% of their working time in them.
Sometimes acoustic booths are installed in machine rooms to accommodate service personnel (on-duty electricians, etc.). These soundproofing cabins are an independent frame on supports, to which the floor, ceiling, and walls are attached. Cabin windows and doors must have increased sound insulation ( double doors, double glass). For ventilation it is provided ventilation unit with silencers at the air inlet and outlet.
If it is necessary to have a quick exit from the cabin, it is made semi-closed, that is, one of the walls is missing. At the same time, the acoustic efficiency of the cabin is reduced, but there is no need for ventilation. According to the data, the maximum value of average sound insulation for semi-closed cabins is 12-14 dB.
The use of individual closed or semi-closed cabins in station premises can be classified as individual means protection of operating personnel from noise. Personal protective equipment also includes various types of earplugs and headphones. The acoustic efficiency of earbuds and, especially, headphones in the high frequency range is quite high and amounts to at least 20 dB. The disadvantages of these products are that, along with noise, the level of useful signals, commands, etc. decreases, and skin irritation is also possible, mainly at elevated ambient temperatures. However, it is recommended to use earbuds and headphones when working in environments with noise levels that exceed acceptable levels, especially in the high frequency range. Of course, it is advisable to use them for short-term exits from soundproof cabins or control panels into high-noise areas.

One of the ways to reduce noise along the paths of its propagation in station premises is acoustic screens. Acoustic screens are made of thin sheet metal or other dense material, which may have sound-absorbing lining on one or both sides. Typically, acoustic screens are small in size and provide local reductions in direct sound from a noise source without significantly affecting the level of reflected sound in the room. In this case, the acoustic efficiency is not very high and depends mainly on the ratio of direct and reflected sound at the design point. Increasing the acoustic efficiency of screens can be achieved by increasing their area, which should be at least 25-30% of the cross-sectional area of ​​the room enclosures in the plane of the screen. In this case, the effectiveness of the screen increases due to a decrease in the energy density of reflected sound in the screened part of the room. The use of large screens also makes it possible to significantly increase the number of workplaces where noise reduction is ensured.

The most effective use of screens is in conjunction with the installation of sound-absorbing linings on the enclosing surfaces of premises. A detailed description of methods for calculating acoustic efficiency and issues of designing screens is given in and
To reduce noise throughout the machine room, installations emitting intense sound are covered with casings. Soundproofing enclosures are usually made of sheet metal lined with inside ZPM. The surfaces of the installations can be completely or partially sheathed with soundproofing material.
According to data presented by American noise reduction experts at the International Energy Conference in 1969, fully equipping high-power turbine units (500-1000 MW) with sound-insulating casings can reduce the level of emitted sound by 23-28 dB A. When placing turbine units in special insulated boxes efficiency increases to 28-34 dB A.
The range of materials used for sound insulation is very wide and, for example, for the insulation of 143 steam units that were introduced in the USA after 1971, it is distributed as follows: aluminum - 30%, sheet steel - 27%, gelbest - 18%, asbestos cement - 11%, brick - 10%, porcelain with external coating - 9%, concrete - 4%.
In national teams acoustic panels The following materials are used: soundproofing - steel, aluminum, lead; sound-absorbing - polystyrene foam, mineral wool, fiberglass; damping - bitumen compounds; sealing materials - rubber, putty, plastics.
Polyurethane foam, fiberglass, sheet lead, and vinyl reinforced with lead powder are widely used.
The Swiss company BBC, to reduce the noise of the brush apparatus and exciters of high-power turbo units, covers them with a continuous protective casing with a thick layer of sound-absorbing material, the walls of which have built-in silencers at the inlet and outlet of the cooling air.

The design of the casing provides easy access to these components for routine repairs. As research by this company has shown, the soundproofing effect of the casing of the front part of the turbine is most pronounced at high frequencies (6-10 kHz), where it is 13-20 dB, at low frequencies (50-100 Hz) it is insignificant - up to 2-3 dB .

Rice. 2-10. Sound pressure levels at a distance of 1 m from the body of a GTK-10-Z gas turbine unit
1- with decorative casing; 2- with body removed

Particular attention should be paid to sound insulation at power plants with gas turbine drives. Calculations indicate that at gas turbine power plants the placement of gas turbine engines (GTE) and compressors is most economical in individual boxes (if the number of GTEs is less than five). When placed in common building With four gas turbine engines, the construction cost of the building is 5% higher than when using individual boxes, and with two gas turbine engines, the difference in cost is 28%. Therefore, when there are more than five installations, it is more economical to place them in a common building. For example, Westinghouse installs five 501-AA gas turbines in one acoustically isolated building.

Typically, individual boxes use sheet metal panels with sound-absorbing lining on the inside. The sound-absorbing cladding can be made of mineral wool or semi-rigid mineral wool slabs in a fiberglass shell and covered on the noise source side with a perforated sheet or metal mesh. The panels are connected to each other with bolts, and at the joints there are elastic gaskets.
Multilayer panels made of internal perforated steel and external lead sheets, between which a porous sound-absorbing material is placed, are very effective, used abroad. Panels with a multi-layer internal lining made of a layer of vinyl reinforced with lead powder and located between two layers of fiberglass - an internal one, 50 mm thick, and an external one, 25 mm thick - are also used.
However, even the simplest decorative and soundproofing cladding provides a significant reduction in background noise in machine rooms. In Fig. Figures 2-10 show sound pressure levels in octave frequency bands, measured at a distance of 1 m from the surface of the decorative casing of a GTK-10-3 type gas pumping unit. For comparison, the noise spectrum measured with the casing removed at the same points is also shown. It can be seen that the effect of a casing made of a steel sheet 1 mm thick, lined inside with glass fiber 10 mm thick, is 10-15 dB in the high-frequency region of the spectrum. The measurements were carried out in a workshop built according to a standard design, where 6 GTK-10-3 units were installed, covered with decorative cladding.
A common and very important problem for energy enterprises of any type is the sound insulation of pipelines. Pipelines of modern installations form a complex extended system with a huge surface of heat and sound radiation.

Rice. 2-11. Sound insulation of a gas pipeline at the Kirchleigeri thermal power plant: a - insulation diagram; b - components of a multilayer panel
1- metal cladding from sheet steel; 2- mats made of stone wool 20 mm thick; 3- aluminum foil; 4- multi-layer panel 20 mm thick (weight I m2 is 10.5 kg); 5-bituminized felt; 6-layers of thermal insulation; 7-layer foam

This is especially true for power plants with a combined cycle, which sometimes have a complex branched network of pipelines and a system of gates.

To reduce the noise of pipelines transporting highly disturbed flows (for example, in areas behind pressure reducing valves), enhanced sound insulation shown in Fig. 2-11.
The sound insulating effect of such a coating is about 30 dB A (reduction in sound level compared to a “bare” pipeline).
For lining large-diameter pipelines, multilayer thermal and sound insulation is used, which is strengthened with the help of ribs and hooks welded to the insulated surface.
The insulation consists of a layer of mastic sovelite insulation 40-60 mm thick, on top of which a wire armor mesh 15-25 mm thick is laid. The mesh serves to strengthen the sovelite layer and create air gap. The outer layer is formed by mineral wool mats 40-50 mm thick, on top of which a layer of asbestos-cement plaster 15-20 mm thick is applied (80% grade 6-7 asbestos and 20% grade 300 cement). This layer is covered (pasted) with some technical fabric. If necessary, the surface is painted. This method of sound insulation using previously existing thermal insulation elements can significantly reduce noise. The additional costs associated with the introduction of new sound insulation elements are negligible compared to conventional thermal insulation.
As already noted, the most intense is the aerodynamic noise that occurs during the operation of fans, smoke exhausters, gas turbine and combined cycle units, and discharge devices (purge lines, safety lines, lines of anti-surge valves of gas turbine compressors). This also includes ROU.

To limit the spread of such noise along the flow of the transported medium and its release into the surrounding atmosphere, noise suppressors are used. Silencers occupy an important place in common system measures to reduce noise at energy enterprises, because through intake or discharge devices, sound from working cavities can be directly transmitted to the surrounding atmosphere, creating the highest sound pressure levels (compared to other sources of sound emission). It is also useful to limit the spread of noise throughout the transported medium in order to prevent excessive penetration through the walls of the pipeline to the outside by installing noise mufflers (for example, the section of the pipeline behind the pressure reducing valve).
On modern powerful steam turbine units, noise suppressors are installed at the suction of blower fans. In this case, the pressure drop is strictly limited by an upper limit of the order of 50-f-100 Pa. The required efficiency of these mufflers is usually from 15 to 25 dB in terms of installation effect in the spectrum region of 200-1000 Hz.
Thus, at the Robinson TPP (USA) with a capacity of 900 MW (two blocks of 450 MW each), to reduce the noise of blower fans with a capacity of 832,000 m3/h, suction silencers were installed. The muffler consists of a housing (steel sheets 4.76 mm thick), in which a grid of sound-absorbing plates is located. The body of each plate is made of perforated galvanized steel sheets. Sound-absorbing material is mineral wool protected by fiberglass.
The Coppers company produces standard sound-attenuating blocks used in fan silencers used for drying pulverized coal, supplying air to boiler burners, and ventilation of rooms.
The noise of smoke exhausters often poses a significant danger, since it can escape through the chimney into the atmosphere and spread over considerable distances.
For example, at the Kirchlengern thermal power plant (Germany), the sound level near the chimney was 107 dB at a frequency of 500-1000 Hz. In this regard, it was decided to install an active silencer in the chimney of the boiler building (Fig. 2-12). The muffler consists of twenty scenes 1 with a diameter of 0.32 m and a length of 7.5 m. Taking into account the complexity of transportation and installation, the scenes along the length are divided into parts that are connected to each other and bolted to the supporting structure. The slide consists of a body made of sheet steel and an absorber (mineral wool) protected by fiberglass. After installing the muffler, the sound level at the chimney was 89 dB A.
The complex task of reducing gas turbine noise requires an integrated approach. Below is an example of a set of measures to combat gas turbine noise, an essential part of which are noise suppressors in gas-air ducts.
To reduce the noise level of a gas turbine unit with a 17.5 MW Olympus 201 turbojet engine, an analysis of the required degree of noise attenuation of the installation was carried out. It was required that the octave noise spectrum measured at a distance of 90 m from the base of the steel chimney should not exceed PS-50. The layout shown in Fig. 2-13, provides attenuation of gas turbine suction noise by various elements (dB):


Geometric mean frequency of the octave band, Hz............................................

1000 2000 4000 8000

Sound pressure levels at a distance of 90 m from the gas turbine suction to noise attenuation................................................................. .............

Attenuation in an unlined 90° turn (knee) ....................................

Attenuation in a lined 90° turn (knee).................................

Weakening due to the air filter. . . .................................................. .........

Weakening due to blinds.........

Attenuation in the high-frequency part of the muffler.................................................... ...

Attenuation in the low-frequency part of the muffler.................................................... ................

Sound pressure levels at a distance of 90 m after noise reduction....

A two-stage plate-type muffler with high and low frequency stages is installed at the air inlet to the gas turbine unit. The muffler stages are installed after the cycle air filter.
An annular low-frequency muffler is installed on the gas turbine exhaust. Results of the analysis of the noise field of a gas turbine engine with a turbojet engine at the exhaust before and after installing a muffler (dB):


Geometric mean frequency of the octave band, Hz........

Sound pressure level, dB: before installing a muffler. . .

after installing the muffler. .

To reduce noise and vibration, the gas turbine generator was enclosed in a casing, and silencers were installed at the air inlet of the ventilation system. As a result, the noise measured at a distance of 90 m was:

American companies Solar, General Electric, and the Japanese company Hitachi use similar noise suppression systems for their gas turbine units.
For high-power gas turbines, the mufflers at the air intake are often very bulky and complex engineering structures. An example is the noise suppression system at the Vahr gas turbine thermal power plant (Germany), on which two gas turbines from the Brown-Boveri company with a capacity of 25 MW each are installed.


Rice. 2-12. Installation of a silencer in the chimney of the Kirchlängerä thermal power plant

Rice. 2-13. Noise suppression system for an industrial gas turbine unit with an aviation gas turbine engine as a gas generator
1- outer sound-absorbing ring; 2- internal sound-absorbing ring; 3- bypass cover; 4 - air filter; 5- turbine exhaust; 6- plates of high-frequency suction muffler; 7- plates of low-frequency muffler on suction

The station is located in the central part of the populated area. A muffler consisting of three sequential stages is installed at the gas turbine suction. The first-stage sound-absorbing material, designed to dampen low-frequency noise, is mineral wool covered with synthetic fabric and protected by perforated metal sheets. The second stage is similar to the first, but differs in smaller gaps between the plates. Third stage
consists of metal sheets coated with sound-absorbing material and serves to absorb high-frequency noise. After installing a muffler, the noise of the power plant, even at night, did not exceed the norm accepted for this area (45 dB L).
Similar complex two-stage mufflers are installed at a number of powerful domestic installations, for example, at the Krasnodar Thermal Power Plant (GT-100-750), Nevinnomysskaya State District Power Plant (PGU-200). A description of their design is given in § 6-2.
The cost of noise suppression measures at these stations amounted to 1.0-2.0% of the total cost of the station or about 6% of the cost of the gas turbine plant itself. In addition, the use of silencers is associated with a certain loss of power and efficiency. The construction of silencers requires the use of large quantities expensive materials and quite labor intensive. Therefore, issues of optimization of noise suppressor designs become especially important, which is impossible without knowledge of the most advanced calculation methods and the theoretical basis of these methods.

V.B. Tupov
Moscow Energy Institute (Technical University)

ANNOTATION

The original developments of MPEI to reduce noise from power equipment of thermal power plants and boiler houses are considered. Examples are given of noise reduction from the most intense noise sources, namely from steam emissions, combined-cycle plants, draft machines, hot-water boilers, transformers and cooling towers, taking into account the requirements and specifics of their operation at energy facilities. The test results of mufflers are given. The presented data allows us to recommend MPEI silencers for widespread use at energy facilities in the country.

1. INTRODUCTION

Solutions to environmental issues during the operation of power equipment are a priority. Noise is one of the important factors polluting the environment, the reduction of the negative impact of which on the environment is obligated by the laws “On the Protection of Atmospheric Air” and “On the Protection of the Environment”. natural environment", and sanitary standards SN 2.2.4/2.1.8.562-96 establish permissible noise levels in workplaces and residential areas.

The normal operation of power equipment is associated with noise emissions that exceed sanitary standards not only on the territory of power facilities, but also in the surrounding area. This is especially important for energy facilities located in large cities near residential areas. The use of combined cycle gas units (CCP) and gas turbine units (GTU), as well as equipment of higher technical parameters associated with increased sound pressure levels in the surrounding area.

Some energy equipment has tonal components in its emission spectrum. The round-the-clock operation cycle of power equipment causes a particular danger of noise exposure for the population at night.

In accordance with sanitary standards sanitary protection zones (SPZ) of thermal power plants with an equivalent electrical power of 600 MW and above, using coal and fuel oil as fuel, must have a sanitary protection zone of at least 1000 m, operating on gas and gas-oil fuel - at least 500 m. For thermal power plants and district thermal boiler houses with a capacity of 200 Gcal and above, operating on coal and fuel oil, the sanitary protection zone is at least 500 m, and for those operating on gas and reserve fuel oil - at least 300 m.

Sanitary standards and regulations establish the minimum dimensions of the sanitary zone, and the actual dimensions may be larger. Exceeding permissible standards from constantly operating equipment of thermal power plants (TPPs) can reach 25-32 dB for work areas; for residential areas - 20-25 dB at a distance of 500 m from a powerful thermal power plant (TPP) and 15-20 dB at a distance of 100 m from a large district thermal station (RTS) or quarterly thermal station (CTS). Therefore, the problem of reducing noise impact from energy facilities is relevant, and in the near future its importance will increase.

2. EXPERIENCE IN NOISE REDUCTION FROM POWER EQUIPMENT

2.1. Main areas of work

Excess of sanitary standards in the surrounding area is formed, as a rule, by a group of sources, the development of noise reduction measures, which receive much attention both abroad and in our country. The work on noise suppression of power equipment from companies such as Industrial acoustic company (IAC), BB-Acustic, Gerb and others is known abroad, and in our country there are developments by YuzhVTI, NPO TsKTI, ORGRES, VZPI (Open University), NIISF, VNIAM, etc. . .

Since 1982, the Moscow Energy Institute (Technical University) has also been carrying out a set of works to solve this problem. Here, in recent years, new effective silencers have been developed and implemented at large and small energy facilities for the most intense noise sources from:

steam emissions;

combined cycle gas plants;

draft machines (smoke exhausters and blower fans);

hot water boilers;

transformers;

cooling towers and other sources.

Below are examples of noise reduction from power equipment using MPEI developments. The work on their implementation has a high social significance, which consists in reducing noise exposure to sanitary standards for a large number of the population and personnel of energy facilities.

2.2. Examples of noise reduction from power equipment

Discharges of steam from power boilers into the atmosphere are the most intense, albeit short-term, source of noise both for the territory of the enterprise and for the surrounding area.

Acoustic measurements show that at a distance of 1 - 15 m from the steam exhaust of a power boiler, sound levels exceed not only the permissible, but also the maximum permissible sound level (110 dBA) by 6 - 28 dBA.

Therefore, the development of new effective steam silencers is an urgent task. A noise suppressor for steam emissions (MEI silencer) was developed.

The steam muffler has various modifications depending on the required reduction in exhaust noise level and the characteristics of the steam.

Currently, MPEI steam silencers have been implemented at a number of energy facilities: Saransk Thermal Power Plant No. 2 (CHP-2) of OJSC “Territorial Generating Company-6”, boiler OKG-180 of OJSC “Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works”, CHPP-9, TPP-11 of OJSC “Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works” Mosenergo". Steam consumption through the silencers ranged from 154 t/h at Saransk CHPP-2 to 16 t/h at CHPP-7 of Mosenergo OJSC.

MPEI mufflers were installed on the exhaust pipelines after the GPC of boilers st. No. 1, 2 CHPP-7 branch of CHPP-12 of Mosenergo OJSC. The efficiency of this noise suppressor, obtained from the measurement results, was 1.3 - 32.8 dB across the entire spectrum of standardized octave bands with geometric mean frequencies from 31.5 to 8000 Hz.

On boilers st. No. 4, 5 CHPP-9 of Mosenergo OJSC, several MPEI silencers were installed on the steam discharge after the main safety valves(GPC). The tests carried out here showed that the acoustic efficiency was 16.6 - 40.6 dB across the entire spectrum of standardized octave bands with geometric mean frequencies 31.5 - 8000 Hz, and in terms of sound level - 38.3 dBA.

MPEI mufflers, in comparison with foreign and other domestic analogues, have high specific characteristics, allowing to achieve maximum acoustic effect with minimal muffler weight and maximum flow steam through the muffler.

MEI steam silencers can be used to reduce the noise of superheated and wet steam being discharged into the atmosphere, natural gas etc. The design of the muffler can be used in a wide range of discharge steam parameters and can be used both on units with subcritical parameters and on units with supercritical parameters. The experience of using MPEI steam silencers has shown the necessary acoustic efficiency and reliability of the silencers at various facilities.

When developing measures for noise suppression of gas turbine plants, the main attention was paid to the development of silencers for gas paths.

According to the recommendations of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, the designs of noise suppressors for gas paths of waste heat boilers of the following brands were made: KUV-69.8-150 manufactured by Dorogobuzhkotlomash OJSC for the Severny Settlement gas turbine power plant, P-132 manufactured by Podolsk Machine-Building Plant JSC (PMZ JSC) for Kirishi State District Power Plant, P-111 produced by JSC PMZ for CHPP-9 of JSC Mosenergo, waste heat boiler under license from Nooter/Eriksen for power unit PGU-220 of Ufimskaya CHPP-5, KGT-45/4.0- 430-13/0.53-240 for the Novy Urengoy Gas Chemical Complex (GCC).

A set of works to reduce the noise of gas paths was carried out for the Severny Settlement GTU-CHP.

The Severny Settlement GTU-CHP contains a two-case HRSG designed by Dorogobuzhkotlomash OJSC, which is installed after two FT-8.3 gas turbines from Pratt & Whitney Power Systems. Evacuation of flue gases from the HRSG is carried out through one chimney.

Acoustic calculations have shown that in order to meet sanitary standards in a residential area at a distance of 300 m from the mouth of the chimney, it is necessary to reduce noise in the range from 7.8 dB to 27.3 dB at geometric mean frequencies of 63-8000 Hz.

A dissipative plate noise muffler developed by MPEI to reduce the exhaust noise of a gas turbine unit with a gas turbine unit is located in two metal noise-attenuation boxes of the unit with dimensions of 6000x6054x5638 mm above the convective packages in front of the confusers.

At the Kirishi State District Power Plant, a steam-gas unit PGU-800 with a P-132 horizontal installation unit and a gas turbine unit SGT5-400F (Siemens) is currently being implemented.

Calculations have shown that the required reduction in noise level from the gas turbine exhaust tract is 12.6 dBA to ensure a sound level of 95 dBA at 1 m from the mouth of the chimney.

To reduce noise in the gas ducts of the KU P-132 at the Kirishi State District Power Plant, a cylindrical muffler has been developed, which is located in the chimney internal diameter 8000 mm.

The noise suppressor consists of four cylindrical elements placed evenly in the chimney, while the relative flow area of ​​the silencer is 60%.

The calculated efficiency of the muffler is 4.0-25.5 dB in the range of octave bands with geometric mean frequencies of 31.5 - 4000 Hz, which corresponds to an acoustic efficiency at a sound level of 20 dBA.

The use of silencers to reduce noise from smoke exhausters using the example of CHPP-26 of Mosenergo OJSC in horizontal sections is given in.

In 2009, to reduce the noise of the gas path behind the centrifugal smoke exhausters D-21.5x2 of the TGM-84 st. No. 4 CHPP-9, a plate-type noise suppressor was installed on the straight vertical section of the boiler flue behind the smoke exhausters before entering the chimney at an elevation of 23.63 m.

The plate noise silencer for the flue duct of the TGM TETs-9 boiler is a two-stage design.

Each muffler stage consists of five plates 200 mm thick and 2500 mm long, placed evenly in a gas duct measuring 3750x2150 mm. The distance between the plates is 550 mm, the distance between the outer plates and the wall of the flue is 275 mm. With this placement of the plates, the relative flow area is 73.3%. The length of one stage of the muffler without fairings is 2500 mm, the distance between the stages of the muffler is 2000 mm, inside the plates there is a non-flammable, non-hygroscopic sound-absorbing material, which is protected from blowing by fiberglass and perforated metal sheets. The muffler has an aerodynamic drag of about 130 Pa. The weight of the muffler structure is about 2.7 tons. The acoustic efficiency of the muffler, according to test results, is 22-24 dB at geometric mean frequencies of 1000-8000 Hz.

An example of a comprehensive development of noise reduction measures is the development of MPEI to reduce noise from smoke exhausters at HPP-1 of Mosenergo OJSC. Presented here high requirements to the aerodynamic resistance of the mufflers, which had to be placed in the station’s existing gas ducts.

To reduce the noise of gas paths of boilers Art. No. 6, 7 GES-1, a branch of Mosenergo OJSC, MPEI has developed an entire noise reduction system. The noise reduction system consists of the following elements: a plate muffler, gas path turns lined with sound-absorbing material, a separating sound-absorbing partition and a ramp. The presence of a dividing sound-absorbing partition, a ramp and sound-absorbing lining of the turns of the boiler flues, in addition to reducing noise levels, helps to reduce the aerodynamic resistance of the gas paths of power boilers st. No. 6, 7 as a result of eliminating the collision of flue gas flows at the point of their connection, organizing smoother turns of flue gases in gas paths. Aerodynamic measurements showed that the total aerodynamic resistance of the gas paths of the boilers behind the smoke exhausters practically did not increase due to the installation of a noise suppression system. Total weight noise reduction system amounted to about 2.23 tons.

Experience in reducing noise levels from air intakes of forced-air boiler fans is given in. The article discusses examples of reducing the noise of boiler air intakes using silencers designed by MPEI. Here are mufflers for the air intake of the VDN-25x2K blower fan of the BKZ-420-140 NGM boiler st. No. 10 CHPP-12 of Mosenergo OJSC and hot water boilers through underground mines (using the example of boilers

PTVM-120 RTS "Yuzhnoye Butovo") and through channels located in the wall of the boiler house building (using the example of boilers PTVM-30 RTS "Solntsevo"). The first two cases of air duct layout are quite typical for energy and hot water boilers, and a feature of the third case is the absence of areas where a muffler and high speeds air flow in the channels.

Measures to reduce noise were developed and implemented in 2009 using sound-absorbing screens from four communication transformers of the TC TN-63000/110 type at TPP-16 of Mosenergo OJSC. Sound-absorbing screens are installed at a distance of 3 m from transformers. The height of each sound-absorbing screen is 4.5 m, and the length varies from 8 to 11 m. The sound-absorbing screen consists of separate panels installed in special racks. Steel panels with sound-absorbing cladding are used as screen panels. The panel on the front side is covered with a corrugated metal sheet, and on the side of the transformers - with a perforated metal sheet with a perforation coefficient of 25%. Inside the screen panels there is a non-flammable, non-hygroscopic sound-absorbing material.

Test results showed that sound pressure levels after installing the screen decreased at control points to 10-12 dB.

Currently, projects have been developed to reduce noise from cooling towers and transformers at TPP-23 and from cooling towers at TPP-16 of Mosenergo OJSC using screens.

The active introduction of MPEI noise silencers for hot water boilers continued. In the last three years alone, silencers have been installed on boilers PTVM-50, PTVM-60, PTVM-100 and PTVM-120 at RTS Rublevo, Strogino, Kozhukhovo, Volkhonka-ZIL, Biryulyovo, Khimki -Khovrino”, “Red Builder”, “Chertanovo”, “Tushino-1”, “Tushino-2”, “Tushino-5”, “Novomoskovskaya”, “Babushkinskaya-1”, “Babushkinskaya-2”, “Krasnaya Presnya” ", KTS-11, KTS-18, KTS-24, Moscow, etc.

Tests of all installed silencers have shown high acoustic efficiency and reliability, which is confirmed by implementation certificates. Currently, more than 200 silencers are in use.

The introduction of MPEI silencers continues.

In 2009, an agreement was concluded in the field of supply of integrated solutions to reduce noise impact from power equipment between MPEI and the Central Repair Plant (TsRMZ Moscow). This will make it possible to more widely introduce MPEI developments at the country’s energy facilities. CONCLUSION

The developed complex of MPEI mufflers to reduce noise from various power equipment has shown the necessary acoustic efficiency and takes into account the specifics of work at power facilities. The mufflers have undergone long-term operational testing.

The considered experience of their use allows us to recommend MPEI silencers for widespread use at energy facilities in the country.

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To provide hot water and heating to modern apartment buildings (MCDs), rooftop boiler houses are sometimes included in projects. This decision in some cases it is cost-effective. At the same time, often when installing boilers on foundations, proper vibration insulation is not provided. As a result, residents of the upper floors are subject to constant noise exposure.

According to the sanitary standards in force in Russia, the sound pressure level in residential premises should not exceed 40 dBA during the day and 30 dBA at night (dBA is an acoustic decibel, a unit of measurement of noise level taking into account human perception of sound. - Ed.).

Specialists from the Institute of Machine Acoustics at Samara State Aerospace University (IAM at SSAU) measured the sound pressure level in the living space of an apartment located under the roof boiler room of a residential building. It turned out that the source of the noise was the roof boiler room equipment. Despite the fact that this apartment is separated from the roof boiler room by a technical floor, according to the measurement results, an excess of daily sanitary standards was recorded, both at the equivalent level and at an octave frequency of 63 Hz (Fig. 1).

The measurements were performed during the daytime. At night, the operating mode of the boiler room remains virtually unchanged, and the background noise level may be lower. Since it turned out that the “problem” was already present during the day, it was decided not to carry out measurements at night.

Picture 1 . Sound pressure level in the apartment in comparison with sanitary standards.

Localizing the source of noise and vibration

To more accurately determine the “problem” frequency, measurements of the sound pressure level in the apartment, boiler room and on the technical floor were carried out in different operating modes of the equipment.

The most typical mode of equipment operation, in which a tonal frequency appears in the low-frequency region, is the simultaneous operation of three boilers (Fig. 2). It is known that the frequency of boiler operating processes (combustion inside) is quite low and falls in the range of 30-70 Hz.

Figure 2. Sound pressure level in various rooms when three boilers are operating simultaneously

From Fig. 2 shows that the frequency of 50 Hz prevails in all measured spectra. Thus, the main contribution to the spectra of sound pressure levels in the rooms under study is made by boilers.

The level of background noise in the apartment does not change much when the boiler equipment is turned on (except for the frequency of 50 Hz), so we can conclude that the sound insulation of the two floors separating the boiler room from the living rooms is sufficient to reduce the level of airborne noise produced by the boiler equipment to sanitary standards. Therefore, you should look for other (not direct) ways of spreading noise (vibration). Probably, high level sound pressure at 50 Hz is due to structural noise.

To localize the source of structural noise in residential premises, as well as to identify vibration propagation paths, vibration acceleration measurements were additionally carried out in the boiler room, on the technical floor, as well as in the living space of the apartment on the top floor.

The measurements were carried out at various operating modes of boiler equipment. In Fig. Figure 3 shows the vibration acceleration spectra for the mode in which all three boilers operate.

Based on the results of the measurements, the following conclusions were made:

– in the apartment on the top floor under the boiler room, sanitary standards are not met;

– the main source of increased noise in residential premises is the combustion process in boilers. The prevailing harmonic in the noise and vibration spectra is the frequency of 50 Hz.

– lack of proper vibration isolation of the boiler from the foundation leads to the transfer of structural noise to the floor and walls of the boiler room. Vibration spreads both through the boiler supports and through the pipes with transmission from them to the walls, as well as the floor, i.e. in places where they are rigidly connected.

– measures should be developed to combat noise and vibration along the path of their propagation from the boiler.

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Figure 3 . Vibration acceleration spectra: a – on the support and foundation of the boiler, on the floor of the boiler room; b – on the support of the boiler exhaust pipe and on the floor near the boiler exhaust pipe; c – on the wall of the boiler room, on the wall of the technical floor and in the living area of ​​the apartment.

Development of a vibration protection system

Based on a preliminary analysis of the mass distribution of the structure gas boiler and equipment, cable vibration isolators VMT-120 and VMT-60 with a rated load on one vibration isolator (VI) of 120 and 60 kg, respectively, were selected for the project. The vibration isolator diagram is shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 4. 3D model of cable vibration isolator model range TDC.


Figure 5. Vibration isolator fastening schemes: a) support; b) hanging; c) lateral.

Three variants of the vibration isolator fastening scheme have been developed: support, suspended and lateral (Fig. 5).

Calculations have shown that the lateral installation scheme can be implemented using 33 vibration isolators VMT-120 (for each boiler), which is not economically feasible. In addition, very serious welding work is expected.

When implementing a suspended scheme, the entire structure becomes more complicated, since wide and fairly long corners must be welded to the boiler frame, which will also be welded from several profiles (to provide the necessary mounting surface).

In addition, the technology for installing the boiler frame on these skids with VIs is complex (it is inconvenient to attach the VIs, it is inconvenient to position and center the boiler, etc.). Another disadvantage of this scheme is the free movement of the boiler in lateral directions (swinging in the transverse plane on the VI). The number of vibration isolators VMT-120 for this scheme is 14.

The frequency of the vibration protection system (VPS) is about 8.2 Hz.

The third, most promising and technologically simpler option is with a standard support circuit. It will require 18 vibration isolators VMT-120.

The calculated frequency of the VZS is 4.3 Hz. In addition, the design of the VIs themselves (part of the cable rings are located at an angle) and their proper placement around the perimeter (Fig. 6) allows such a design to accommodate a lateral load, the value of which will be about 60 kgf for each VI, while the vertical load on each VI is about 160 kgf.


Figure 6. Placement of vibration isolators on the frame with a support diagram.

Design of a vibration protection system

Based on data from static tests and dynamic calculations of VI parameters, a vibration protection system for a boiler room in a residential building was developed (Fig. 7).

The vibration protection facility includes three boilers of the same design 1 installed on concrete foundations with metal ties; piping system 2 for the supply of cold water and the removal of heated water, as well as the removal of combustion products; pipe system 3 for supplying gas to the boiler burners.

The created vibration protection system includes external vibration protection supports for boilers 4 designed to support pipelines 2 ; internal vibration protection belt of boilers 5 , designed to isolate vibration of boilers from the floor; external anti-vibration mounts 6 for gas pipes 3.


Figure 7. General form boiler room with installed vibration protection system.

Basic design parameters vibration protection systems:

1. The height from the floor to which it is necessary to raise the load-bearing frames of the boilers is 2 cm (installation tolerance minus 5 mm).

2. Number of vibration isolators per boiler: 19 VMT-120 (18 - in the internal belt bearing the weight of the boiler, and 1 - on the external support to dampen vibrations of the water pipeline), as well as 2 vibration isolators VMT-60 on external supports - for vibration protection of the gas pipeline.

3. The “support” type loading scheme works in compression, providing good vibration isolation. The natural frequency of the system is in the range of 5.1-7.9 Hz, which provides effective vibration protection in the region above 10 Hz.

4. The damping coefficient of the vibration protection system is 0.4-0.5, which provides a gain at resonance of no more than 2.6 (oscillation amplitude no more than 1 mm with an input signal amplitude of 0.4 mm).

5. To adjust the horizontality of boilers, nine seats for vibration isolators of a similar type are provided on the sides of the boiler in the U-shaped profiles. Only five are nominally installed.

During installation, it is possible to place vibration isolators in any order in any of the nine places provided to achieve alignment of the center of mass of the boiler and the center of rigidity of the vibration protection system.

6. Advantages of the developed vibration protection system: simplicity of design and installation, insignificant rise of boilers above the floor, good damping characteristics of the system, possibility of adjustment.

The effect of using the developed vibration protection system

With the implementation of the developed vibration protection system, the sound pressure level in the residential premises of the upper floor apartments decreased to an acceptable level (Fig. 8). The measurements were also carried out at night.

From the graph in Fig. 8 it can be seen that in the normalized frequency range and at the equivalent sound level, sanitary standards in residential premises are met.

The effectiveness of the developed vibration protection system when measured in a residential area at a frequency of 50 Hz is 26.5 dB, and at an equivalent sound level of 15 dBA (Fig. 9).


Figure 8 . Sound pressure level in the apartment in comparison with sanitary standards, taking into account developed vibration protection system.


Figure 9. Sound pressure level in one-third octave frequency bands in a living room when three boilers are operating simultaneously.

Conclusion

The created vibration protection system makes it possible to protect a residential building equipped with a roof boiler room from vibrations created by the operation of gas boilers, as well as to ensure normal vibration operation for the gas equipment itself along with the pipeline system, increasing the service life and reducing the likelihood of accidents.

The main advantages of the developed vibration protection system are simplicity of design and installation, low cost in comparison with other types of vibration isolators, resistance to temperatures and pollution, insignificant rise of boilers above the floor, good damping characteristics of the system, and the possibility of adjustment.

The vibration protection system prevents the propagation of structural noise from the roof boiler room equipment throughout the building structure, thereby reducing the sound pressure level in residential premises to an acceptable level.

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From the editor. On October 27, 2017, Rospotrebnadzor published information on its official website “On the impact of physical factors, including noise, on public health”, which notes that in the structure of citizens’ complaints about various physical factors, the largest share (over 60%) is made up of complaints about noise. The main ones are complaints from residents, including acoustic discomfort from ventilation systems and refrigeration equipment, noise and vibration during operation of heating equipment.

The reasons for the increased noise level generated by these sources are the insufficiency of noise protection measures at the design stage, installation of equipment with deviations from design solutions without assessing the generated levels of noise and vibration, unsatisfactory implementation of noise protection measures at the commissioning stage, placement of equipment not provided for by the design, and also unsatisfactory control over the operation of equipment.

The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare draws the attention of citizens that in the event of adverse effects of physical factors, incl. noise, you should contact the territorial Office of Rospotrebnadzor for the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.