NOISE ABATEMENT ON DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES. THE DIESEL ENGINE AS A SOURCE OF NOISE. NOISE RADIATING ZONES OF A DIESEL ENGINE BEFORE AND AFTER ITS FUNDAMENTAL OVERHAUL

In the present report an attempt is made, first of all, on the basis of the fundamental technical data of a diesel engine, to give a calculable evaluation of the noise level to be expected. The report is concerned moreover with some acoustic component questions, which were investigated at the testing station, on a diesel traction engine of the DB (Maybach MD 650/1B No: 112407, constructed in 1960, 12 cylinder, super-charged, 1500 r.p.m., 1200 HP/880 kW): Dependence of the intake- and exhaust noise, on the r.p.m. of the engine and on the engine output; Dependence of the engine noise level and engine noise spectrum, on the r.p.m. of the engine and on the engine output; Dependence of the noise level and noise spectrum recorded in the vicinity of the engine, on the r.p.m. of the engine and on the engine output; Dependence of the body conduction sounds measured at various positions on the engine surface, on the r.p.m. of the engine and on the engine output; Research into the positions or parts of the engine with the greatest noise level; Dependence of the development of engine noise on the length of service; and discussion of the possibilities of noise reduction by drawing on measuring results of other authors.

  • Supplemental Notes:
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  • Corporate Authors:

    International Union of Railways

    Office of Research and Experiments
    Utrecht,   Netherlands 
  • Publication Date: 1968-4

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 29 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00052998
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: International Union of Railways
  • Report/Paper Numbers: B104/RP 2/E
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM