SIST EN ISO 2151:2004

Acoustics - Noise test code for compressors and vacuum pumps Engineering method (grade 2) (ISO 2151:2004)

This noise test code specifies methods for measurement, determination and declaration of the noise emission from compressors and vacuum pumps: a) measurement of the sound pressure level at the indicated position of the operator; b) derivation of the noise emission expressed as the sound power level of the machine under specified load conditions. This noise test code applies to stationary and portable compressors as specified in EN 1012-1, "Compressors - Safety" and vacuum pumps as specified in EN 1012-2 "Vacuum Pumps - Safety".

Kompressoren und Vakuumpumpen - Bestimmung der Geräuschemission - Verfahren der Genauigkeitsklasse 2 (ISO 2151:2004)

Diese Geräuschprüfvorschrift legt Verfahren zur Messung, Bestimmung und Angabe der Geräuschemission von Kompressoren und Vakuumpumpen fest: a) Messung des Schalldruckpegels am angegebenen Bedienerplatz; b) Ableitung der Geräuschemission ausgedrückt als Schalleistungspegel der Maschine unter festgelegten Belastungsbedingungen. Diese Geräuschprüfvorschrift ist anwendbar auf stationäre und mobile Kompressoren gemäß EN 1012-1 "Kompressoren - Sicherheit" und Vakuumpumpen gemäß EN 1012-2 "Vakuumpumpen - Sicherheit".

Acoustique - Code d'essai acoustique pour les compresseurs et les pompes a vide - Méthode d'expertise (classe de précision 2) (ISO 2151:2004)

Le présent code d'essai acoustique fixe des méthodes de mesurage, de détermination et de déclaration de l'émission sonore provenant des compresseurs et des pompes a vide: a) mesurage du niveau de pression acoustique a la position indiquée de l'opérateur; b) calcul de l'émission sonore exprimée en niveau de puissance acoustique de la machine dans des conditions de charge spécifiées. Le présent code d'essai acoustique s'applique aux compresseurs fixes et mobiles tels que spécifiés dans l'EN 1012-1 "Compresseurs-Sécurité" et aux pompes a vide telles que spécifiées dans l'EN 1012-2 "Pompes a vide-Sécurité".

Akustika - Postopek merjenja hrupa kompresorjev in vakuumskih črpalk - Inženirska metoda (2. stopnja) (ISO 2151:2004)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Aug-2004
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Sep-2008
• ICS: 17.140.20 - Noise emitted by machines and equipment
• ICS: 23.140 - Compressors and pneumatic machines
• ICS: 23.160 - Vacuum technology
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 10-Sep-2008
• Due Date: 03-Oct-2008
• Completion Date: 18-Sep-2008
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/88/13 - Standardization request to CEN/CENELEC relating to machinery
• Ref Project: EN ISO 2151:2004 - Acoustics - Noise test code for compressors and vacuum pumps Engineering method (grade 2) (ISO 2151:2004)

Relations

• Child: SIST EN 1012-1:2000 - Compressors and vacuum pumps - Safety requirements - Part 1: Compressors
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: SIST EN ISO 2151:2008 - Acoustics - Noise test code for compressors and vacuum pumps - Engineering method (Grade 2) (ISO 2151:2004)
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2008
• Corrected By: SIST EN ISO 2151:2004/AC:2006 - Acoustics - Noise test code for compressors and vacuum pumps Engineering method (grade 2) (ISO 2151:2004)
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2006

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der Genauigkeitsklasse 2 (ISO 2151:2004)
Acoustique - Code d'essai acoustique pour les compresseurs et les pompes a vide -
Méthode d'expertise (classe de précision 2) (ISO 2151:2004)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 2151
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2004
ICS 17.140.20; 23.140
English version
Acoustics - Noise test code for compressors and vacuum pumps
Engineering method (grade 2) (ISO 2151:2004)
Acoustique - Code d'essai acoustique pour les Akustik - Geräuschmessnorm für Kompressoren und
compresseurs et les pompes à vide - Méthode d'expertise Vakuumpumpen - Verfahren der Genauigkeitsklasse 2
(classe de précision 2) (ISO 2151:2004) (ISO 2151:2004)
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CORRECTED 2004-03-17
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 2151:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 118
"Compressors, pneumatic tools and pneumatic machines" in collaboration with Technical
Committee CEN/TC 232 "Compressors - Safety", the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2004, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2004.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of
the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 2151:2004 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 2151:2004 without any
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ANNEX ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37 EEC
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to
Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive 98/37 EEC.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that
Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the
limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding Essential
Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s)
falling within the scope of this standard.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 2151
Second edition
2004-02-01


Acoustics — Noise test code for
compressors and vacuum pumps —
Engineering method (Grade 2)
Acoustique — Code d'essai acoustique pour les compresseurs et les
pompes à vide — Méthode d'expertise (classe de précision 2)





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ISO 2151:2004(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references. 2
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Sound power level determination . 5
4.1 General. 5
4.2 Uncertainty. 6
4.3 Test arrangement. 6
5 Emission sound pressure level determination at the work station . 7
5.1 Work station. 7
5.2 Determination of L from L . 8
pWSA WA
5.3 Method for determination of L when L is not to be determined . 9
pWSA WA
6 Mounting, loading and operating conditions of compressor or vacuum pump during
noise tests. 9
6.1 General. 9
6.2 Mounting. 9
6.3 Loading and operating conditions . 9
7 Test report. 10
8 Declaration and verification of noise emission values . 10
Annex A (informative) Example test reports. 11
Annex B (informative) Model form for declared noise emission values. 17
Annex C (normative) Parallelepiped measurement surface . 18
Annex D (normative) Hemispherical measurement surface . 20
Annex E (informative) Examples of reference box for different machines. 22
Bibliography . 25

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Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 2151 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 118, Compressors, pneumatic tools and pneumatic
machines, Subcommittee SC 6, Air compressors.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 2151:1972), which has been technically revised.
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Introduction
The noise test code presented by this International Standard describes methods for determining and
presenting the acoustical characteristics of compressors and vacuum pumps, i.e. the total noise level from the
compressor or vacuum pump expressed as sound power level, or the emission sound pressure level at the
work station or other specified positions.
Based on current industry practice, this noise test code requires the compressor or vacuum pump under test
to be run under conditions representing the noisiest operation in typical usage — full-load for compressors
and off-load for vacuum pumps.
It needs to be noted that operators' exposure to noise depends upon the characteristics of individual
applications and environmental factors beyond the control of the manufacturers of compressors and vacuum
pumps.
This International Standard does not give requirements for octave band analysis, however, where there is an
interest this can be undertaken.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 2151:2004(E)

Acoustics — Noise test code for compressors and vacuum
pumps — Engineering method (Grade 2)
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies methods for the measurement, determination and declaration of the
noise emission from portable and stationary compressors and vacuum pumps. It prescribes the mounting,
loading and working conditions under which measurements are to be made, and includes measurement or
determination of the noise emission expressed as
 the sound power level under specified load conditions,
 the emission sound pressure level at the work station under specified load conditions.
It is applicable to
 compressors for various types of gases,
 oil-lubricated air compressors,
 oil-flooded air compressors,
 water injected air compressors,
 oil-free air compressors,
 compressors for handling hazardous gases (gas compressors),
 compressors for handling oxygen,
 compressors for handling acetylene,
 high-pressure compressors [over 4 Mpa (40 bar)],
 compressors for application at low inlet temperatures, i.e. below 0 °C,
 large compressors (over 1 000 kW input power),
 portable and skid-mounted air compressors, and
 rotary positive displacement blowers and centrifugal blowers and exhausters in applications u 0,2 MPa
(u 2 bar).
It is not applicable to
 compressors for gases other than acetylene having a maximum allowable working pressure of less than
0,5 bar/0,05 MPa,
 refrigerant compressors used in refrigerating systems or heat pumps,
 hand-held portable compressors.
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2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3744:1994, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure —
Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 4871:1996, Acoustics — Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and
equipment
ISO 9614-1:1993, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity —
Part 1: Measurement at discrete points
ISO 9614-2:1996, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound intensity —
Part 2: Measurement by scanning
ISO 11201:1995, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission
sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Engineering method in an
essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 11202:1995, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission
sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Survey method in situ
ISO 11203:1995, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Determination of emission
sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions from the sound power level
IEC 61672-1:2002, Electroacoustics — Sound level meters — Specifications
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
compressor
machine which compresses air, gases or vapours to a pressure higher than the inlet pressure
NOTE A compressor comprises the bare compressor itself, the prime mover and any component or device supplied
with the compressor.
3.2
vacuum pump
device for creating, improving and/or maintaining vacuum
NOTE A vacuum pump comprises the bare pump, the prime mover and any component or device supplied with the
vacuum pump.
3.3
emission
airborne sound radiated by a well-defined noise source (e.g. the machine under test) under specified
operating and mounting conditions
NOTE 1 Adapted from ISO 11203:1995.
NOTE 2 Noise emission values can be incorporated in a product label and/or published in a product specification. The
basic noise emission descriptors are the sound power level of the product itself and the emission sound pressure levels at
the work station and at other specified positions in the vicinity of the product (if any).
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3.4
emission sound pressure
p
sound pressure, expressed in pascals, at a specified position near a noise source, when the source is in
operation under specified operating and mounting conditions on a reflecting plane surface, corrected for
background noise and reflections from room surfaces other than the plane over which the machine under test
is placed
NOTE Adapted from ISO 11203:1995.
3.5
emission sound pressure level
L
p
ten times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the square of the emission sound pressure to the square
of the reference sound pressure, expressed in decibels, and measured with a particular time weighting and a
particular frequency weighting selected from those defined in IEC 61672-1:2002
EXAMPLE A-weighted emission sound pressure level, L .
pA
NOTE 1 The reference sound pressure is 20 µPa.
NOTE 2 L levels are established as L time-averaged sound pressure levels measured with an integrating-
pA pAeqT
averaging sound level meter meeting the requirements of IEC 61672-1:2002. L is usually abbreviated to L . For
pAeqT pA
further details of L see ISO 3744:1994, 3.2.1.
pAeqT
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 11203:1995.
3.6
sound power
W
rate per unit time, expressed in watts, at which airborne sound energy is radiated by a source
[ISO 3744:1994]
3.7
sound power level
L
W
ten times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the sound power radiated by the source under test to the
reference sound power, expressed in decibels
NOTE 1 The frequency weighting or the width of the frequency band must be indicated. For example, A-weighted
sound power level L .
WA
−12
NOTE 2 The reference sound power is 1 pW (1 pW = 10 W).
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 3744:1994.
3.8
sound intensity
product of the sound pressure at a point and the associated particle velocity
NOTE 1 It is a vectorial quantity.
NOTE 2 See ISO 9614-1 and ISO 9614-2 for further guidance on sound intensity.
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3.9
partial sound power
P
i
time-averaged rate of flow of sound energy through an element (segment) of a measurement surface, given
by
G G
P=×IS=I ×S
ii i ni i
where
I is the signed magnitude of the normal sound intensity component measured at position i on the
ni
measurement surface;
S is the area of the segment of surface associated with point i.
i
3.10
background noise correction
K
1
correction term to account for the influence of background noise on the surface sound pressure level,
expressed in decibels
NOTE 1 K is frequency dependent.
1
NOTE 2 The correction in the case of A-weighting is denoted K .
1A
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 3744:1994.
3.11
environmental correction
K
2
correction term to account for the influence of reflected or absorbed sound on the surface sound pressure
level, expressed in decibels
NOTE 1 K is frequency dependent.
2
NOTE 2 The correction in the case of A-weighting is denoted K .
2A
NOTE 3 Adapted from ISO 3744:1994.
3.12
reference box
hypothetical surface which is the smallest rectangular parallelepiped that just encloses the source and
terminates on the reflecting plane
[ISO 3744:1994]
3.13
measurement surface
hypothetical surface of area S, enveloping the source, on which the measurements are made
NOTE The measurement surface terminates on the reflecting plane.
3.14
measurement distance
distance, d, from the reference box to the parallelepiped measurement surface, or radius, r, of the
hemispherical measurement surface
NOTE Adapted from ISO 3744:1994.
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3.15
noise emission declaration
information on the noise emitted by the machine given by the manufacturer or supplier in technical documents
or other literature concerning noise emission values
3.16
uncertainty
K
value of the total uncertainty associated with a measured noise emission value and the production, expressed
in decibels
[ISO 4871:1996]
NOTE See also 4.2.
3.17
declared dual-number noise emission value
L, K
noise emission value, L, and its associated uncertainty, K, given in the noise emission declaration
NOTE 1 The symbols used are
 A-weighted sound power level, L , with uncertainty, K , and
WAd WAd
 A-weighted emission sound pressure level, L , with uncertainty, K .
pAd pAd
NOTE 2 Adapted from ISO 4871:1996.
3.18
work station
position in the vicinity of the compressor or vacuum pump under test, intended for the operator
NOTE 1 For the purposes of this International Standard, this is the surface enveloping the machine on test at a
distance of 1 m from the reference box (see 3.12).
NOTE 2 Adapted from ISO 11203:1995.
3.19
A-weighted emission sound pressure level at the work station
L
pWSA
energy average of the A-weighted emission sound pressure levels at the work station
4 Sound power level determination
4.1 General
The sound power level shall be determined according to either of the basic standards ISO 3744 or ISO 9614-1
or ISO 9614-2, yielding Grade 2 level of accuracy.
The sound power level shall be given as A-weighted sound power level in decibels referenced to 1 pW (dB re
1 pW).
NOTE 1 Octave band information may also be obtained.
Consider the following when choosing which International Standard to use.
ISO 3744 assumes a non-reverberant environment and low background noise. It specifies a method to
calculate sound power level from sound pressure levels measured on a surface enveloping the compressor or
vacuum pump.
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ISO 9614-1 or ISO 9614-2 can be used in most environments including semi-reverberant and/or when
extraneous noise sources exist. It specifies methods for determining the sound power level from sound
intensity levels measured on a surface enveloping the compressor or vacuum pump. Depending on the level
of reverberation and extraneous noise, it can provide A-weighted sound power level data with Grade 2 or 3
accuracy.
NOTE 2 Further information on sound power is given in ISO 3740.
4.2 Uncertainty
The uncertainty of the determination of the sound power level comprises the measurement uncertainty of
reproducibility (which includes repeatability) conditions and the uncertainty of production. For definitions of
these components of the uncertainty, see ISO 4871.
In the basic standards ISO 3744, ISO 9614-1 and ISO 9614-2, measurement uncertainty is expressed in
terms of the standard deviation of reproducibility. These standards provide a maximum value of the standard
deviation of reproducibility. A manufacturer can use this value if he has no evidence, from his own experience
with noise emission determination, that a different value applies to a particular machine or machine family.
Determination of production uncertainty is the responsibility of the product manufacturer. A method of
determination is specified in ISO 4871:1996. Production uncertainty is expressed in terms of a standard
deviation of production.
ISO 4871 indicates how the standard deviation of reproducibility and the standard deviation of production
combine to provide uncertainty K.
Experience with the manufacture of compressors and vacuum pumps shows that uncertainty K for these
machines and for A-weighted levels is typically + 3 dB for measurements according to engineering Grade 2. If
a manufacturer can prove that his uncertainty statistically differs from 3 dB, he may use his own value of K.
4.3 Test arrangement
4.3.1 General
Vacuum pumps are used in a wide range of applications covering the complete vacuum spectrum. Designs of
vacuum pumps are available for pumping any combination of gases and vapours. For many applications, two
or more pumps are combined together and are supplied as a unit. These pumping units shall be tested as a
single unit.
4.3.2 Measurement according to ISO 3744:1994
When ISO 3744:1994 is applied, the measurement surface shall be either a parallelepiped or a hemisphere.
The reference box and the measurement surfaces are shown in Annex C and Annex D. The reference box
should only include parts of the machine that are acoustically relevant; connecting pipes shall be excluded.
Annex C and Annex D show microphone positions for both surfaces and identify typical arrays of
9 microphones for a parallelepiped and 10 for a hemisphere. The actual number of microphone positions and
their location depends on the size of the machine under test and the nature of its sound field. Guidance on this
is given in ISO 3744:1994, 7.2 and 7.4 for the hemisphere and 7.3 and 7.4 for the parallelepiped.
For examples of typical reference boxes, see Annex E.
When using a parallelepiped array the preferred distance between the reference box and the measurement
surface is 1 m. For further guidance see ISO 3744:1994, 7.3.
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4.3.3 Measurement in accordance with ISO 9614-1:1993 and ISO 9614-2:1996
When ISO 9614-1 is applied, the reference box and measurement surface shall be chosen in accordance with
ISO 9614-1:1993, Clause 7.
When ISO 9614-2 is applied, the reference box and measurement surface to be scanned shall be chosen in
accordance with ISO 9614-2:1996, Clause 7.
The calculation of partial sound power levels for each segment of the measurement surface and the total
sound power level of the compressor or vacuum pump shall be made in accordance with Clause 8 of
ISO 9614-1:1993 or ISO 9614-2:1996.
A typical segmentation of the measurement surface for an intensity scanning is given in Figure 1, which shows
a sketch of a compressor package and an example of how its measurement surface can be divided into
segments, the development of it and the designation of the respective sides and segments.
4.3.4 Procedure for compressors with major dimension >>>> 7 m
This standard assumes that sound power is always determined. However, for very large compressors with a
major dimension > 7 m, the concept of sound power ceases to be relevant and, in many cases, its precise
determination will not be possible. On account of this a different approach, given as follows, shall be taken for
such compressors.
A-weighted emission sound pressure levels for such compressors shall be established at positions along a
path around the machine, at a distance of 1 m from it and at a height of 1,6 m above the floor or access
platform. There shall be microphone positions at each end and side of the machine under test. The total
number of positions depends on the size of the machine, however, in no case shall the microphone positions
be more than 2 m apart. These measurements shall be made in accordance with ISO 11201:1995 (Grade 2),
one of the standards for the determination of the emission sound pressure at specified positi
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