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Noise from ships in ports. Possibilities for noise reduction

Contents

Forord

Sammenfatning og konklusioner

Summary and conclusions

1 Introduction

2 Noise from ships in ports

• 2.1 Existing legislation on external noise
  • 2.1.1 Calculation example 1: Maximum allowable noise from the diesel generator exhaust

3 Noise sources

• 3.1 Diesel generator exhaust
• 3.2 Ventilation
• 3.3 Secondary noise sources
• 3.4 Environmental noise from ships in general

4 Possibilities for noise reduction

• 4.1 Diesel generator exhaust
  • 4.1.1 Silencers
  • 4.1.2 Example
  • 4.1.3 On shore power
  • 4.1.4 Calculation example 2: Reducing noise from the engine room ventilation
• 4.2 Ventilation
  • 4.2.1 Standard silencers
• 4.3 Secondary noise sources
• 4.4 Other noise reducing measures
• 4.5 Summary – noise reduction

5 References

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