NF EN ISO 11201

NF EN ISO 11201

December 2010
Standard Current

Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections

ISO 11201:2010 specifies a method for determining the emission sound pressure levels of machinery or equipment, at a work station and at other specified positions nearby, in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane. A work station is occupied by an operator and may be located in open space, in the room where the source under test operates, in a cab fixed to the source under test, or in an enclosure remote from the source under test. One or more specified positions may be located in the vicinity of a work station, or in the vicinity of an attended or unattended machine. Such positions are sometimes referred to as bystander positions. Emission sound pressure levels are determined as A-weighted levels. Additionally, levels in frequency bands and C-weighted peak emission sound pressure levels can be determined in accordance with ISO 11201:2010, if required. With the method specified in ISO 11201:2010, results of accuracy grade 1 (precision grade) or accuracy grade 2 (engineering grade) are obtained. Corrections are applied for background noise, but not for the acoustic environment. Instructions are given for the mounting and operation of the source under test and for the choice of microphone positions for the work station and for other specified positions. One purpose of the measurements is to permit comparison of the performance of different units of a given family of machines, under defined environmental conditions and standardized mounting and operating conditions. The method specified in ISO 11201:2010 is suitable for all types of noise (steady, non-steady, fluctuating, isolated bursts of sound energy, etc.) defined in ISO 12001. The method specified in ISO 11201:2010 is applicable to all types and sizes of noise sources. The type of test environment influences the accuracy of the determination of emission sound pressure levels. For the application of ISO 11201:2010 an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (indoors or outdoors) is required. ISO 11201:2010 is applicable to work stations and other specified positions where emission sound pressure levels are to be measured. Appropriate positions where measurements may be made include the following: a) work station located in the vicinity of the source under test; this is the case for many industrial machines and domestic appliances; b) work station within a cab which is an integral part of the source under test; this is the case for many industrial trucks and earth-moving machines; c) work station within a partial or total enclosure (or behind a screen) supplied by the manufacturer as an integral part of the source under test; d) work station partially or totally enclosed by the source under test; this situation may be encountered with some large industrial machines; e) bystander positions occupied by individuals not responsible for the operation of the source under test, but who may be in its immediate vicinity, either occasionally or continuously; f) other specified positions, not necessarily work stations or bystander positions. The work station may also lie on a specified path along which an operator moves.

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Publication date

December 2010

Number of pages

45 p.

Reference

NF EN ISO 11201

ICS Codes

17.140.20   Noise emitted by machines and equipment

Classification index

S31-501

Print number

2 - 01/10/2021

International kinship

European kinship

EN ISO 11201:2010
Sumary
Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections

ISO 11201:2010 specifies a method for determining the emission sound pressure levels of machinery or equipment, at a work station and at other specified positions nearby, in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane. A work station is occupied by an operator and may be located in open space, in the room where the source under test operates, in a cab fixed to the source under test, or in an enclosure remote from the source under test. One or more specified positions may be located in the vicinity of a work station, or in the vicinity of an attended or unattended machine. Such positions are sometimes referred to as bystander positions.

Emission sound pressure levels are determined as A-weighted levels. Additionally, levels in frequency bands and C-weighted peak emission sound pressure levels can be determined in accordance with ISO 11201:2010, if required.

With the method specified in ISO 11201:2010, results of accuracy grade 1 (precision grade) or accuracy grade 2 (engineering grade) are obtained. Corrections are applied for background noise, but not for the acoustic environment. Instructions are given for the mounting and operation of the source under test and for the choice of microphone positions for the work station and for other specified positions. One purpose of the measurements is to permit comparison of the performance of different units of a given family of machines, under defined environmental conditions and standardized mounting and operating conditions.

The method specified in ISO 11201:2010 is suitable for all types of noise (steady, non-steady, fluctuating, isolated bursts of sound energy, etc.) defined in ISO 12001.

The method specified in ISO 11201:2010 is applicable to all types and sizes of noise sources.

The type of test environment influences the accuracy of the determination of emission sound pressure levels. For the application of ISO 11201:2010 an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (indoors or outdoors) is required.

ISO 11201:2010 is applicable to work stations and other specified positions where emission sound pressure levels are to be measured.

Appropriate positions where measurements may be made include the following: a) work station located in the vicinity of the source under test; this is the case for many industrial machines and domestic appliances; b) work station within a cab which is an integral part of the source under test; this is the case for many industrial trucks and earth-moving machines; c) work station within a partial or total enclosure (or behind a screen) supplied by the manufacturer as an integral part of the source under test; d) work station partially or totally enclosed by the source under test; this situation may be encountered with some large industrial machines; e) bystander positions occupied by individuals not responsible for the operation of the source under test, but who may be in its immediate vicinity, either occasionally or continuously; f) other specified positions, not necessarily work stations or bystander positions.

The work station may also lie on a specified path along which an operator moves.

Table of contents
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  • Avant-propos
    iv
  • Introduction
    v
  • 1 Domaine d'application
    1
  • 2 Références normatives
    2
  • 3 Termes et définitions
    3
  • 4 Instrumentation
    7
  • 5 Environnement d'essai
    8
  • 6 Grandeurs mesurées
    12
  • 7 Grandeurs à déterminer
    12
  • 8 Installation et fonctionnement de la source soumise à essai
    13
  • 9 Positions microphoniques
    15
  • 10 Mesurages
    17
  • 11 Incertitude de mesure
    19
  • 12 Informations à enregistrer
    22
  • 13 Rapport d'essai
    24
  • Annexe A (normative) Attribution de la classe de précision (1 ou 2)
    25
  • Annexe B (normative) Critères de bruit de fond pour les mesurages par bandes de fréquences
    26
  • Annexe C (informative) Lignes directrices concernant le développement d'informations sur l'incertitude de mesure
    28
  • Annexe D (informative) Principes de la méthode
    34
  • Annexe E (informative) Exemple de table d'essai
    35
  • Bibliographie
    36
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