EN ISO 3744:2010

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Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise
sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a
reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
Akustik - Bestimmung der Schallleistungs- und der Schallenergiepegel von
Geräuschquellen aus Schalldruckmessungen - Hüllflächenverfahren der
Genauigkeitsklasse 2 für ein im Wesentlichen freies Schallfeld über einer reflektierenden
Ebene (ISO 3744:2010)
Acoustique - Détermination des niveaux de puissance et d'énergie acoustique émis par
les sources de bruit à partir de la pression acoustique - Méthodes d'expertise pour des
conditions approchant celles du champ libre sur plan réfléchissant (ISO 3744:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 3744:2010
ICS:
17.140.01 $NXVWLþQDPHUMHQMDLQ Acoustic measurements and
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 3744
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2010
ICS 17.140.01 Supersedes EN ISO 3744:2009
English Version
Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound
energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure -
Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a
reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
Acoustique - Détermination des niveaux de puissance et Akustik - Bestimmung der Schallleistungs- und der
d'énergie acoustiques émis par les sources de bruit à partir Schallenergiepegel von Geräuschquellen aus
de la pression acoustique - Méthodes d'expertise pour des Schalldruckmessungen - Hüllflächenverfahren der
conditions approchant celles du champ libre sur plan Genauigkeitsklasse 2 für ein im Wesentlichen freies
réfléchissant (ISO 3744:2010) Schallfeld über einer reflektierenden Ebene (ISO
3744:2010)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Annex ZA .4

Foreword
The text of ISO 3744:2010 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43 “Acoustics” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 3744:2010 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 211 “Acoustics” the secretariat of which is held by DS.
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text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by April 2011.
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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 3744:2009.
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.
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
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Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 3744:2010 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 3744:2010 without any modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of
the New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery.
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been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
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with the relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling
within the scope of this standard.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3744
Third edition
2010-10-01
Acoustics — Determination of sound
power levels and sound energy levels of
noise sources using sound pressure —
Engineering methods for an essentially
free field over a reflecting plane
Acoustique — Détermination des niveaux de puissance et d'énergie
acoustiques émis par les sources de bruit à partir de la pression
acoustique — Méthodes d'expertise pour des conditions approchant
celles du champ libre sur plan réfléchissant

Reference number
ISO 3744:2010(E)
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ISO 2010
ISO 3744:2010(E)
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ISO 3744:2010(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.v
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.2
3 Terms and definitions .2
4 Test environment.8
5 Instrumentation .11
6 Definition, location, installation, and operation of noise source under test.12
7 Reference box and measurement surface.14
8 Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels .18
9 Measurement uncertainty.26
10 Information to be recorded.29
11 Test report.31
Annex A (normative) Qualification procedures for the acoustic environment .32
Annex B (normative) Microphone arrays on a hemispherical measurement surface .37
Annex C (normative) Microphone arrays on a parallelepiped measurement surface .44
Annex D (informative) Microphone arrays on a cylindrical measurement surface.55
Annex E (normative) Calculation of A-weighted sound power levels and A-weighted sound
energy levels from frequency band levels.59
Annex F (normative) Alternative microphone array on a hemispherical measurement surface for
direct measurements of A-weighted sound pressure levels .61
Annex G (normative) Sound power level and sound energy level under reference meteorological
conditions.64
Annex H (informative) Guidelines on the development of information on measurement uncertainty .66
Bibliography.77

ISO 3744:2010(E)
Foreword
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ISO 3744 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 43, Acoustics, Subcommittee SC 1, Noise.
This third edition of ISO 3744 cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 3744:1994) and ISO 4872:1978,
of which it constitutes a merger and a technical revision.
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ISO 3744:2010(E)
Introduction
[2] [6]
This International Standard is one of the series ISO 3741 to ISO 3747 , which specify various methods for
determining the sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources including machinery, equipment
[1]
and their sub-assemblies. General guidelines to assist in the selection are provided in ISO 3740 . The
selection depends on the environment of the available test facility and on the precision of the sound power
level or sound energy level values required. It may be necess
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