Industrial silencers aren’t the most common of items, but they serve a vital purpose. It is their job to keep noise levels down in our work settings. Without them, we’d be putting workers at great risk. Fortunately, Ventx is a business that excels in providing the right silencer for every client. We can offer air vent silencer products, pneumatic silencers, and many others.
Pneumatic vent noise
High pressure pneumatic loops frequently have to return part of their pressurised air to the atmosphere. This is necessary because it ensures everything remains in balance. The exhausts can be holding, pushing, or lifting. Whatever they are doing, the exhausts and outlets aid in keeping internal psi levels safe and stable. They do so in pipelines, cylinders, and valves.
However, unprotected venting produces mechanical stress if you don’t manage it carefully. Quickly pushing excess air through narrow ports produces strong vibrations. The result can be a lot of noise. Pneumatic exhaust noise pollution is both unpleasant and hazardous. It creates a risk to hearing. The sound is capable of wearing down unprotected eardrums with time. This causes tinnitus and deafness.
It is possible to lower waste noise by installing silencers at the pneumatic exits. You need to do this before starting work. Luckily, it is generally easy to install an air vent silencer.
How does a pneumatic silencer work?
A pneumatic silencer is a specialised appliance. It seals neatly over the air exhausts. By passing air through a fine mesh trap, airflow slows down and gets depressurised before exiting the loop. You can find silencers at several points in one system in some cases. They are aiding in depressurisation and reducing strain on the system.
These kinds of silencers are a classic example of an active inertial dampener. They don’t arrest all gas motion, since this would block the vent. Rather, the valve controls and restricts the flow and spread of kinetic energy. Dense interwoven grids contain and absorb the kinetic force waves. These are the ones created by pressurised air moving and colliding against solid barriers on their way out. The range of ambient noise goes down from 80-120 dB to 40-80 dB.
Talk to us if you need an air vent silencer or other solutions
At Ventx, we have the skills to create a wide range of industrial silencers. They can be for various types of vents and different equipment. Each one works in a variety of situations, but they are all effective in reducing noise.
So, if you’d like to know more about air vent silencers or other models, feel free to speak to us.
