Vent Silencers

A complete range of products

for high pressure systems
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4 Vent Silencer overview

Making the World a Quieter Place 6 Vent Silencer specifications
8 Vent Silencer standard range
9 Selection tool
Founded on an unrivalled history of engineering with some
of the most pioneering discoveries in the industry, the IAC Acoustics 10 Standard dimentions
brand is synonymous with technological innovation. 11 Options

From controlling noise at a power station to tuning the sound 12 Our customers
in a TV or radio studio, IAC Acoustics has had a positive impact 14 Office contacts
on society and helped to shape what can be achieved to make speech
more intelligible, music more enjoyable, reduce the impact
of industrial noise and protect peoples sense of hearing.

The continual success of our products and services over the decades
has brought the brand a reputation for quality and reliability among
customers, whether they are multinational corporations or independent
family businesses. This is supported by the expertise and passion of our
workforce, the people behind the products, including designers, engineers
and industry specialists.

To face the ever increasing noise reduction demands of the future,

we will strive to further enhance our ability to reduce excessive noise.
We aim to focus on developing tomorrows solution today, innovating
faster and delivering solutions that meet the requirements of the next
generation. In doing so, we will stay true to our key values and founding
philosophy to make the world a quieter place.

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 Vent Silencer Overview
A vent silencer is a device intended to reduce the very high noise levels created
when high pressure gas or steam is expanded to the atmosphere.

This noise is produced by rapid turbulence of the vented gas jet and the release
of energy from the compressed gas. Most of the noise occurs at the expansion
across the valve and is emitted at the stack opening.

The vent silencer can also provide back pressure relief for the system ensuring
proper operation.

There are two noise reduction principles used in a vent silencer.

The first is a reactive section (diffuser) to attenuate the low frequencies and
provide broad band noise reduction.

The second principle is absorption of the high frequency audible noise

into a sound absorbing material.

Typical Applications Typical Installations Include:

Safety valve (PSV) Combined cycle
Relief valve (PRV) CHP plants
Ejector Fossil fuel power plants
Start up valve Thermal solar plants
Snort-valve Nuclear power stations
Flash and blow down tanks Industrial applications
Oil and gas applications

Our Capabilities
Acoustical design and optimization
3D CAD model engineering
Static calculation
Pressure part calculation
Pressure part design check
Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED) compliance
Quality inspection
Full technical documentation
Full supply-chain service

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 Vent Silencer
Specifications
Hydraulic Sizing
Flow rate, valve set pressure
and temperature
Saturated or superheated steam
Other gases: including oxygen and methane.

Type of Operation
Safety: intermittent operation
Control, start-up and blow down: regular or
continuous operation

Pressure Drop / Back Pressure

Valve integrity factor
Control and stabilization of process condition

Material Specification
From low temperature to high temperature
Corrosion allowance

Noise Guarantee Details

Point of measure
Pipe noise interference

Pipe Connection
Butt weld
Flanges
Counters flanges / seals / bolts

Rain Hoods
Impact on noise guarantee depending on
measure point
Snow and ice issue

PED
Applicable within the EEC and elsewhere
whenever the customer requires it
For silencer with diffuser tubes and pressure
drop (1st stage) above 0.5 bar g
Mechanical withstand guarantee: NDT, PMI,
CE Marking
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 Vent Silencer Standard Range Selection
Tool
All IAC Acoustics standard vent silencers can be
configured online using our selection tool
Noise Reduction
dB(A) Inlet Mass flow
connection rate
Special Residual
Available for higher noise reduction Fluid
noise
description
level

Super Extreme
From 0 to 90 lb/s [40 kg/s] 60

Extreme
From 0 to 90 lb/s [40 kg/s] 50 Selection
tool
Super Critical
From 0 to 90 lb/s [40 kg/s] 40

Critical
From 0 to 150 lb/s [70 kg/s]
30

Residential
From 0 to 150 lb/s [70 kg/s] 20

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 Vent Silencer Dimensions Vent Silencer Options
Length (inches) Weight (lb)
Outer
Residential Critical
Super
Extreme Residential Critical
Super
Extreme Connection
Diameter Critical Critical
(Standard supply: Butt weld)
13 20 20 20 24 104 108 112 128
Connecting flanges
19 30 30 30 36 236 243 265 302
Standard: WN flanges Class 150# as per
25 40 40 40 48 408 419 465 534
ASME B 16.5
31 50 50 50 60 626 644 723 833
Options available for other classes and
35 55 55 55 67 800 822 922 1063
alternatives (e.g. slip-on)
37 60 60 60 72 928 955 1074 1237
41 65 65 65 78 1091 1124 1268 1462
44 70 70 70 84 1250 1285 1451 1678
47 75 75 75 90 1429 1470 1664 1925
50 80 80 80 96 1636 1682 1951 2258
Support
54 86 86 86 103 2101 2163 2474 2873 Standard supports are part of the bottom plate
57 92 92 92 110 2573 2646 3007 3479 and other supports can be supplied as options
61 98 98 98 118 2950 3034 3450 3995
66 105 105 105 126 3382 3481 4030 4667
70 113 113 113 135 3882 3993 4914 5741
75 121 121 121 145 4456 4583 5655 6616
81 129 129 129 155 5117 5265 6557 7670
87 139 139 139 166 5878 6047 7553 8847
93 148 148 148 178 8164 8397 10152 11949

Above figures are given as information only

Stuffing Box
Allows pipe movements due to thermal

Product Referencing
expansion, avoiding nozzle loads
Standard radial movement is +/- 20mm
Standard axial movement up to 50mm
Pipe sealing is maintained
3 VS RE M 1030 CS 080

CR

SC Rain Hoods
Prevents rain entering the silencer
EX Bottom drain as standard
Product Family Measurement Silencer Material Inlet Pipe
Group Vent Silencer Unit Diameter Carbon Steel Diameter
SE ( 10 x inches )
Metric
Imperial

Acoustic
Performance
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 Our Customers
IAC Acoustics has provided vent silencers to some of the largest
organizations around the world.

Some of of past clients include:

Air Liquide
Thermax
Jacobs
Boccard
Cegelec
Cevital SPA
CME Engineering
Cockerill Mechanical Industries
Diamond Power
APA Gasnet
Foster Wheeler
EDF
Dresser
Exxon
Technip
Chiyoda
Total
JGV
Aramco
Reliance
ESB
COFIVA
QatarGaz
SNC-Lavalin
CTEP
CNIM
Alstom
PraxAir

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Contacts
Head Office - Winchester, UK
T: +44 (0) 1962 873 000
F: +44 (0) 1962 873 111
E: winchester@iac-acoustics.com
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T: +971 42 517 456
F: +971 42 517 457
E: dubai@iac-acoustics.com

Australia USA - Houston

T: +61 (0) 2 8781 0400 T: +1 (832) 554 0980
F: +61 (0) 2 9725 2939 F: +1 (832) 554 0990
E: australia@iac-acoustics.com E: houston@iac-acoustics.com

Canada USA - Lincoln

T: +1 (905) 612 4000 T: +1 (402) 323 7272
F: +1 (905) 612 8999 F: +1 (402) 323 7271
E: toronto@iac-acoustics.com E: lincoln@iac-acoustics.com

China USA - New York

T: +86 (0) 769 89899966 802 T: +1 (718) 931 8000
F: +86 (0) 769 89899966 810 F: +1 (718) 863 1138
E: china@iac-acoustics.com E: newyork@iac-acoustics.com

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T: +45 36 77 88 00
F: +45 36 78 12 30
E: nordic@iac-acoustics.com

France
T: +33 (0) 3 20 05 88 88
F: +33 (0) 3 20 05 88 99
E: france@iac-acoustics.com

Germany
T: +49 (0) 2163 9991 0
F: +49 (0) 2163 9991 23
E: deutschland@iac-acoustics.com

Italy
T: +39 02 48 44 22 1
F: +39 02 48 44 22 22
E: italia@iac-acoustics.com

Spain
T: +34 93 321 6684
F: +34 93 321 6249
E: espana@iac-acoustics.com

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