It offers methods for predicting the noise generation level of common systems such as fans motors compressors and cooling towers selecting the appropriate equipment to monitor sound properties assessing the severity of environmental noise modifying the sources transmission paths and receivers of sound estimating sound pressure levels designing mufflers silencers barriers and enclosures and isolating machine vibration. Industrial noise control and acoustics mechanical engineering amazonin barron randall f books. Industrial noise control and acoustics was developed as a result of my 30 years of experience teaching senior level undergraduate mechanical engineering courses in noise control directing graduate student research projects teaching continuing education courses on industrial noise control. Industrial noise control and acoustics dekker mechanical engineering randall f barron discusses useful procedures in the design of industrial noise abatement systems and equipment to reduce the generation and transmission of noise to comply with standards of osha the epa and hud