IEST publishes acoustics testing RP
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 6/1/2003
The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) recently published the High-Intensity Acoustics Testing Recommended Practice (RP), IEST-RP-DTE040.1. Developed by IEST Working Group WG-DTE040, the RP focuses on high-intensity acoustics testing (HIAT) within reverberant chambers, and it also describes a direct field acoustics test.
This RP is a high-level guide for practicing engineers and engineering managers for planning and executing an acoustics test program and assumes that the user is experienced in acoustics and hardware testing. It gives an overview of the acoustic environment encountered in aeronautical and aerospace systems and then describes how to simulate that environment in a HIAT chamber.
Also included are the test philosophy, descriptions of typical test facilities, and a discussion of test articles for various tests.
The application of the RP is limited to high-intensity acoustics testing of aeronautical and aerospace systems within hard-wall reverberant chambers. You can order the RP from the IEST, 847-255-1561; http://www.iest.org.
