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Sound attenuated ventilation reduces noise from engine room's ventilation shafts
IHC Merwede built the trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Albatros’ for Baggerbedrijf De Boer. Alara-Lukagro was commissioned by IHC Merwede to produce sound attenuated ventilation for the engine room’s ventilation shafts.
The challenge: height-adjustable wheelhouse
The trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Albatros’ is 75 metres long and has a capacity of 3,500 kW. The vessel was designed for low passage heights. This means the height of the wheelhouse is hydraulically adjustable. The engine room is located directly beneath the wheelhouse. Two ventilation shafts provide air supply and extraction for the engine room. The noise produced in the engine room must not escape outside through the ventilation openings or to the wheelhouse.
However, the height-adjustable wheelhouse presented a challenge. The ventilation shafts move when the height of the wheelhouse is adjusted. This means customisation was required. IHC Merwede approached Alara-Lukagro to devise a customised solution to reduce the noise from the ventilation shafts.
Sound attenuated ventilation for the engine room
Extremely happy with the result
Following installation of the sound attenuated ventilation the noise requirements appeared to have been easily achieved. IHC Merwede and Baggerbedrijf De Boer expressed great satisfaction with the work performed by Alara-Lukagro.
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