Revised Publication addresses fan sound performance ratings.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA (Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.) approved the July 2009 revision to AMCA 311, a Certified Ratings Program-Product Rating Manual for Fan Sound Performance, and provides a program for certifying a product's sound performance for rating. Applied to air moving devices, manual/program revision provides additional requirements for setup and technical procedures associated with Sound Performance Licensing of Air Curtain Units.
Original Press Release:
REVISED-AMCA International Publication 311 (Rev. July, 2009), "Certified Ratings Program- Product Rating Manual for Fan Sound Performance"
Arlington Heights, IL USA-August 5, 2009-The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. (AMCA) International) approved the July 2009 revision to AMCA 311 a Certified Ratings Program- Product Rating Manual for Fan Sound Performance, and provides a program for certifying a product's sound performance for rating. Products that can be licensed by AMCA to bear the AMCA Certified Ratings Seal are centrifugal fans, axial fans, power roof ventilators, air curtains, agricultural fans and other air moving devices within the product scope of AMCA.
AMCA 311 Product Rating manual is intended to prescribe technical procedure used in connection with the AMCA Certified Ratings Program for Fans - Sound Performance. The program applies only to complete air moving devices which are already licensed to bear the AMCA Certified Performance Seal for Air Performance.
The July 2009 revision provides additional requirements for the Sound Performance Licensing of Air Curtain Units. Sound performance ratings for Air Curtain Units are needed. The AMCA International Certified Ratings Program for Fan Sound Performance included Air Curtain Units. However, the specific test setup for Air Curtain Unit (ACU) sound testing was not specified. In order to allow the buyer or specifier of ACUs to fairly compare sound rating information, a standardized test setup was needed. In general, the Figure 1 test setup found in ANSI/AMCA 300-08 will be used. A new annex in AMCA 311 will describe the specific setup requirements for an ACU. The requirements of ANSI/AMCA 300-08 will continue to be met.
To order this publication visit www.amca.org or for further information regarding this Certified Rating Program, please contact Joe Brooks at AMCA International at 847-394-0150 or jbrooks@amca.org.
The Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc. is a not for profit international association of the world's manufacturers of related air system equipment - primarily, but not limited to fans, louvers, dampers, air curtains, airflow measurement stations, acoustic attenuators, and other air system components for the industrial, commercial, and residential markets.
The association's mission is to promote the health and growth of the industries covered by its scope and the members of the association consistent with the interests of the public. AMCA International, with origins dating back to 1917, has members in most industrialized countries throughout the world.
For more information, please contact:
Marian Vambreck,
Membership, Marketing & Communications
Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
30 West University Drive
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004.1893
(T)847 394 0150 (F)847 253 0088 (W) www.amca.org (E)mvambreck@amca.org
