December 2016

Environment and Safety

Control design for steam vent noise in refineries

Noise pollution in oil refineries has a direct effect on worker health. Noise is the unwanted or undesirable sound produced by process control equipment, which includes valves.

Bechtel Corp.: Chadha, V. | Bhandari, S. | Virdi, P.

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Chadha, V. - Bechtel Corp., Haryana, India

Bhandari, S. - Bechtel Corp., Haryana, India

Virdi, P. - Bechtel Corp., Haryana, India

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