The acoustic comfort in passenger cabins on board six passenger ships is analyzed in this paper. The overall noise inside cabins is first evaluated, then the effect of HVAC (Heating …
Understanding the specific characteristics of onboard noise can significantly benefit human activity in different kinds of ships. Here, the perceived noise can significantly change from …
After being neglected for a long time, in the last years, ships have been recognized and studied as sound emitters. The sound energy they generate impacts the outside, but it can …
The noise generated by ships affects a wide range of receivers: crew and passengers inside the vessel, inhabitants of the coastal areas and marine fauna outside it. The time elapsed …
The sustainability of anthropogenic activities at sea is recently gaining more and more attention. As regards shipping, emissions from ships into the environment of various nature …
In the present study, full-scale noise levels measurements on board a Ro-Pax ferry have been carried out in various compartments of the ship, both in stationary conditions …
Current standard laboratory measurements of sound transmission loss properties of ship bulkheads at low frequencies, below 100 Hz, are not accurate enough due to the non-diffuse …
The ship as whole represents quite a complex noise source. The generated noise affects definitely people on board the vessel (crew and passengers, directly exposed to sound …
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Background: Noise and vibration are environmental pollutants that endanger people's productivity and sleep quality in ships, but the coupled effect in ship cabins has not been …