Red/Refl/Renm Silencer Sheets: Rectangular Elbow Silencers

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RED/REFL/RENM
RECTANGULAR
SILENCER SHEETS ELBOW SILENCERS

DESCRIPTION
Vibro-Acoustics’ RED (Rectangular Elbow Dissipative), REFL
(Rectangular Elbow Film Lined) and RENM (Rectangular
Elbow No-Media) silencers incorporate a full 90 degree
and/or a partial bend to fit the duct system configuration.
RED silencers use acoustic grade glass fiber protected by
perforated metal. REFL silencers incorporate a film liner
between the perforated metal and the glass fiber. RENM
silencers do not use glass fiber and are completely void of
any fill material.

Splitters, sometimes called baffles, are aerodynamically


designed to turn the air efficiently and minimize pressure
drop. They vary in quantity and thickness, and air passages
also vary in size.

APPLICATION
 when there is not enough space for straight silencers
(straight silencers should not be located within three diame-
ters of duct elbows or bends)
 in supply, return or exhaust ductwork
 in fan plenums and air handling units (both supply and
return)
 on the receiver side of valves, dampers,
terminal boxes, etc.
 economical substitution for acoustically lined duct (see
SAS 10)

FEATURES AND BENEFITS


 allows silencing when space does not permit the use of
straight silencers (see SAS 3)
 aerodynamic splitters and specially designed air
passage ways efficiently turn the air for minimum
pressure drop
 multiple configurations available such as
 “T” shaped (two 90 degree Elbows back-to-back)
 “Y” shaped (two greater than 90 degree Elbows
back-to-back)
 “T-Shirt” shaped (two less than 90 degree Elbows
back-to-back)
“Z” shaped (two Elbows of any angle in series)
 available in any cross-sectional dimensions
to “fit-the-duct”
 construction quality and aerodynamic design optimized to
 modular unit sizes to fit ducts and air handling units give reliable performance, more acoustics, lower pressure drop
without using transitions or large blank-off sections and lower overall cost
 can be selected to suit the acoustic, space, or  available in Dissipative (RED), Film Lined (REFL) and
energy-cost requirements No-Media (RENM) options

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Questions? Please call 1-800-565-8401 3.9 Copyright© 2010 Vibro-Acoustics
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RECTANGULAR
SILENCER SHEETS ELBOW SILENCERS

CAUTIONS / WHEN NOT TO USE cal when silencer modules are combined. Therefore, Elbow
RED, REFL AND RENM SILENCERS Silencers need to be carefully selected to optimize performance.
 when there is enough straight duct length to Call 1-800-565-8401 for custom selections by our application engi-
effectively use straight silencers (see SAS 3) neers.
 when there is not enough duct length consider using Fan SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION OPTIONS
Silencers (SS10 and SS11)
 heavier gauge casings and perforated metal
 when break-out noise is of prime concern RED, REFL and
RENM silencers may be appropriate selections. They may  continuously welded casings
require mass/stiffness added to their outer casing (see HTL  special materials e.g. stainless steel, aluminum
Silencers (SS7))  flanges
 access doors
TESTING
Vibro-Acoustics’ 4th generation aero-acoustic laboratory was  media protection: glass fiber cloth
specially designed to enable a wide variety of tests, including  high transmission loss (HTL) casings to prevent
Elbow Silencer testing. It was the first break-out/break-in noise
laboratory to be NVLAP accredited for the ASTM E-477 silencer  built in transitions
test code. NVLAP is administered by the U.S. Dept. of
 removable splitters
Commerce. See the Corporate/Laboratory Section.
 flow measuring stations
SILENCER SELECTION AND LOCATION  for details of above and more special options see Special
Elbow Silencers are not built up of standard modules like Construction Options (pg. 3.33 to pg. 3.37).
rectangular straight silencers. For elbow silencers, the outside
to inside length ratio increases with the turning radius. TO SPECIFY
Whereas for straight silencers the internal geometry is identi- See example specification located in the Selection/ Specification
section.

STANDARD CONSTRUCTION FEATURES


RED REFL RENM
 galvanized, lockformed casing  galvanized, lockformed casing  galvanized, lockformed casing
constructed to SMACNA standards constructed to SMACNA standards constructed to SMACNA standards
 2” slip connection at each end  2” slip connection at each end  2” slip connection at each end
 aerodynamically shaped, galvanized  aerodynamically shaped, galvanized  aerodynamically shaped, galvanized
nose at inlet nose at inlet nose at inlet
 galvanized gap plates between  galvanized gap plates between  special “tuned” perforated
splitters to ensure close dimensional tol- splitters to ensure close dimensional tol- galvanized splitters complete with
erances at air passages erances at air passages perforated diffuser tail sections
 perforated galvanized splitters  perforated galvanized splitters  splitters configured with internal
complete with perforated diffuser tail complete with perforated diffuser tail “tuned” chambers
sections sections  no acoustical media
 splitters filled with acoustic grade  splitters filled with acoustic grade
glass fiber under minimum 15% glass fiber under minimum 15%
compression compression
 glass fiber carefully wrapped in
Tedlar film with lap joints away from split-
ter to reduce potential tearing of the
Tedlar
 0.5 inch deep corrugated
honeycomb “stand-off” spacer sheet
placed between the perforated metal and
the film
Questions? Please call 1-800-565-8401 3.10 Copyright© 2010 Vibro-Acoustics

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