NBN EN ISO 17201-1:2019

Acoustics - Noise from shooting ranges - Part 1: Determination of muzzle blast by measurement (ISO 17201-1:2018)

ACTIVE

About this standard

Languages
German, English and French
Type
NBN
Standards committee
CEN/TC 211
Status
ACTIVE
Publication date
30 January 2019
Replaces
NBN EN ISO 17201-1/AC:2009, NBN EN ISO 17201-1:2005
ICS Code
17.140.20 (Noise emitted by machines and equipment)
95.020 (Military in general)
97.220.10 (Sports facilities)
Withdrawn Date

About this training

Summary

This document specifies a method to determine the acoustic source energy of the muzzle blast for calibres of less than 20 mm or explosive charges of less than 50 g TNT equivalent. It is applicable at distances where peak pressures less than 1 kPa (equivalent to a peak sound pressure level of 154 dB) are observed. The source energy, directivity of the source and their spectral structure determined by this procedure can be used as input data to sound propagation programmes, enabling the prediction of shooting noise in the neighbourhood of shooting ranges. Additionally, the data can be used to compare sound emission from different types of guns or different types of ammunition used with the same gun.
This document is applicable to guns used in civil shooting ranges but it can also be applied to military guns. It is not applicable to the assessment of hearing damage or sound levels in the non-linear region.
Suppressors and silencers are not taken into consideration in this document.