Oil and Gas | Downstream Operations

Refineries

Custom silencers and acoustic walls for refinery vent, relief and rotating equipment noise control challenges.

Noise Control Solutions for Refineries

Refineries concentrate pumps, compressors, turbines and steam systems in one continuously operating facility, producing noise that is constant, overlapping and often hazardous. Many sites sit close to surrounding communities, and aging infrastructure often adds to the acoustical challenges. A combination of custom-engineered silencers and acoustic walls reduces exposure for employees and lessens the impact on neighbors.

Noise Sources In Refineries

Vent Stacks: high-velocity gas discharge to atmosphere.
Blowdown Systems: sudden, high-volume release during depressurizing and emergency events.
Relief Valves: intermittent but intense discharge noise.

Compressors and Turbines: continuous airborne and structure-borne noise from rotating equipment.
Process Piping and Control Valves: flow-induced noise radiated from pipe walls.
Fired Heaters and Flue Gas Systems: combustion and exhaust noise from heaters and stacks.

How Burgess-Manning Controls Refinery Noise

Reactive and absorptive silencers are commonly used to dampen the high-velocity discharge noise of vent stacks, blowdown systems and relief valves. Rotating equipment such as compressors and turbines is frequently enclosed in acoustic walls designed to reduce both airborne and structure-borne sound.

Acoustic modeling and noise measurements are performed as part of facility design or during upgrades to identify critical noise sources and develop tailored mitigation plans. Many refineries also retrofit aging infrastructure with updated noise control systems.

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