EP2055838A1 - Lärmschutzwände - Google Patents

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EP2055838A1
EP2055838A1 EP07119652A EP07119652A EP2055838A1 EP 2055838 A1 EP2055838 A1 EP 2055838A1 EP 07119652 A EP07119652 A EP 07119652A EP 07119652 A EP07119652 A EP 07119652A EP 2055838 A1 EP2055838 A1 EP 2055838A1
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sound barrier
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Marieke Jacqueline Kodde
Greetje Aletta Leegwater
Hendrik Gerrit Burggraaf
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
TNO Institute of Industrial Technology
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Priority to EP07119652A priority Critical patent/EP2055838A1/de
Priority to PCT/NL2008/050678 priority patent/WO2009058008A1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
    • E01F8/0005—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
    • E01F8/0047—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement with open cavities, e.g. for covering sunken roads
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
    • E01F8/0005—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
    • E01F8/0011—Plank-like elements
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
    • E01F8/0005—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement
    • E01F8/0035—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic used in a wall type arrangement with undulated surfaces

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  • the present invention relates to sound barriers. More in particular, the present invention relates to sound barriers arranged to improve the air quality near highways and runways.
  • Sound barriers have been used for many years to reduce the sound levels near highways, railroads, and airports.
  • Various types of sound barriers or sound walls exist, for example earthworks, brick walls, and wooden structures.
  • the mere presence of a sound barrier already reduces the sound levels behind the barrier, but to provide an additional reduction sound barriers may be clad with sound-absorbing materials.
  • Some sound sources such as roads and runways, not only produce sound (that is, noise) but also pollution: exhaust fumes from cars or airplanes which typically spread and reach residential neighbourhoods and office buildings. For this reason, some sound barriers are provided with air filters to improve the air quality.
  • European Patent Application EP 1 632 607 discloses a sound barrier provided with air filters.
  • This known sound barrier is designed in such a way that the air pressure caused by large vehicles driving past the sound barrier causes the polluted air to flow through an air filter.
  • the filtering of this known sound barrier will be less effective when smaller vehicles drive past, or when large vehicles drive past at a relatively large distance from the sound barrier, as in those cases the pressure caused by the moving vehicles will be relatively small. Accordingly, the air purifying effect of this known sound barrier is limited.
  • the sound barrier of EP 1 632 607 is not suitable for use with runways, as the distance between the sound barrier and the airplanes will typically be too large to generate sufficient air pressure.
  • the present invention provides a sound barrier comprising a wall element, an air filter element, and an air guiding element, characterised in that the air guiding element is arranged to define, together with the wall element, an opening which tapers towards the air filter element so as to concentrate wind-propelled air at and force it through the air filter element.
  • any kind of air displacement can be used to purify the air.
  • the air pressure caused by the (natural) wind is the primary cause of filtering the air, instead of the air pressure generated by vehicles as in the Prior Art.
  • the size of any vehicles or their proximity to the sound barrier no longer determines the effectiveness of the air filter element.
  • the air guiding element is curved.
  • a curved air guiding element provides a better air flow and a better air filtering action.
  • the curvature is preferably convex when viewed from the opening defined by the air guiding element and the wall element, that is, the rate at which the width of the opening decreases towards the air filter also decreases.
  • Such a convex curvature results in a suitable pressure gradient in the opening between the wall element and the air guiding element.
  • a particular preferred curvature is elliptical.
  • the air filter element extends substantially perpendicularly from both the wall element and the air guiding element. That is, the air filter element extends at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, for example an angle between 70 and 120 degrees, preferably between 80 and 110 degrees and more preferably between 85 and 105 degrees from at least one of the wall element and the air guiding element. In this way, the air filter element will be positioned at approximately 90 degrees relative to the air flow.
  • Both the filter element and the air guiding element are preferably arranged adjacent the air filter element. More in particular, the air filter element extends across the opening defined by the wall element and the air guiding element, the air filter element preferably extending across the entire width of the opening at approximately the point where its width is smallest. This ensures that substantially all the air forced into the opening passes through the air filter element.
  • the distance between the air guiding element and the wall element, and hence the width of the opening, may be determined by a support element arranged for spacing the wall element and the air guiding element apart.
  • the weight of the air guiding element is carried by the support element, thus avoiding using the filter element for this purpose.
  • the air guiding element extends above the wall element. In this way, a relatively low pressure is generated at the leeward side of the air guiding element, thus increasing the air pressure drop across the air filter element.
  • the wall element has sound-absorbing properties, so that sound is not only reflected by the wall element but is also (partially) absorbed.
  • the sound barrier according to the present invention may further comprise a board element mounted on the wall element and extending away from the air guiding element, the board element preferably being mounted at the top of the wall element. It has been found that a surface extending from wall element further dampens the sound. This surface is most effective when it extends substantially horizontally. In the preferred embodiments, this surface is constituted by a board element extending away from the air guiding element.
  • the board element may advantageously have sound-absorbing properties and preferably is provided with a dark upper surface. In this way, the sound is further dampened.
  • the dark upper surface causes the air above it to heat up and thus to rise, resulting in a further dampening of the sound.
  • the wall element could be mounted exactly vertically, it is preferred that the wall element is slanted.
  • the slant is preferably away from the air guiding element. This slant or inclination, which may amount to an angle relative to the horizon of between 60 and 90 degrees, for example 80 degrees, reflects the sound upwards. This slant may additionally assists in guiding the wind towards the air filter element.
  • the sound barrier according to the present invention may advantageously comprise a plurality of wall elements, air filter elements and/or air guiding elements. That is, the sound barrier may be modular and the wall of the sound barrier may consist of a plurality of wall elements (modules), while the air filter may consist of a plurality of air filter elements (modules) and/or the air guide may consist of a plurality of air guide elements (modules). These constituent elements which together form the complete sound barrier allow a relatively simple construction of the sound barrier.
  • the present invention also provides a kit-of-parts for forming a sound barrier as defined above.
  • a kit-of-parts may comprise at least one wall element, at least one air filter element and/or at least one air guiding element.
  • the present invention additionally provides a highway section provided with a sound barrier as defined above.
  • the sound barrier 1 shown merely by way of non-limiting example in Fig. 1 comprises a wall element 10, an air filter element 11, an air guiding element 12, and base elements 19.
  • the air guiding element 12 is spaced apart from the wall element 10 so as to leave a gap or opening (15 in Fig. 2 ) in which the filter element 11 is positioned.
  • the sound barrier 1 of Fig. 1 constitutes a section of a larger sound barrier comprising a plurality of wall elements 10, (air) filter elements 11 and air guiding elements 12.
  • the modular structure of the sound barrier of the present invention makes it possible to provide a sound barrier of almost any desired length.
  • the sound barrier 1 of the present invention is shown in more detail in Fig. 2 , where its base elements 19 rest on the ground 20 next to a road surface 21.
  • FIG. 2 the opening 15 between the wall element 10 and the air guiding element 12 is clearly visible.
  • the air guiding element 12 is supported by a support element 13 which is mounted on the wall element 10.
  • the support element 13, which may be constituted by a metal frame, determines the distance between the wall element 10 and the air guiding element 12, and hence the minimum width of the opening 15.
  • the filter element 11 is mounted in the opening at or near its smallest width and is, in the embodiment shown, located within the frame of the support element 13.
  • the width of the opening 15 decreases towards the filter element 11. This narrowing of the opening 15 is further enhanced by its curved shape (convex as seen from the wall element 10). This tapering opening assists in concentrating any wind near the filter element and forcing the wind through the filter element 11. If wind W blows in the direction indicated by the arrow (side wind), air is forced from the windward side A through the filter element 11 to the leeward side B of the sound barrier 1. As the air at the windward side may be polluted due to vehicles driving on the road surface 21, it will be filtered by the sound barrier and be cleaner (that is, less polluted) when it reaches the leeward side B.
  • the sound produced by the road is reduced while the air pollution is reduced. It is noted that if the wind blows in the opposite direction, that is from the right to the left in Fig. 2 , both the sound and the polluted air are carried away from side B by the wind. It is, of course, preferred that the sound barrier of the present invention is placed on both sides of a road such that the air guide elements face each other.
  • the wall element 10 slants towards the leeward side B. This serves both to direct the sound from the road slightly upwards, and to assist in guiding the air through the opening 15 into the filter element 11.
  • strut element 18, which is part of wall element 10 provides structural support. In other slanting or non-slanting embodiments, the strut element 18 may be omitted.
  • the air guiding element 12 should not protrude too far from the wall element 10 so as not to hinder the traffic on the road.
  • a slanting embodiment, as shown, offers the additional advantage of reducing the effective extent to which the air guiding element protrudes.
  • the wall elements may be made of concrete, steel or wood, while the sound absorbing material 16 and 17 which may be applied on the wall elements and the board elements respectively may be constituted by glass wool or any other suitable damping material.
  • the board elements may be made of concrete, metal, wood, glass or plastic, while the air guide elements are preferably made of plastic, although they may also be made of metal (e.g. aluminium, steel), wood or possibly concrete.
  • the support elements are preferably made of metal, for example steel or aluminium.
  • the base elements 19 are preferably made of concrete.
  • a kit-of-parts for producing a sound barrier 1 may comprise a wall element 10, a air filter element 11 and an air guiding element 12.
  • the kit-of-parts also comprises a support element 13, a board element 14 and/or base elements 19, and may further comprise damping material 16 and/or 17.
  • the present invention is based upon the insight that the wind may be used to feed polluted air through an air filter.
  • the present invention is also based upon the insight that a tapered opening may be used to concentrate polluted air near the air filter, and to force the polluted air through this air filter.
  • the present invention benefits from the further insight that an air filter may be mounted in a sound barrier to achieve air purification.
  • the sound barrier of the present invention may be used near roads, highways, runways and railroad tracks.

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FR3077306A1 (fr) * 2018-01-29 2019-08-02 La Ville Propre Element de construction pour l'assainissement du milieu urbain routier

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EP1340854A1 (de) * 2000-11-08 2003-09-03 SUZUKI, Masao Gerollte schalldichte wand
EP1632607A1 (de) * 2004-09-06 2006-03-08 Charlotte Maké Lärmschutzwand mit Filter
WO2006115403A1 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-11-02 Technische Universiteit Delft Baffle board

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EP1340854A1 (de) * 2000-11-08 2003-09-03 SUZUKI, Masao Gerollte schalldichte wand
EP1632607A1 (de) * 2004-09-06 2006-03-08 Charlotte Maké Lärmschutzwand mit Filter
WO2006115403A1 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-11-02 Technische Universiteit Delft Baffle board

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WO2012105860A1 (en) * 2011-02-01 2012-08-09 Tuxbel Larmschutzsysteme Sp. Z O.O. Acoustic baffle, especially for placement in the railway zone, and escape stairs for the acoustic baffle
FR3077306A1 (fr) * 2018-01-29 2019-08-02 La Ville Propre Element de construction pour l'assainissement du milieu urbain routier
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