Book Review: Noise and Vibration Control on Ships

Understanding and Cutting Through the Noise

Authors: Raymond Fischer – Retired, Billerica, MA and Leonid Boroditsky – Retired, Canton, MA

• Reflects the authors’ experience of consulting on hundreds of vessels
• Represents the first book devoted to controlling noise and vibration in ship environments
• Provides a complete guide from acoustics fundamentals to design principles and compliance testing

This book provides a guide for the marine community to understand and address the noise and vibration environment associated with ships. Controlling noise and vibration effectively and optimally requires a comprehensive understanding of all the ship systems that are involved in achieving a quiet vessel. While there are numerous published articles addressing various components of shipboard noise and vibration, this represents the first comprehensive book on the subject.

Beginning from the basic acoustics of noise and vibration, it builds to more complex considerations in undersea sound, ship design, and compliance. The book provides an understanding of the ‘source-path-receiver’ modelling of shipboard noise and vibration. It delivers an overview of how to select and optimize both noise and vibration control treatments along with design guidance and methods to demonstrate compliance with acoustic regulations. It reflects the knowledge gained by the authors consulting over 40 years each on hundreds of vessels, and represents an invaluable resource for shipbuilders and marine engineers.

Published by Springer, Edition No: 1, 2024, eBook:  ISBN 978-3-031-55170-3,  EAN 9783031551703