When one of the major exploration companies in the Barnett Shale gas field asked Sound Fighter Systems for help in meeting their stringent noise mandates, the LSE Absorptive Noise Barrier was chosen for the task. The subsequent noise analysis conducted by the Dallas-based Acoustical Firm, Pelton Marsh Kinsella, reaffirmed it as the right choice. Field data shows an average overall noise reduction of 23 dBA at 6’ outside the LSE barrier, and 15 dBA at 450’. This performance ranks amongst the highest for any peripheral outdoor noise barrier system in the world.
“Our Oil & Gas customers are facing ever-restrictive noise abatement mandates in today’s market, and we have been working with them to design a peripheral noise barrier with the highest possible attenuation performance for their production equipment.†notes Murray Stacy, VP Sales & Marketing for Sound Fighter Systems. “Competition for mineral leases is fierce, and these companies aggressively and preemptively address noise concerns of prospective Lessors by offering the very best sound reduction technology available. Fortunately, our LSE System is now a proven solution for them.â€
The LSE System is a fully noise-absorptive outdoor noise barrier system designed for peripheral placement around gas compression and production equipment. Stacy adds, “What’s especially valuable to our Oil & Gas customers is that the LSE System eliminates the need for expensive, fully-enclosed insulated metal buildings in most cases. Such buildings require mechanical ventilation systems which are very expensive to operate and maintain; not to mention the real potential for a catastrophic ventilation failure which can shut-down or even destroy their expensive production equipment. Reflective materials like brick, block, metal or concrete simply can’t match the noise-eliminating performance of the LSE’s absorptive design. It works, and it is saving our customers a lot of money and headaches.â€
The LSE System is maintenance free and fully sound-absorptive, with an NRC of 1.05 and an STC of 33. Sound Fighter Systems can custom engineer and design the enclosures for any size application, as well as any wind load.
Sound Fighter Systems has also designed a portable LSE Barrier for temporary or changing noise conditions such as drilling activity.
About Sound Fighter Systems, L.L.C.
Sound Fighter Systems, LLC has been researching, designing and manufacturing highly efficient absorptive noise barrier walls since 1973, making it the oldest established manufacturer of such products in America. Sound Fighter walls have been produced for unique noise mitigation applications around the world. Some of the many applications for Sound Fighter walls include Highways & Interstates, Bridges, Truck Turnarounds and Loading Docks, Shopping Centers, Industrial and Commercial Sites, Residential Developments, Race Tracks, Schools, Chillers, Transformers, Compressors, HVAC Equipment, Gas Processing and Transmission Stations, Utility Stations and Manufacturing Plants.
