Marine Vessel Solutions
Case Study: Titan Yacht
There she blows…quietly…
The Client
Vortex Marine provides a luxury yacht charter service. Capable of carrying 22 passengers, the company’s yacht ‘TITAN’ is designed to cruise the Mediterranean and Caribbean and can be chartered for weeks at a time.
The Challenge
Vortex Marine planned to convert a royal navy survey ship into a luxury yacht to provide a charter service. As part of this transformation, new Volvo marine generating sets were to be installed on the upper level of the engine room but this had the potential to create disturbing noise levels for the 22 guests.
The Solution
Kimpton Acoustics were appointed to design and install an acoustic solution that addressed the noise produced by the generating sets and the potential impact on guests and staff onboard the yacht.
Kimpton had to pay meticulous attention to combustion and cooling air flows and detailed knowledge of marine diesel and generator application design parameters was essential to ensure that the final product met all the requirements.
To overcome the challenge of undertaking an installation on board a marine vessel where access is restricted, the acoustic enclosures were delivered to site as a flat pack suitably sized to gain access into the engine room. To control noise levels still further, the generating sets were positioned on anti vibration mounts to avoid noise vibration through the ships structure.
An independent noise survey carried out after installation indicated the potential noise had been reduced by 32dB (A) to levels that will not disturb the enjoyment of guests onboard.
