Then the only other problem was the potential for overheating the air compressor because of the Sound-Dampening. But plugging the tube into your laser or machine will immediately get rid of that noise so no worries there. The tube is just the most direct pathway to that noise so it is much louder than anything else. The main problems I discovered was the noise from the vibrations of the air-compressor, and the actual sound emitted from the TUBE of the air compressor! NOT THE COMPRESSOR ITSELF! Of course that means the compressor is making noise from inside and is emitting some itself but not as much as the tube. Another route you can take is making a "maze" or zigzag tunnel for the sound to lose power in as it bounces around and distributes the heat better while still preventing sound from traveling to unwanted places. As for sound, the semi-dense material doesn't allow the sound waves to transmit all the way through the material very will so you dont hear anything, but that can cause heating of the material. Engineers put the Motor/Engine on a platform and put the oil underneath it so whenever the machinery vibrates it just slides along the oil which doesn't allow any more vibrations. The oil, historically, is used as a suspension system for engines and motors.
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(Dense like metal dense) Rubber, Foam, Plastic (not as recommended) are all good for Sound-Insulation while oil is amazing for Vibration-Isolation. Long story short to prevent sound and vibrations from traveling, you need lots and lots of layers of material that isnt too dense. What I learned is the main concerns were Sound-Proofing and Vibration-Isolation and that Sound-Dampening was actually a form of Sound-Proofing as is Sound-Absorption and Sound-Diffusion. Vibration-Isolation: The process of isolating an object, such as a piece of equipment, from the source of vibrations. Sound-Dampening: D issipates vibrational energy before it can build up and radiate as sound. Sound-Proofing: Any means of reducing the sound pressure with respect to a specified sound source and receptor Then I did research on Sound-Proofing, Sound-Dampening, and Vibration-Isolation.
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Start off with your size constraints, I really only had the size of a bucket to work with, so a bucket is what I started with. You might not have access to the same materials as me so leave some room for measurement differences.
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As with all projects make sure to plan everything out.