259 sounds by Museum of Municipal Engineering
  • The N tram – the bell (recorded from the outside)

    The bell in a historic N type tram car. The sound was recorded outside the car. The N type tramcars were the first trams purchased for the city of Krakow...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (6): the flue gas purification hall

    The soundscape recorded in the flue gas purification hall. Combustion gases pass through a heat recovery steam generator, an emission treatment installation,...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (5): power turbines

    Sound recorded in front of a steam turbine that drives an electric power generator. The heat recovered from the exhaust gas is used to produce steam that...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (4): waste incineration

    Sound recorded in front of the incineration chamber where waste is burned. Its thermal transformation consists of several phases. First, the waste is dried,...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (3): crane cabin

    The sound of crane operation which transfers waste from the bunker to the incineration zone. The recording was made in the crane cabin, which is located...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (2): washing garbage truck wheels

    The sounds of a garbage truck passing through the car wash. Before leaving the plant, the garbage trucks are sent to a place where the vehicle wheels are...
  • The Thermal Waste Conversion Plant (1): unloading garbage trucks

    Sound recorded at the entrance to the hall where the waste is brought by garbage trucks. In the recording you can hear the sound of garbage trucks unloading...
  • The sewage treatment plant (16): sludge dewatering – the mixer

    Sounds recorded at the sludge dewatering mixer. Fermented sludge following biogas production goes there. The dewatered sludge contains about 25% dry matter...
  • The sewage treatment plant (15): sludge dewatering – the press

    Sounds recorded at the sludge dewatering press. Fermented sludge following biogas production goes here. Dewatering is necessary so that the waste can be...
  • The sewage treatment plant (14): sludge heating

    Sounds recorded in the building with heat exchangers which heat the sludge to a temperature of about 38oC. Heated sludge goes to four tanks which are separate...
  • The sewage treatment plant (13): the secondary sludge tank

    Sounds recorded at a secondary tank, where the sludge from mechanical and biological treatment is mixed. The waste will be used for biogas production. The...
  • The sewage treatment plant (12): mechanical sludge thickening

    Soundscape recorded at the biological sludge thickening station. Sludge generated in the course of biological and mechanical treatment is used for biogas...