Reducing Automotive Interior Noise with Natural Fiber Nonwoven Floor Covering Systems

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 813-820

  Parikh, D V ^a   Chen, Y ^b   Sun, L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustical absorption coefficient; auto interiors; biodegradable; environmentally benign; floor covering; natural fiber nonwovens; underpad

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC NOISE; FLOORS; NOISE ABATEMENT; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYURETHANES; VEHICLES;

ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; NATURAL FIBER NONWOVENS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; FLOOR COVERINGS; NATURAL FIBERS; NOISE CONTROL; NONWOVENS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYURETHANES; VEHICLES;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; BIODEGRADABILITY; FLOOR COVERING; NATURAL FIBER; NOISE CONTROL; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PADDING (MATERIAL); POLYESTER FABRIC; POLYPROPYLENE FABRIC;

EID: 34250012609     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517506063393     Document Type: Article

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