Implications of solid freeform fabrication on acoustic absorbers

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 298-303

  Godbold, O B ^a   Soar, R C ^a   Buswell, R A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Rapid prototypes; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACOUSTIC STRUCTURES; DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 34548702693     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540710824805     Document Type: Article

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