Effects of Total Surface Area and Fabric Density on the Acoustical Behavior of Needlepunched Nonwoven Fabrics

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-296

  Tascan, Mevlut ^a   Vaughn, Edward A ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustical insulation; compressive molding; needlepunching; nonwovens; shaped polyester fibers; surface area

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); POLYESTERS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TEXTILE PROCESSING;

ACOUSTICAL INSULATION; COMPRESSIVE MOLDING; FABRIC DENSITY; NEEDLEPUNCHED NONWOVEN FABRICS; NEEDLEPUNCHING; POLYESTER FIBERS; TOTAL SURFACE AREA;

NONWOVEN FABRICS;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; DENIER; DENSITY; FABRIC PROPERTY; NONWOVEN FABRIC; POLYESTER FIBER;

EID: 42549162035     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507084283     Document Type: Article

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