Development of natural fiber nonwovens for application as car interiors for noise control

Journal of Industrial Textiles

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-278

  Thilagavathi, G ^a   Pradeep, E ^a   Kannaian, T ^a   Sasikala, L ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Car interiors; Elongation; Impedance tube; Natural fiber nonwoven; Needle punching technique; Sound absorption coefficient

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; CAR INTERIORS; IMPEDANCE TUBES; NEEDLE PUNCHING; NON-WOVEN; SOUND ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; AIR PERMEABILITY; BAMBOO; BLENDING; CAPILLARITY; ELONGATION; JUTE FIBERS; NEEDLES; NONWOVEN FABRICS; PUNCHING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAVING;

NATURAL FIBERS;

AUTOMOBILES; BAMBOO; BIODEGRADABILITY; CAPILLARITY; ELONGATION; NATURAL FIBERS; NONWOVENS; PERMEABILITY; PUNCHING; SOUND ABSORPTION; THERMOPLASTICS; WEAVING;

BAMBOO FIBER; BANANA FIBER; BIODEGRADABILITY; ELONGATION; GLASS FIBER; JUTE FIBER; MANUFACTURED FIBER; NATURAL FIBER; NOISE CONTROL; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PERMEABILITY; STAPLE FIBER; STIFFNESS; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 75949108894     PISSN: 15280837     EISSN: 15308057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1528083709347124     Document Type: Article

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