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Sound absorption coefficient of natural fibres hybrid reinforced polyester composites
Abdul Hakim Abdullah1, Afiqah Azharia2, Farrahshaida Mohd Salleh3.
Natural fibres have been known of its good acoustic damping properties and therefore,
these materials could be used as a sound insulation in many applications. The main
purpose of this investigation is to analyze the sound absorption coefficient of sugarcane
baggase fibre, banana fibre and its hybrid based composites under various fibre volume
fractions. Bone dry test specimens of 10%, 20% and 30% fibre volume fraction were treated
with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) prior to composites fabrication using polyester as binder.
The pre-tested specimens were examined using scanning electron microscope and
electronic analytical balance to analyze physical and dimension characteristic. The sound
absorption frequencies were measured using by the two-microphone transfer function
technique in the impedance tube that has a 100 mm diameter for low frequency and 28
mm for high frequency, 0 Hz to 4000 Hz respectively. The result indicated that in low and
high frequency, the combination of different natural fibres produced better sound
absorption coefficient rather than using the natural fibre as individual. The results also
demonstrated that the higher amounts of fibre volume fraction are affecting frequencies
broadening, hence promising better sound absorbing capacity.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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