Experimental analysis of sound absorption effect of specially developed elastomeric thin thermoplastic polyurethane sub-micron fibre web layers placed on rigid layer and flexible layers

Karaca N., Yüksek İ. Ö., Uçar N., Önen H. A., Baydoğan M., Kirbas C.

PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES, vol.50, no.10, pp.507-515, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1926746
  • Journal Name: PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.507-515
  • Keywords: elastomeric thermoplastic polyurethane, Glass fibre fabric epoxy composite, nonwoven, polystyrene, sound absorption, sub-micron fibre web
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of sub-micron fibre web layers on sound absorption properties when they are placed on rigid substrate and flexible substrate. Elastomeric thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and composite TPU/PS (polystyrene) sub-micron fibre webs with both rigid glass fibre fabric reinforced epoxy composites (GFEC) and flexible polypropylene (PP) spunbond nonwovens have been examined. Elastomeric TPU sub-micron fibres and TPU/PS fibre web before and after soxhlet extraction were studied. Even though a thin layer of (less than 1 mm) electrospun sub-micron fibres were used with GFEC, sound absorption coefficient (SAC) improved from 0.1 to 0.4. Maximum SAC is drawn back to lower frequency (from 1250 to 500-630 Hz), when sub-micron fibre web is used on nonwoven. In conclusion, the mechanism of elastomeric thin sub-micron fibre webs on sound absorption for rigid GFEC and for flexible nonwoven is totally different than each other.