An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam

Polyurethane foam is an excellent material for sound absorbing materials. This material is produced by mixing crosslinker, and polyol to produce foams with the presence of blowing agent. This study consists of an experimental study on acoustics properties enhancement of polyurethane foam by mixing d...

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Main Authors: Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq, M. Rus, Anika Zafiah, Kormin, Shaharuddin, Zaliran, M. Taufiq
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Language:English
Published: The Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society 2018
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author Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq
M. Rus, Anika Zafiah
Kormin, Shaharuddin
Zaliran, M. Taufiq
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M. Rus, Anika Zafiah
Kormin, Shaharuddin
Zaliran, M. Taufiq
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description Polyurethane foam is an excellent material for sound absorbing materials. This material is produced by mixing crosslinker, and polyol to produce foams with the presence of blowing agent. This study consists of an experimental study on acoustics properties enhancement of polyurethane foam by mixing different weight percentage of Shorea leprosula wood fiber into the polymer matrix. An optimal percent of 5-20% wood fiber was used to obtain a homogeneous mixture. The polymer foam composites acoustic properties were measured by using impedance tube test to obtain the sound absorption coefficient. The polymer foam composites UF80 produced have a better sound absorption coefficient, α of 0.9507. UF80 gives a higher density of 865.5 kg/m3 and smallest pore size of 413.4 μm which is determined by using Mettler Toledo Density kit and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) respectively compared to UF. The noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of the polymer foam composites UF80 is twice as high as UF. This studies proved that Shorea Leprosula wood fiber influenced the acoustic properties of polymer foam composites.
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spelling uthm-37552021-11-22T02:05:04Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3755/ An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq M. Rus, Anika Zafiah Kormin, Shaharuddin Zaliran, M. Taufiq TD878-894 Special types of environment, Including soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution Polyurethane foam is an excellent material for sound absorbing materials. This material is produced by mixing crosslinker, and polyol to produce foams with the presence of blowing agent. This study consists of an experimental study on acoustics properties enhancement of polyurethane foam by mixing different weight percentage of Shorea leprosula wood fiber into the polymer matrix. An optimal percent of 5-20% wood fiber was used to obtain a homogeneous mixture. The polymer foam composites acoustic properties were measured by using impedance tube test to obtain the sound absorption coefficient. The polymer foam composites UF80 produced have a better sound absorption coefficient, α of 0.9507. UF80 gives a higher density of 865.5 kg/m3 and smallest pore size of 413.4 μm which is determined by using Mettler Toledo Density kit and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) respectively compared to UF. The noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of the polymer foam composites UF80 is twice as high as UF. This studies proved that Shorea Leprosula wood fiber influenced the acoustic properties of polymer foam composites. The Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3755/1/AJ%202019%20%28169%29.pdf Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq and M. Rus, Anika Zafiah and Kormin, Shaharuddin and Zaliran, M. Taufiq (2018) An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 22 (6). pp. 1031-1039. ISSN 1394-2506 https://doi.org/10.17576/mjas-2018-2206-13
spellingShingle TD878-894 Special types of environment, Including soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution
Mohd Azahari, Muhammad Shafiq
M. Rus, Anika Zafiah
Kormin, Shaharuddin
Zaliran, M. Taufiq
An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title_full An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title_fullStr An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title_full_unstemmed An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title_short An acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
title_sort acoustic study of shorea leprosula wood fiber filled polyurethane composite foam
topic TD878-894 Special types of environment, Including soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3755/1/AJ%202019%20%28169%29.pdf