The acoustical structure of highly porous open‐cell foams

1982 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Lambert
Author(s):  
Shahrzad Ghaffari Mosanenzadeh ◽  
Hani E. Naguib ◽  
Chul B. Park ◽  
Noureddine Atalla

Interest in noise control has been growing in recent years and efforts are under way to improve the acoustic performance of existing sound absorbers and also to replace the non-recyclable ones with environmentally friendly materials. Present study describes the research on fabrication, improvement of acoustic absorption and enhancement of mechanical strength of bio-based open-cell foams. Through this study, highly porous open-cell Polylactide (PLA) foams were fabricated by a new fabrication method combining particulate leaching technique and compression molding. Foamed structures were fabricated with PLA and Polyethylene glycol (PEG) with salt as the particulate. Pore size of the foam was controlled by salt particulates and higher interconnectivity was achieved by the co-continuous blending morphology of PLA matrix with water-soluble PEG. As a result of novel secondary porous structure, acoustic performance of PLA foams was successfully improved. One issue with application of bio-based open-cell foams is the weak structure. To improve mechanical characteristics of PLA foams, different polymer composites of PLA and Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) were foamed and characterized in terms of acoustic performance, mechanical properties and foam morphology. Polymers used in this study are bio-based which is of great importance considering huge amount of foams used as acoustic absorbers in various industries.


1997 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 3146-3146
Author(s):  
Robert E. Slade ◽  
Keith Walton ◽  
Colin A. Mead ◽  
Alan T. Parsons ◽  
Roger J. Pinnington ◽  
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PAMM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Kirchhof ◽  
Alfons Ams

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 1292-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Storm ◽  
Martin Abendroth ◽  
Dongshuang Zhang ◽  
Meinhard Kuna

2006 ◽  
Vol 309-311 ◽  
pp. 1023-1026
Author(s):  
E.T. Uzumaki ◽  
C.S. Lambert

In this study, porous bioceramics (titanium foam with diamond-like carbon coatings, glass foam and zirconium oxide foam) were produced using expansion in vacuum. The porosity, the pore size and pore morphology can be adjusted in agreement with the application. The different 3D structures were obtained by varying the parameters of the process. The microstructure and morphology of the porous materials were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. The foam exhibit an open-cell structure with interconnected macropores, which provide the potential for tissue ingrowths and the transport of the body fluids.


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