Application of Cellulose and Paper-Based Products in Building Acoustics
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https://doi.org/10.24425/aoa.2024.148791Keywords:
paper, cardboard, insulation, absorption, acoustic metamaterial, honeycombAbstract
This article presents a comprehensive acoustic study of paper-based building products: cellulose wool,paperboard, corrugated cardboard, and honeycomb panels. The material configurations included the intact form as well as the various modifications, i.e., density variation, multiple-layered staking, perforation or acoustic metamaterial setup. Tests covered acoustic absorption and insulation properties, with the last examined under excitation of both a plane wave and a diffused field. Additionally, the cellulose wool is provided with the characteristic impedance and propagation wavenumber results; and the paperboard was tested for its dynamic elastic and damping properties. The paper-based products, giving their weight, prove to be a convincing replacement for conventional materials by both absorptive and insulation performance. The maximum acquired sound reduction index, for exceptionally lightweight (2.2 kg/m^2) paper double-wall metamaterial structure, reached 26 dB.References
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