Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre

Exploring sound absorption solutions, hemp fibre stands out as a compelling replacement for traditional materials like fiberglass, foam, and mineral wool. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the sound absorption of six different types of fibre produced from hemp cu...

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Main Authors: Strazdas Edgaras, Januševičius Tomas
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2024-0022
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description Exploring sound absorption solutions, hemp fibre stands out as a compelling replacement for traditional materials like fiberglass, foam, and mineral wool. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the sound absorption of six different types of fibre produced from hemp cultivated in the Baltic region. The sound absorption was measured using the impedance tube, transfer function method in accordance with ISO 10534-2 standard. The hemp fibre samples were changed in thickness of 20, 40, 60 mm and density from 50 to 250 kg/m3 in steps of 50 kg/m3. The sound absorption coefficient reaches up to 0.99 at medium and high frequencies. Absorption peaks occur at frequencies of 1000, 1250, 1600, 2500, 3150, 4000, 5000 Hz, depending on the measured fibre thickness, density, and type of measured fibre. It has been determined that in all cases, increasing the thickness of the hemp fibre sample increases sound absorption at lower frequencies. Sound absorption at lower frequencies also generally increases when using denser fibres, but this also depends on the type of hemp fibre being studied. Peaks in the sound absorption coefficient of 0.96-0.99 were mostly achieved when testing fibres with densities of 50, 100, and 150 kg/m3.
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spelling doaj-art-e2adc944349747fa893791867a7f93fa2024-11-20T15:36:32ZengSciendoEnvironmental and Climate Technologies2255-88372024-01-0128126928510.2478/rtuect-2024-0022Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp FibreStrazdas Edgaras0Januševičius Tomas1Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio avenue 11, Vilnius, LithuaniaVilnius Gediminas Technical University, Saulėtekio avenue 11, Vilnius, LithuaniaExploring sound absorption solutions, hemp fibre stands out as a compelling replacement for traditional materials like fiberglass, foam, and mineral wool. The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the sound absorption of six different types of fibre produced from hemp cultivated in the Baltic region. The sound absorption was measured using the impedance tube, transfer function method in accordance with ISO 10534-2 standard. The hemp fibre samples were changed in thickness of 20, 40, 60 mm and density from 50 to 250 kg/m3 in steps of 50 kg/m3. The sound absorption coefficient reaches up to 0.99 at medium and high frequencies. Absorption peaks occur at frequencies of 1000, 1250, 1600, 2500, 3150, 4000, 5000 Hz, depending on the measured fibre thickness, density, and type of measured fibre. It has been determined that in all cases, increasing the thickness of the hemp fibre sample increases sound absorption at lower frequencies. Sound absorption at lower frequencies also generally increases when using denser fibres, but this also depends on the type of hemp fibre being studied. Peaks in the sound absorption coefficient of 0.96-0.99 were mostly achieved when testing fibres with densities of 50, 100, and 150 kg/m3.https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2024-0022hempnatural fibressound absorption coefficientsound absorbing materials
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Environmental and Climate Technologies
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natural fibres
sound absorption coefficient
sound absorbing materials
title Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre
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title_fullStr Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre
title_short Evaluation and Analysis of Sound Absorption across Various Types of Hemp Fibre
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natural fibres
sound absorption coefficient
sound absorbing materials
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