Study of Application Result Using Rice Husks Molding to Component of a Vehicle

In the automobile industry, getting out of the structure which is depending on oil is a problem concerning not only an energy field such as the fuels, but also some parts of a vehicle. We have developed a practical molding method for converting rice husks united with poly vinyl alcohol into componen...

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Published inTRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series A Vol. 78; no. 786; pp. 232 - 240
Main Authors TAOKA, Yoshifumi, TOKUMITSU, Katsuhisa, HIRATA, Minoru, SHIBUTANI, Mitsuo, MIYAKE, Hajime
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2012
Subjects
Absorption Coefficient
Automobile
Crash Safety Engineering
Material Design
Motion Control
Noise Control
Recycling
Sound and Acoustic
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Summary:In the automobile industry, getting out of the structure which is depending on oil is a problem concerning not only an energy field such as the fuels, but also some parts of a vehicle. We have developed a practical molding method for converting rice husks united with poly vinyl alcohol into component of a vehicle. This component of mold piece is the porous structure with continuous pore, which is useful for sound absorbing and environment-friendly material that has biodegradable performance. The new component was evaluated for its performance of noise reducing effect and crash energy absorption effect in a vehicle. As a result, it was shown that physical properties of rice husks molding compare favorably with those of plastic foam molding. Although some problems for commercialization have been left, it has been understood that this method is efficient measures to realize the advanced low carbonization society.
ISSN:0387-5008
1884-8338
DOI:10.1299/kikaia.78.232