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A cladding panel system of stainless-steel woven wire cloth backed with absorbent absorbent /ab·sor·bent/ (-sor´bent)
1. able to take in, or suck up and incorporate.

2. a tissue structure involved in absorption.

3. a substance that absorbs or promotes absorption.
 material offers an effective solution to the problem of traffic related noise. Lined with recycled polyurethane foam or mineral fibre for noise absorption, the system is suitable for tunnels, underground parking garages, car parks or metro stations. The stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
 used to form the panels is especially resistant to road salt, exhaust fumes exhaust fumes

fumes given off by vehicles; contain some carbon monoxide, the amount varying with the efficiency of combustion in the particular engine. In most engines the use of exhaust fumes for euthanasia is not recommended because it operates partly on the carbon dioxide
, sooty soot·y  
adj. soot·i·er, soot·i·est
1. Covered with or as if with soot.

2. Blackish or dusky in color.

3. Of or producing soot.
 and oily residues. Despite its metallic shine, woven wire cloth reflects little direct light; reflections from car headlights are diffused by the irregular surface.

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Date:Jan 1, 2003
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