Thermal Performance Study on Coconut Husk and Kenaf Fibre as Thermal Insulation Materials

Authors

  • Nik Kechik Mujahidah Nik Abdul Rahman Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Syamimi Saadon Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Raja Eizzuddin Shah Raja Muhammad Azhan Shah Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Abd Rahim Abu Talib Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ezanee Gires Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Hanim Salleh Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nasser Abdellatif Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.117.1.6070

Keywords:

Coconut husk, kenaf fibre, thermal insulator, waste heat

Abstract

Waste heat accounts for 20-50% of industrial energy use, with Southeast Asia processing 40 million tonnes of oil equivalent. Heat losses especially in engines can reduce efficiency, leading to extensive studies to reduce heat loss and improve thermal performance. Heat recovery systems are being studied for recovering lower-grade energy, but not many of them are suitable and economically effective for low temperature waste heat. The objectives of this study are to develop low thermal conductivity agricultural-based material for thermal insulation and investigate the agricultural-based materials' impact on heat transfer rate. The agricultural-based materials that were used in this experiment were coconut husk and kenaf fibre due to their practically low thermal conductivity. The specimens were prepared using two different methods which were needle felting method and fibre-resin blending method. The experiment revealed that coconut husk fibre reinforced with resin (CHER) has the lowest thermal conductivity value of 0.0410 W/m.K and the lowest overall heat transfer rate of 2.85 W, making it an ideal thermal insulation material to be used for low-temperature applications.

Author Biographies

Nik Kechik Mujahidah Nik Abdul Rahman, Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

nikmujahidah@gmail.com

Syamimi Saadon, Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

mimisaadon@upm.edu.my

Raja Eizzuddin Shah Raja Muhammad Azhan Shah, Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

eizzuddinshah@gmail.com

Abd Rahim Abu Talib, Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

abdrahim@upm.edu.my

Ezanee Gires, Aerodynamics, Heat Transfer and Propulsion (AHTP) Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

ezanee@upm.edu.my

Hanim Salleh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

hanim@uniten.edu.my

Nasser Abdellatif, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan

nasser_abdellatif@asu.edu.jo

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Published

2024-05-15

How to Cite

Nik Kechik Mujahidah Nik Abdul Rahman, Syamimi Saadon, Raja Eizzuddin Shah Raja Muhammad Azhan Shah, Abd Rahim Abu Talib, Ezanee Gires, Hanim Salleh, & Nasser Abdellatif. (2024). Thermal Performance Study on Coconut Husk and Kenaf Fibre as Thermal Insulation Materials. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 117(1), 60–70. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.117.1.6070

Issue

Vol. 117 No. 1: May (2024)

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