A Comparative Study between the Thermal Insulating Property of Cement Mixture Compound, Plywood, and Cement infused with Chicken Feathers and Clay Soil Mixture Compound

Abstract

Abstract The Philippines is one of the countries that experience hot weather throughout the year and are exposed to negative effects of heat. This study focuses on alleviating the heat experienced indoors by reinforcing chicken feathers to your normal cement mixture. The reduction of the heat experienced indoors will lead to cost savings for if the surrounding temperature indoors is cool enough, one will not have to use an air conditioner or even an electric fan. Related studies about heat, insulation, cement, and the uses of chicken feathers in various industries also became the support and basis in pursuing this study. The researchers aimed to produce a cement mixture with chicken feathers that will effectively insulate a structure. Comparison between the temperature inside the cement model with the commercially available cement mixture and the ones with whole and cut feathers were made. Its thermal properties were tested by exposing the wall models to a controlled environment with four lightbulbs surrounding it. The temperatures were obtained using the Extech HT30: Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT). The researchers used ANOVA to analyze the given data. Focusing on the main objective, the researchers analyzed the results from the cement blend type. Having the p-value of 0.15 be greater than alpha which is 0.05, the researchers have accepted its null hypothesis wherein the type of blend does not have an effect on the mean temperature difference between the side without the light bulb and the side with the light bulb. Nonetheless, based on the data gathered, the blend with 5% whole chicken feathers insulated the box well