Study of thermal properties of jute and hollow conjugated polyester fibre reinforced non-woven composite

Abstract

Sandwich structure of non-woven composite is produced by using a compressive hot pressing method. It is ranging from 2500 grams per square meter (gsm) to 3500 gsm. Composite sample is designed using Box and Behnken model. Considering 50–70% weight of jute fibre content with 30–50% weight of hollow conjugated polyester fibre, ideal thickness of the composites is maintained in the range from 4 to 5 mm. Thermal properties such as thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal transmittance and thermal diffusivity were evaluated by considering three factors: weight of jute (A), weight of hollow conjugated polyester (B) and thickness of the composite (C). The thermal conductivity of the composite material is determined by heat flow meter method ASTM C518. Experiment result will help to make a suitable standardized panel composite for thermal insulation. It requires 3600 gsm 51/49 parts of contribution of jute/hollow conjugated polyester fibre with 5.0 mm thickness and 3200 gsm 76.5/23.5 parts of contribution of jute/hollow conjugated polyester fibre with 4.5 mm thickness of the composites. The composite weight of 3280 gsm shown optimized thermal responses, it was predicted from response surface method graph. Contribution of jute/hollow conjugated polyester fibre of 54/46 parts with 5.0 mm thickness would be considered to make standardized composite panel. Mostly air conditioning process reduces the energy cost spent for the thermal stability in indoor climate of dwellings.