This paper reports onthe investigation of thermal properties of Kapok, Coconut fibre and Sugarcanebagasse composite materials using molasses as a binder. The composite materials were moulded into12 cylindrical samples using Kapok, Bagasse, Coconut fibre, Kapok and Bagassein the ratios of (70:30; 50:50 and 30:70), Kapok and Coconut fibre in theratios of (70:30; 50:50 and 30:70), as well as a combination of Kapok, Bagasseand Coconut fibre in ratios of (50:10:40; 50:40:10 and 50:30:20). The sample size is a 60 mmdiameter with 10?22 mm thickness compressed at a constant load of 180 N using a Budenbergcompression machine. Thermal conductivity and diffusivity tests were carriedout using thermocouples and theresults were read out on a Digital Multimeter MY64 (Model:MBEB094816), whilea Digital fluke K/J thermocouple meter PRD-011 (S/NO 6835050) was used to obtain thetemperature measurement for diffusivity. It was observed that of all the twelvesamples moulded, Bagasse, Kapok plus Bagasse (50:50), Kapok plus Coconut fibre(50:50) and Kapok plus Bagasse plus Coconut fibre (50:40:10) has the lowestthermal conductivity of 0.0074, 0.0106, 0.0132, and 0.0127 W/(m-K) respectivelyand the highestthermal resistivity. In this regard, Bagasse has the lowest thermalconductivity followed by Kapok plus Bagasse (50:50), Kapok plus Bagasse plusCoconut fibre (50:40:10) and Kapok plus Coconut fibre (50:50). |