The Energy-Efficient and Environmentally-Friendly Vetiver-Polyurethane Thermal Insulation Foams

2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM) Pub Date : 2019-12-01 DOI:10.1109/IEEM44572.2019.8978795

S. Torsakul, Natha Kuptasthien

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Abstract

This experimental research investigates the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of the rigid thermal insulation foams fabricated from mixtures of vetiver fibers (VF) and the polyurethane (PU) composites. The vetiver fibers were of three mesh sizes (100, 150 and 200 mesh) and the VF concentrations were varied from 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% to 30% w/w. The results revealed that the VF influenced the density, thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of the VF-PU foams. Specifically, the foam density was inversely correlated with the VF concentration, while the thermal conductivity and the VF content were positively correlated. The increase in the VF content contributed to the deterioration of the mechanical properties because of the development of large closed cells. The results also showed that the 200-mesh VF was the optimal mesh size due to the lowest thermal conductivity. In fact, all the experimental VF-PU foams meet the ASTM C 208 standard, indicating the prospects of mixing the vetiver fibers with polyurethane to produce the environmentally-friendly thermal insulation foams.

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节能环保的香根草-聚氨酯保温泡沫

本实验研究了香根草纤维(VF)与聚氨酯(PU)复合材料制备的硬质保温泡沫材料的导热性能和力学性能。香根草纤维为100、150、200目，VF浓度为0%、5%、10%、15%、20%、25% ~ 30% w/w。结果表明，VF对VF- pu泡沫的密度、导热系数和力学性能均有影响。其中，泡沫密度与VF浓度呈负相关，导热系数与VF含量呈正相关。VF含量的增加导致了大的封闭细胞的形成，从而导致了力学性能的恶化。结果还表明，由于导热系数最低，200目VF是最佳的网目尺寸。事实上，所有实验用VF-PU泡沫均符合ASTM C 208标准，表明香根草纤维与聚氨酯混合生产环保型保温泡沫的前景广阔。

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