Thermal Conductivity of Akar Bamboo (Dendracalamus pendulus) and Semantan Bamboo (Gigantochloa scortechinii)

Abstract:

Bamboo is known as economically and environmental friendly plant. The most common application of bamboos is furniture and traditional handcrafts. Many studies on mechanical and physical properties of bamboo have been conducted. However the thermal insulation property of these abundance species has never been recognized and commercially utilized which results in the reason why thermal properties of bamboo have never been studied. In this experiment, two species of bamboo which are Akar bamboo (Dendracalamus pendulus) and Semantan bamboo (Gigantochloa scortechinii) has been tested to determine their thermal conductivity. The test samples were prepared to conduct this experiment in parallel and perpendicular grain direction towards the heat source. Wood adhesive was used as the binder for cylindrical laminated bamboo. The result shows that thermal conductivity of bamboo is low in perpendicular direction towards the heat source compared to the parallel direction. Different species of bamboo also give significant result on thermal conductivity hence improved the insulation properties of the bamboo.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 748)
• Pages: 160-164
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.748.160
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Noor Zuraida Jusoh, Abdul Muhaimin Zakaria, Mansur Ahmad, Ibrahim Azmi
• Keywords: Malaysian Bamboos, Thermal Conductivity (TC), Thermal Property

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