Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler

In this study, an investigation was conducted to develop oil palm fiber from palm oil mill waste as a thermal insulator. The experimental study focused on comparisons of thermal conductivity and temperature gradient or difference between the existing commercial rockwool and the produced oil palm fib...

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Main Authors: Hassan, S., H, H., Ghaffari, A.
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Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014
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spelling my.utp.eprints.318282022-03-29T03:30:11Z Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler Hassan, S. H, H. Ghaffari, A. In this study, an investigation was conducted to develop oil palm fiber from palm oil mill waste as a thermal insulator. The experimental study focused on comparisons of thermal conductivity and temperature gradient or difference between the existing commercial rockwool and the produced oil palm fiber as a thermal insulator for a chimney of steam packaged boiler. The experiments were conducted at different temperature ranges and packing density. The values of the measured thermal conductivity were found to be 0.02 W/m·K to 0.112 W/m·K for a packing density of 78, 96 and 112 kg/m3, and at a temperatures between 40 ºC to 90 ºC. The value of the thermal conductivity of the oil palm fiber showed an increase at higher temperatures and greater temperature gradient as compared to the rockwool insulator. Although not being able to match the values at higher temperatures and temperature difference, other factors such as the cost and the environmental benefits of using oil palm waste material should be taken into consideration and hence encouraging its use as at least a supplement to existing insulation materials. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921656524&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.666.31&partnerID=40&md5=ea2381e5077f23bd6a9f07f2d43c84e5 Hassan, S. and H, H. and Ghaffari, A. (2014) Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 666 . pp. 31-35. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31828/
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description In this study, an investigation was conducted to develop oil palm fiber from palm oil mill waste as a thermal insulator. The experimental study focused on comparisons of thermal conductivity and temperature gradient or difference between the existing commercial rockwool and the produced oil palm fiber as a thermal insulator for a chimney of steam packaged boiler. The experiments were conducted at different temperature ranges and packing density. The values of the measured thermal conductivity were found to be 0.02 W/m·K to 0.112 W/m·K for a packing density of 78, 96 and 112 kg/m3, and at a temperatures between 40 ºC to 90 ºC. The value of the thermal conductivity of the oil palm fiber showed an increase at higher temperatures and greater temperature gradient as compared to the rockwool insulator. Although not being able to match the values at higher temperatures and temperature difference, other factors such as the cost and the environmental benefits of using oil palm waste material should be taken into consideration and hence encouraging its use as at least a supplement to existing insulation materials. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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author Hassan, S.
H, H.
Ghaffari, A.
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Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
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Ghaffari, A.
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title Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
title_short Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
title_full Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
title_fullStr Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
title_full_unstemmed Development of thermal insulation from oil palm fiber for chimney of fire tube steam packaged boiler
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