Using the transient plane source (TPS) technique, simultaneous measurements of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity were taken from phenolformaldehyde (PF) composites, reinforced by pineapple leaf fiber. Testing was done on samples of varying weight percentages. Thermal conductivity of pure fiber was evaluated and compared with the thermal conductivity of the composite fiber....
Varying weight percentages of pineapple leaf fiber were added to phenolformaldehyde (PF) in order to generate a composite material. Using the transient plane source (TPS) technique, the thermal conductivities of the varying weight percentage composites were studied. It was found that increasing weight % pineapple leaf fiber resulted in decreasing thermal conductivity and diffusivity of the composites. The experimental results are compared to results produced by two models (the Rayleigh-Maxwell and ...
