A Review: Experimental study of thermal, mechanical and acoustic performance of bagasse fiber reinforced epoxy composite

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

This research work mainly concerns the processing and characterization of the epoxy compound reinforced with bagasse fiber. The effective thermal conductivity, mechanical property (tensile and compressive strength) and the acoustic absorption coefficient of the epoxy reinforced with bagasse fiber are experimentally analyzed by consuming the bagasse fiber of the waste material of the sugar cane in the production of the sound-absorbing material by means of a simple manual positioning technique. The thermal conductivity values are measured with the Model 2022 UnithermTM tester according to the ASTME-1530 standard, tensile strength is measured tensile testing machine according to the ASTMD-3039 standard, compressive strength is measured in universal testing machine, while the absorption coefficient values are measured in an impedance tube machine. According to the research analysis, the reinforcement of the bagasse fiber produces a reduction in the thermal conductivity of the epoxy, increase in mechanical property and increases the coefficient of acoustic absorption by increasing the weight fraction of the bagasse fibre.. With an upward gradation in thermal insulation and sound absorption capacity, these reinforced epoxy resins can discover their application in the insulation of walls, in food containers, and in other similar applications of thermal and acoustic insulation.

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