Open AccessThermal Response at Room Temperature and Device Applications of Two Wood Species in Akure, South Western Nigeria
Author(s) -
Mathew Adefusika Adekoya,
A.O. Adelakun,
Abass Akande Faremi,
S. S. Oluyamo
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1596-0862
DOI - 10.4314/njpap.v10i1.3
Subject(s) - thermal conductivity , thermal , materials science , composite material , heat capacity , specific heat , thermodynamics , physics
Thermal properties (Density, Thermal conductivity and Specific heat capacity) play important impact in the formation of devicesmade of wooden materials. This study examines the room temperature thermal response of ten bulk samples from the species of Pterygota macrocarpa and Antiaris africana wood species found in South Western Nigeria. The samples were processed into appropriate shapes to fit into the parallel plane arrangement to determine the thermal properties. Temperature dependent models were used to obtain the specific heat capacities of the samples within a temperature variation of 308.25 - 310.00. The results revealed that the thermal properties (thermal conductivities and specific heat capacities) increase as temperature increases for all the bulk samples considered. The results of the research showed that the selected wood samples could find useful applications in industrial insulating devices.
Keywords: Wood material, Lee’s disc apparatus, Temperature and Thermal properties.