Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load

The present work aims to utilize a mixture of paraffin wax and grinded cane material as composite materials in building interior insulation. Two grinded cane material particle sizes (2 and 4 mm) were adopted. In addition, the effect of the mixing ratio of the grinded cane material (25, 50, and 75%)...

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Main Author: Nassr Hussein
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Language:Arabic
Published: Mustansiriyah University/College of Engineering 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://jeasd.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/jeasd/article/view/2415
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description The present work aims to utilize a mixture of paraffin wax and grinded cane material as composite materials in building interior insulation. Two grinded cane material particle sizes (2 and 4 mm) were adopted. In addition, the effect of the mixing ratio of the grinded cane material (25, 50, and 75%) on enhancing mechanical, acoustic, and thermal performances was investigated.  Moreover, two building ceiling models commonly seen in Baghdad were used to calculate the cooling load reduction rate. The outcomes of the experiments showed that filling the work specimens with the composite material of large particle sizes of grinded cane contributed to reducing the thermal cooling load of buildings, where the reduction rate in cooling load for the first ceiling model reached 1.17% when mixing 75% of grinded cane large particles, while, for the second ceiling model, the reduction rate reached 1.02% for the same mixing ratio. Mechanical performance significantly improved in a range of 285 to 433%, 168 to 521%, and 57 to 81.5%, respectively, in both tensile, impact and flexural tests. Moreover, increasing the mixing ratio and the particle size of the grinded cane material offers superior mechanical properties and better acoustic performance, where the noise levels were reduced by a range of 4 to 7.5%.
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spelling doaj-art-5df4e60580284ffc8fe54dc6b467f5df2025-08-20T01:47:26ZaraMustansiriyah University/College of EngineeringJournal of Engineering and Sustainable Development2520-09172520-09252024-11-0128610.31272/jeasd.28.6.13Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling LoadNassr Hussein0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-6668Electromechanical Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq The present work aims to utilize a mixture of paraffin wax and grinded cane material as composite materials in building interior insulation. Two grinded cane material particle sizes (2 and 4 mm) were adopted. In addition, the effect of the mixing ratio of the grinded cane material (25, 50, and 75%) on enhancing mechanical, acoustic, and thermal performances was investigated.  Moreover, two building ceiling models commonly seen in Baghdad were used to calculate the cooling load reduction rate. The outcomes of the experiments showed that filling the work specimens with the composite material of large particle sizes of grinded cane contributed to reducing the thermal cooling load of buildings, where the reduction rate in cooling load for the first ceiling model reached 1.17% when mixing 75% of grinded cane large particles, while, for the second ceiling model, the reduction rate reached 1.02% for the same mixing ratio. Mechanical performance significantly improved in a range of 285 to 433%, 168 to 521%, and 57 to 81.5%, respectively, in both tensile, impact and flexural tests. Moreover, increasing the mixing ratio and the particle size of the grinded cane material offers superior mechanical properties and better acoustic performance, where the noise levels were reduced by a range of 4 to 7.5%. https://jeasd.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/jeasd/article/view/2415Composite materialsCooling loadHeat transfer Interior insulationsPhase change materials
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Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development
Composite materials
Cooling load
Heat transfer
Interior insulations
Phase change materials
title Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
title_full Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
title_fullStr Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
title_full_unstemmed Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
title_short Using Grinded Cane with Paraffin Wax in Interior Insulation of Buildings for Reducing Cooling Load
title_sort using grinded cane with paraffin wax in interior insulation of buildings for reducing cooling load
topic Composite materials
Cooling load
Heat transfer
Interior insulations
Phase change materials
url https://jeasd.uomustansiriyah.edu.iq/index.php/jeasd/article/view/2415
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