Study of Thermal Properties of Some Selected Tropical Hard Wood Species

Samuel Aggrey-Smith; Kwasi Preko; Francis Wilson Owusu

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Study of Thermal Properties of Some Selected Tropical Hard Wood Species

Samuel Aggrey-Smith, Kwasi Preko, Francis Wilson Owusu

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 15 March 2016 Accepted: 25 March 2016 Published: 17 June 2016

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Abstract

The uses of wood and wood-based materials in everyday life ranging from domestic to industrial purposes have called for renewed updating of the information and knowledge on various thermal properties of the materials at various stages and classifications. This paper investigates the thermal properties (specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity) of some selected tropical hard wood species using the method of mixtures and the Lee’s Disk method respectively. The results show that the thermal conductivity of the selected wood species fall within the general range of 0.1-0.8 W/mK for tropical wood materials, with Celtis mildraedii having the least thermal conductivity of 0.08W/mk and Strombosia glaucescens the highest value of 0.392 W/mK. The specific heat capacity was highest for Holorrhena floribunda (1.97 J/g.K) and the lowest for Pterygota macrocarpa (1.01 J/g.K). These results can be used for testing the validity and efficiency of hard woods used for domestic and industrial applications.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160503.15
Page(s)	143-150
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Wood Materials, Heat Capacity, Thermal Conductivity, Lee’s Disk Method, Method of Mixture, Temperature and Time

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Samuel Aggrey-Smith; Kwasi Preko; Francis Wilson Owusu. Study of Thermal Properties of Some Selected Tropical Hard Wood Species. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2016, 5(3), 143-150. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160503.15

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Samuel Aggrey-Smith, Kwasi Preko, Francis Wilson Owusu. Study of Thermal Properties of Some Selected Tropical Hard Wood Species. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2016;5(3):143-150. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160503.15

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Samuel Aggrey-Smith

Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Kwasi Preko

Department of Physics, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Francis Wilson Owusu

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana

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Samuel Aggrey-Smith, Kwasi Preko, Francis Wilson Owusu. Study of Thermal Properties of Some Selected Tropical Hard Wood Species. Int J Mater Sci Appl. 2016;5(3):143-150. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20160503.15

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