Forro ecológico de resíduos agroindustriais para galpões avícolas

A avicultura brasileira é uma atividade econômica com expressiva participação no agronegócio brasileiro, porém o setor se depara com desafios, entre esses, destaca-se o estresse térmico dos animais provocado pelas variações climáticas. Dentro desse contexto, este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar as propriedades térmicas de um forro ecológico de baixa densidade a base de partículas de resíduos agroindustriais (casca de amendoim e fibra de coco verde) aglutinadas com resina poliuretana bi-componente à base de óleo de mamona e avaliar seu desempenho quando aplicado como forro em galpões avícolas. Os resultados obtidos demonstram a eficiência do material quando aplicado como forro em aviários

Empirical investigation to explore potential gains from the amalgamation of Phase Changing Materials (PCMs) and wood shavings

The reduction of gained heat, heat peak shifting and the mitigation of air temperature fluctuations are some desirable properties that are sought after in any thermal insulation system. It cannot be overstated that these factors, in addition to others, govern the performance of such systems thus their effect on indoor ambient conditions. The effect of such systems extends also to Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that are set up to operate optimally in certain conditions. Where literature shows that PCMs and natural materials such as wood-shavings can provide efficient passive insulation for buildings, it is evident that such approaches utilise methods that are of a degree of intricacy which requires specialist knowledge and complex techniques, such as micro-encapsulation for instance. With technical and economic aspects in mind, an amalgam of PCM and wood-shavings has been created for the purpose of being utilised as a feasible thermal insulation. The amalgamation was performed in the simplest of methods, through submerging the wood shavings in PCM. An experimental procedure was devised to test the thermal performance of the amalgam and compare this to the performance of the same un-amalgamated materials. Comparative analysis revealed that no significant thermal gains would be expected from such amalgamation. However, significant reduction in the total weight of the insulation system would be achieved that, in this case, shown to be up to 20.94%. Thus, further reducing possible strains on structural elements due to the application of insulation on buildings. This can be especially beneficial in vernacular architectural approaches where considerably large amounts and thicknesses of insulations are used. In addition, cost reduction could be attained as wood shavings are significantly cheaper compared to the cost of PCMs

Coir and Sisal Fibers as Fillers in the Production of Eucalyptus Medium Density Particleboards - MDP

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of sisal and coir fibers in combination with Eucalyptus particles for the production of particleboard. The particleboards were produced in three layers. The first and third layers (face) were made with small Eucalyptus particles. The second layer (core) was made with big Eucalyptus particles in combination with coir or sisal fibers. The particleboards were prepared with the substitution on Eucalyptus wood for sisal and coir fibers in the particleboards core, in doses of 0, 10, and 20%, relative to the total mass of particles. The particleboards were characterized by mechanical, physical and thermal properties. The results were not satisfactory for particleboards with sisal. However, for coir particleboards the physical-mechanical properties were very similar to those particleboards produced only with Eucalyptus. This work demonstrates the potential use of the coir that is commonly disposed in landfills on the Brazilian beaches

The Effect of Binder Phase on the Mechanical Properties of Particle Boards Based on Giant Sensitive Plant

The present studies are on the production and properties of particle boards produced from the giant sensitive plant using epoxy resin and urea formaldehyde as binder phases. The boards were made by applying pressure on the mixture of matrix and binder phases in the ratio of 1:2, 1:2.5 and 1:3 to form squared particle boards with the size of 20 cm and 0.6 cm thickness. The physical and mechanical properties of the samples such as density, bending test, tensile test and impact test were investigated. The results showed that the epoxy binder phase promote a good particle boards. The successfully of this study shown epoxy resin was feasibility to instead of the synthesis particle boards.</jats:p