TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of the thermal performance of wood-flooring by improving the thermal conductivity of plywood
AU - Seo, Jungki
AU - Cha, Junghoon
AU - Kim, Sughwan
AU - Kim, Sumin
AU - Huh, Wansoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 American Scientific Publishers
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Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - This research on improving the thermal conductivity of engineered flooring was conducted to conserve building energy by a radiant flooring heating system caused by low thermal conductivity of wood flooring. Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) and resin for manufacturing the plywood were mixed to enhance the thermal conductivity. By using xGnP, resin/xGnP composites were prepared by the stirring of xGnP in melamine-formaldehyde resin with hardener, flour, and diatomite to increase the thermal conductivity of plywood for wood flooring. 1-5 wt% of xGnP were added to resin. The thermal conductivity of resin/xGnP composites increased as the xGnP loading content increased. Also, the thermal conductivity of plywood was increased with resin/xGnP composites. Plywood with resin/xGnP composites had higher thermal conductivity and tensile-shear strength than reference plywood. Moreover TVOC and Formaldehyde emission decreased. Applying xGnP to manufacturing plywood can be not only effective for increasing thermal conductivity, but also offers good mechanical properties and easy dispersion with low pollutant emission.
AB - This research on improving the thermal conductivity of engineered flooring was conducted to conserve building energy by a radiant flooring heating system caused by low thermal conductivity of wood flooring. Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) and resin for manufacturing the plywood were mixed to enhance the thermal conductivity. By using xGnP, resin/xGnP composites were prepared by the stirring of xGnP in melamine-formaldehyde resin with hardener, flour, and diatomite to increase the thermal conductivity of plywood for wood flooring. 1-5 wt% of xGnP were added to resin. The thermal conductivity of resin/xGnP composites increased as the xGnP loading content increased. Also, the thermal conductivity of plywood was increased with resin/xGnP composites. Plywood with resin/xGnP composites had higher thermal conductivity and tensile-shear strength than reference plywood. Moreover TVOC and Formaldehyde emission decreased. Applying xGnP to manufacturing plywood can be not only effective for increasing thermal conductivity, but also offers good mechanical properties and easy dispersion with low pollutant emission.
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U2 - 10.1166/jbmb.2014.1435
DO - 10.1166/jbmb.2014.1435
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84919470816
VL - 8
SP - 170
EP - 174
JO - Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy
JF - Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy
SN - 1556-6560
IS - 2
ER -