Cellulose as Thermal Insulation and Its Comparative study with EPS Insulation

Abstract

Cellulose Insulation is a supportable Thermal Insulation material processed from reused paper. It tends to be installed over wall by the means of cellulose tile. Cellulose insulation is an Eco-friendly thermal insulation material which is also economical to use considering the source, reused paper. The great thermal properties and low embodied energy make it desirable eco-friendly material. However, because of absence of good knowledge in its application and properties, cellulose insulation isn't generally utilized in contrast with more conventional insulation materials. There are other conventional material present in the market for insulation which are vastly used for insulation purpose among them is the EPS which is most commonly used insulation. In this paper there is comparative study between the cellulose insulation and the EPS insulation on the basis of their thickness. Two models are prepared with similar condition each of cellulose and EPS over the Ansys and SolidWorks software. The properties heat flux and outer wall temperature is taken for comparison. The required thermal properties such as thermal conductivity, density and specific heat were taken from the ASHRAE, 1981 and Melgarejo, 1995. The result from the above work has shown that the cellulose insulation is slightly better than its counterpart EPS insulation. It can also be seen that both the material have shown similar characteristics apart from the minor difference