Browsing by Author "Saravana Bavan, D."

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A detailed study on hybrid plant fibers for packaging applications
(2012) Saravana Bavan, D.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.
Natural fibers are the most economic and usable fibers in upcoming generation of composite industries. They are valid in several applications of automotive sectors, structural field, and packaging industries. The present work is focussed on processing a hybrid plant fiber of vetiver and maize that can be used for packaging industries. The hybrid fiber is processed through Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) method. The obtained fiber is a biocomposite material of plant fiber and bio resin of epoxodized soya bean oil. The material is tested for mechanical, thermal and morphology properties and it can be summarized that these novel hybrid fibers are good looking and have appreciable properties that can be used for packaging applications. These materials are green and less harm to environment compared to synthetic fibers.
Maize–natural fiber as reinforcement with polymers for structural applications
(Apple Academic Press, 2012) Saravana Bavan, D.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.
Thermosetting resins are used today with plant fiber for panels suitable for inner door panels for the automotive industry and other applications in structures. The costs of these resins are low compared to thermoplastic resins and also the properties of the resin are well suited for structural application (Wool and Sun, 2005). Recently lot of research has been carried out on natural fibers using resin transfer molding (RTM) as a processing method of composites. Dynamic mechanical properties of sisal based natural fibers reinforced with polyester were investigated using RTM (Sreekumar, 2009, 2009a). Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) techniques have been developed for fabricating small and large components but mainly for complex shapes. It also gives good surface finish to the particular part. It is best suited for low cost components of complex part which should be pressurized by external source. It uses atmospheric pressure as a clamp to hold the laminates together. © 2012 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.
Morphological and thermal properties of maize fiber composites
(Korean Fiber Society, 2012) Saravana Bavan, D.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.
Maize stalk has become one of the major sources of fibers from the agricultural residues. Use of these fibers as a reinforcement in the polymer is described in this paper. The present work is focused on establishing the properties such as physical, chemical, morphological structure and thermal properties of maize stalk fiber using different characterization techniques. Simple hand layup method was followed for processing the composite material. Chemical treatments of fibers were carried out to study the interaction of fibers with the matrix. The results revealed that maize fibers can also be used as a traditional fiber as reinforcement in a natural fiber reinforced composite materials. © 2012 The Korean Fiber Society and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Potential use of natural fiber composite materials in India
(2010) Saravana Bavan, D.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.M.
This study focuses on the potential use of natural fibers in composite materials, their availability, processing features, mechanical and physical properties, and some of their applications in India. © 2010 The Author(s).