Shell and Tube heat exchangers (STHXs)

The growing environment awareness demands the use of nature fibres as reinforcement materials in commercial. The natural fibres however are hydrophilic in nature and their composites undergo environmental degradation during service, hydrothermal conditioning on as received jute fabric at different temperatures of cold press has been studied in the present investigation. These composites are usually subjected to various loading conditions. Therefore, an attempt has been made to study the tensile properties of the composites. Fractography studies were carried out to study the fracture surface. It is noticed that the major mode of failure is due to fiber pullout and matrix cracking. The result from the hydrothermal studies shows the decrease in strength values of the composites on prolong exposure to humid