Presentation of Jute Fibre Length via Graphics and Computer Simulation with Gamma Distribution Function

Abstract

Notwithstanding the complexity of production of jute fibre filaments a simple graphical presentation of jute fibre length distribution is made. The computer simulation of four types of frequency distribution of jute fibre length depending on method of sampling and testing is presented. These four distribution curves give six points of intersections which merit technological significance. A study of fibre length-frequency distribution depending on methods of sampling and testing may lead to a general form of Gamma distribution function. The parameters in the mathematical formulae may serve as characteristics of condition giving the benchmark for valid experiment. This type of work involving exponential distribution was not done previously and provides a deeper insight into the characterisation of its comparative features with respect to normal distribution of fibre length.

Characterization dataset of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) fibers – Natural reinforcement/filler for materials development

“…Statistical analysis of the distribution fit of length data was performed assuming that, during the grinding process of OPEFB waste, the fibers were randomly cut into smaller ones, and the number of these elements was expected to decrease exponentially with respect to their length; similar to what has been reported in other mechanical processes involving natural fibers [8] , [9] , [10] . In addition, it was assumed that a particular OPEFB fiber was randomly cut along its length by the blade mill, being the average cuts per unit length and the average cuts in a fiber of length .…”