Abstract
Walnut shell powder (WSP) is an agro-waste material generated in all over the world, primarily has no important use. In this study, an attempt has been made to utilize this waste as reinforcement in particulate filled polymer composite. Such polymer composite samples are fabricated with varying proportions of WSP filler content and unsaturated polyester resin. WSP-polyester composite samples are subjected to dry sliding wear test by pin-on-disc test machine according to L9 orthogonal array of Taguchi’s experimental design. The impact of different input factors on the wear behaviour of the WSP-polyester composites has been analyzed and also the best possible combination of these factors for the minimum specific wear rate is determined. Commercially available FEM-based simulation software is also utilized to assess the specific wear rate of the WSP-polyester composites. The wear values predicted by ANSYS 19.R2 are validated with the measured data and found to be in with close agreement.
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