Manohar, Krishpersad2008-12-162008-12-162008-12-16https://hdl.handle.net/2139/2826enPlease contact the West Indiana Division at the University of the West Indies,St.Augustine in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wimail@sta.uwi.eduBagasse -- Thermal propertiesCoir -- Thermal propertiesPlant fibers -- Thermal propertiesHeat transfer mechanisms in biological fibrous materialsThesis