Thermal Conductivity 20

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Load-Bearing Evacuated Fibrous Superinsulations — Improvements with Peg-Support and Metal-Coated Fibers....Pages 3-11
Modelling of Transient Tests to Determine Thermal Properties of Fiberglass Insulations....Pages 13-23
Apparent Thermal Conductivity of High Density and Low Density Fiberglass Insulations....Pages 25-39
Thermal Conductivity of PVC Foams for Spacecraft Applications....Pages 41-45
Thermophysical Property Measurement in Building Insulation Materials Using a Spherically-Shaped, Self-Heated Probe....Pages 47-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Theory of Lorenz Ratio of Metals and Alloys....Pages 63-69
Changes in Thermal Diffusivity During Heating of PM Powder Compacts....Pages 71-80
The Experimental Study of Transport and Thermodynamic Properties of Nickel....Pages 81-91
On Material Changes and Heating Rate Dependent Properties....Pages 93-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Thermal Diffusivity and Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Materials for Tokamak Limiters....Pages 105-118
Thermal Properties of Mullite-Cordierite Composites....Pages 119-127
Effect of Processing Conditions on Thermal Conduction in Alumina....Pages 129-139
Role of Structure and Composition in the Heat Conduction Behavior of Silicon Carbide....Pages 141-152
Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Ceramic Nuclear Fuels by Laser Flash Method....Pages 153-162
Thermal Conductivity of Gallium Arsenide at High Temperature....Pages 163-170
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Measurement of Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity of Fluids Over a Wide Range of Densities....Pages 173-184
Thermal Conductivity of Liquid Water at High Pressures....Pages 185-192
Radiation Correction and Onset of Free Convection in the Transient Line-Source Technique (Experimental Observations in Fluids)....Pages 193-204
Thermal Conductivity of Liquids in the Reduced Temperature Range 0.3 to 0.8 From Saturation Line to 350 MPa....Pages 205-214
A Modified General Corresponding States Equation for Polar Liquid Mixtures....Pages 215-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Measurement of Anisotropic Behavior of Thermal Diffusivity of Polymers....Pages 227-234
Thermal Conductivity of Amorphous Films....Pages 235-241
Phonon Images and Phonon Conduction in Trigonal Crystals....Pages 243-247
Thermal Conductivity of Wood-Based Panels....Pages 249-259
Phonon Scattering and Thermal Resistance Due to Spin Disorder....Pages 261-264
Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Low Density Concrete Obtained with a Radial-Heat-Flow Apparatus....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Thermal Conductivity Measurements with Optical Fiber Sensors....Pages 277-286
Effect of Experimental Variables on Flash Thermal Diffusivity Data Analysis....Pages 287-304
Sequential Estimation of Thermal Diffusivity for Flash Tests....Pages 305-321
Improvement of Laser Beam Profile Using Optical Fiber for Laser Pulse Thermal Diffusivity Measurements....Pages 323-330
The Automation of a Laser Flash Diffusivity Apparatus....Pages 331-337
Electronic Flash: A Rapid Method for Measuring the Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat of Dielectric Materials....Pages 339-346
A Computerized Thermal Diffusivity Apparatus....Pages 347-355
Experiences Gained While Examining Thermophysical Properties of State-of-the-Art Materials....Pages 357-366
On the Application of the Laser Flash Method for Different Materials....Pages 367-375
A Comparative Heat Flow Meter Measurement in Steady and Variable Heat Transfer Conditions....Pages 377-387
Transient Measurements of Insulation Materials....Pages 389-401
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Thermal Diffusivity and Conductivity of Composites with Interfacial Thermal Contact Resistance....Pages 405-413
Heat Transfer Through Moist Porous Media....Pages 415-421
The Thermal Conductivity of Beds of Spheres....Pages 423-433
Back Matter....Pages 435-439