This article described an experimental set up using the TPS instrument and a high pressure vessel to enable researchers to accurately measures the thermal conductivity of metal hydrides as a function of pressure. Metal hydrides have promise in applications of hydrogen storage in the auto industry, however a better understanding of their thermal properties is required. The authors investigated thermal conductivity, diffusivity, specific heat and thermal contact resistance. Experimental trials ...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the thermal properties of metal hydride for its application in hydrogen storage systems. The thermal properties of metal hydride were measured using the Thermal Property Analyzer based on the transient plane source (TPS) method. To verify the accuracy of the TPS method, the thermal properties of stainless steel pellets were measured prior to the metal hydride samples. Unfortunately, the thermal behavior of ...
Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK)/hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocomposites were formed by a planetary ball milling process and hot compression molding in order to determine the effect of the addition of h-BN on the properties of PEEK. In particular, the tensile strength, friction and wear behaviors, morphology, hardness, thermomechanical properties, and thermal conductivity of the nanocomposite were examined. Hexagonal boron nitride was added in filler concentrations of up to 5 wt. %. ...