Li2TiO3 single crystals were grown using the flux method. These crystals were then characterized by the TPS method for thermal conductivity and a variety of other methods in order to determine the density and composition of the crystals....
The authors obtained a collection of crosslinked closed cell polyethlyene foams from a commercial supplier and then characterized the thermal properties of these foams. The characterization involved the use of the TPS technique to measure thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and specific heat capacity. It was found that increasing density resulted in a decreased thermal diffusivity and an increased specific heat capacity per unit volume. A theoretical model was developed to ...
Through the use of computed tomography and the TPS method, the authors of this article were able to calculate local effective thermal conductivities of aluminium foams synthesized through the powder metallurgical route. Computed tomography was first used in order to measure the density of a given area of the sample and this density was then used in the TPS measurements in order to generate local effective thermal conductivity values....
The thermal conductivities of aerogels and xerogels were explored in order to determine how the solid content of each material affected the conductivity. Experimental considerations include testing at room temperature, under vacuum and also under various humidity conditions. Density was taken into account and it was found that the optimal density for the gels was 0.15 g/mL....
Since there was no literature on using the transient plane source method for the measurement of thermal conductivity and diffusivity of food products the authors did it themselves. They tested a variety of products including water, mineral oil, ethanol, beef, chicken and apples and determined that using the transient plane source method to simultaneously measure thermal conductivity and diffusivity was an accurate method....
