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Author(s): John Redgrove, Ludovit Kubicar, Neil Lockmuller
Transient Line SourceThis paper explains an addition to a larger NPL project with the purpose to validate the use of the transient contact-probes for measurement of the thermal conductivity of soft solids ...
Keywords: AFS, biological materials, food, graphite, Perspex, powder, silica microspheres, slurries, Thermal Conductivity, TLS, Transient Line Source
Read MoreAuthor(s): Nan Zhang, Tianyu Li, Weiyue Long, Xiaoling Cao, Yanping Yuan
Transient Plane SourceThe purpose of this study was to improve the wettability of silicon carbide (SiC) nanowires, in order for them to be used as thermoconductive fluids. Multiple experiments were conducted by ...
Keywords: expanded graphite, graphene, Graphene nanoplatelets, graphite, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Thermal Properties
Read MoreAuthor(s): Caixing Chen, Hua Zhang, Tao Xu, Xuenong Gao, Yutang Fang, Zhengguo Zhang
Transient Plane SourceThis study suggested the use of capric acid–palmitic acid–stearic acid ternary eutectic mixture/expanded graphite (CA–PA–SA/EG) composite phase change material (PCM), as a low-temperature heat ...
Keywords: CA–PA–SA ternary eutectic mixture, expanded, graphite, Low-temperature, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, thermal energy storage, Transient Plane Source
Read MoreAuthor(s): Daili Feng, Ge Wang, Limin Zhong, Xiaowei Zhang, Yanhui Feng, Yi Luan
Transient Plane SourceThis article discussed the creation of phase change composite materials using molten binary salts and expanded graphite (EG). Three different salts were used, LiNO3–KCl, LiNO3–NaNO3 and LiNO3–NaCl. ...
Keywords: composites, expanded, graphite, Latent Heat Storage, molten binary salts, pcms, phase change materials, SEM, solution impregnation, Thermal Conductivity, thermal stability
Read MoreAuthor(s): Hua Zhu, Ming Li, Peng Zhang, Zhaonan Meng
Transient Plane SourceExpanded graphite (EG) was added to lauric acid (LA)-stearic acid (SA) phase change materials to enhance their thermal conductivities. The PCMs were prepared in varying mass fractions of LA ...
Keywords: differential scanning calorimetry, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DSC, graphite, pcms, phase change materials, Scanning Electron Microscope, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), SEM, TGA, Thermal Conductivity, thermal stability, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), TPS, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Read MoreAuthor(s): Canhui Lu, Hejun Wu, Wei Zhang, Xinxing Zhang
Transient Plane SourceLow-temperature expandable graphite (LTEG) was blended into low-density polyethylene (LDPE) to prepare composite materials with an enhanced thermal conductivity in comparison to pure LDPE. The thermal conductivity of a composite ...
Keywords: differential scanning calorimetry, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DSC, Electrical Conductivity, graphite, LDPE, mechanical properties, Polymer composites, Rheological Measurements, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, TGA, Thermal Conductivity, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction, X-ray diffraction (XRD), XRD
Read MoreAuthor(s): Bo-Rong Wu, Chia-Hung Wu, Chia-Wei Liao, Ming-Der Ger, Nen-Wen Pu, Yih-Ming Liu
Transient Plane SourcePristine and modified exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnPs and M-xGnPs, respectively) were dispersed into a paraffin wax phase change material (PCM) in an effort to raise the thermal conductivity of the ...
Keywords: Electrical Resistivity, Fillers, graphite, pcms, phase change materials, Praffin Wax, Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Heat Source Method, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS), XPS
Read MoreAuthor(s): G. J. F. Czempiel, K. Gharagozloo-Hubmann, M. Kasimir, S. Reich, S. Trotsenko, V. Datsyuk
Transient Plane SourceThe effects of using different fillers and the effects of filler content and particle size on the thermal properties of thermal interface materials were investigated. The most prominent enhancement in ...
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, differential scanning calorimeter, Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), DSC, Fillers, graphite, Specific Heat, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity, thermal interface materials, TIMs, TPS, Xenon Flash
Read MoreAuthor(s): A. V. K. Westwood, C. Stirling, M. A. Raza
Transient Plane SourceGraphite nanoplatelets were dispersed in varying quantities into a silicone matrix to form composite materials with higher thermal conductivities than the pure silicone matrix without sacrificing mechanical properties. It was ...
Keywords: composites, Compression Testing, differential scanning calorimeter, Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), DSC, Electrical Conductivity, FEG-SEM, Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope, Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG-SEM), graphite, Silicone, Thermal Conductivity, thermal interface materials, TIMs, viscosity
Read MoreAuthor(s): D. Holmgren
Transient Plane SourceThis article is a literature review of research that has been done on the thermal conductivity of cast iron. The article outlines the effects of graphite additives, alloying elements, matrix, ...
Keywords: Cast Iron, graphite, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity
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