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Author(s): Sh. Jafari Nejad
Transient Plane SourceThis article is a review of the methods for measuring thermal conductivity including both steady state and transient methods. The article describes the experimental setup for each method, and it ...
Keywords: nanocomposites, Polymer composites, Steady state, Thermal Conductivity, Transient
Read MoreAuthor(s): Amy S. Fleischer, Ronald J. Warzoha
Transient Plane SourceThe thermal conductivities of paraffin-based composite phase change materials (PCMs) containing different types of graphene nanoparticles were determined using the transient plane source method. It was determined that the thermal ...
Keywords: graphene, Interfacial Thermal Resistance, nanocomposites, pcms, phase change materials, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Read MoreAuthor(s): Amy S. Fleischer, Ronald J. Warzoha
Transient Plane SourceFour different paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials (PCMs) were prepared by dispersion of 20 v. % of graphene, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), aluminum, or TiO2 nanoparticles into a paraffin matrix. It was ...
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, differential scanning calorimetry, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DSC, graphene, Melt Temperature, nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, pcms, phase change enthalpy, phase change materials, Phase Transition Temperature, Solidification Temperature, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Energy Recovery, Transient Plane Source Technique, Transient Thermal Response
Read MoreAuthor(s): Andrzej Czulak, Anna Szymczyk, Bartlomiej Przybyszewski, Ryszard Pilawka, Sandra Paszkiewicz, Zbigniew Roslaniec
Transient Plane SourcePoly(trimethylene terephthalate)-block-poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTT-PMTO) copolymer-based nanocomposites containing a combination of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) as carbon nanofillers were investigated to determine their thermal ...
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, Fillers, graphene, nanocomposites, Polymer composites, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Method, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Read MoreAuthor(s): Chien-Hua Hsu, Jui-Ming Yeh, Kung-Chin Chang, Mei-Chun Lai, Min-Hsiang Hsu, Pei-Ju Liu, Tsao-Li Chuang, Wei-Ren Liu
Transient Plane SourceEpoxy nanocomposites containing thermally reduced graphene oxides (TRGs) with different oxygen contents were prepared and their mechanical and thermal properties were investigated. It was found that increasing the number of ...
Keywords: DMA, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Epoxy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR, graphene, nanocomposites, Polymer composites, TEM, Tensile Tests, TGA, Thermal Conductivity, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), XPS
Read MoreAuthor(s): N. S. Saxena, Sonalika Agarwal, Vipin Kumar
Transient Plane SourceZinc sulfide nanoparticles were embedded in a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix to prepare a nanocomposite polymer with a higher thermal conductivity than the pure polymer. It was determined by TEM ...
Keywords: Fillers, nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Polymer composites, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray Diffraction, X-ray diffraction (XRD), XRD
Read MoreAuthor(s): Dinesh Patidar, N. S. Saxena
Transient Plane SourceCdS nanoparticles were dispersed in varying quantities into a PVC matrix and the effective thermal conductivities of the produced nanocomposites were investigated at temperatures from 25 to 110C. It was determined ...
Keywords: Fillers, nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Polymer composites, PVC, TEM, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source Technique, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Read MoreAuthor(s): A. Khan, F. Piscitelli, H. Benkreira, H. S. Xia, M. Lavorgna, P. Coates, R. Patel, Y. H. Zhan
Transient Plane SourcePolytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) was used to functionalize multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) by grafting to produce MWNT-g-PTMEG. These functionalized nanotubes were then dispersed in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to form a ...
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes, CNTs, differential scanning calorimeter, Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), DMA, DSC, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Fillers, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR, mechanical properties, nanocomposites, Polyurethane, SAXS, Scanning Electron Microscope, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), SEM, Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering, Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), TGA, Thermal Conductivity, thermal constant analyser, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), WAXS, Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering, Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS)
Read MoreAuthor(s): K. B. Sharma, Kananbala Sharma, Vishal Mathur
Transient Plane SourceThe thermal and mechanical properties of PS/PMMA immiscible polymer blends were investigated. The effects of the dispersion of CdS nanoparticles on these properties were also investigated. The dispersion of ...
Keywords: DMA, Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer, Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), Glass Transition Temperature, nanocomposites, Polymer composites, SAXS, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), SEM, Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering, Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Diffusivity, TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, WAXS, Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering, Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS)
Read MoreAuthor(s): Chien-Hua Hsu, Hsin-I Lu, Jui-Ming Yeh, Kuan-Yeh Huang, Kung-Chin Chang, Mei-Chun Lai, Tsao-Li Chuang, Wei-Ren Liu, You-Rong Hsiao
Transient Plane SourceThe thermal imidization method was used to prepare an electroactive polyimide/graphene nanocomposite (EPGN) material membrane. It was determined that the composites that were formed had improved mechanical strength, thermal ...
Keywords: CV, Cyclic Voltammetry, Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), differential scanning calorimetry, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DMA, DSC, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR, graphene, nanocomposites, Polymer composites, TEM, TGA, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), TPS Technique, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Transmission electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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