In order to measure the thermal properties of polymer composites that are filled with ceramic powder the researchers created 'macromodels' that accurately modelled the interfacial resistance at each ceramic-polymer boundary. The macromodels were created by spin-coating the polymers onto sapphire wafers....
Through the use of thermal conductivity and moisture related measurements, this article investigates the physical properties of undergarments of different compositions (cotton, polyester, rayon, viscose, etc.). This research is used to determine which types of materials would best be suited for use in sports/day-to-day/comfortable clothes. Important properties measured include the porosity of the material as that affects the ability for moisture to be released, as well as the ...
A series of fabrics containing different mass ratios of polyurethane binder to melamine-formaldehyde microcapsules were created and their thermal properties were investigated. A variety of thermal analysis methods including guarded hot plate and differential scanning calorimetry were employed to characterize the series of fabrics. The mass ratio of microcapsules to polyurethane binder had a significant effect on the thermal properties of the fabrics and the researchers pointed out a specific ...
The effective thermal conductivities of fully expanded intumescent chars are estimated using a finite element model related to porosity and density of the chars....
Through the use of the transient plane source method the researchers were able to measure the thermal conductivity of a collection of cellular metals as well as the in- homogeneities of the samples. The volume of the samples was varied and the density of these individual volumes was calculated from tomography....
