Presently, converting waste into reusable materials is a high priority among researchers. This study presents the idea of recycling the natural rubber (NR) from latex condom waste, for its use as a potential filler in styrene butadine rubber (SBR). To properly understand the SBR material ratio aspect, thermal behaviour monitoring, such as thermal conductivity measurements using the Transient Plane Source method, was performed. A linear increase in thermal conductivity of ...
Author(s): G. Mathew, N. S. Saxena, P. Pradeep, S. Thomas
The researchers in this study presented a functional means of assessing the quality of milk, by measuring fat content, using a thermal constants analyzer. Multiple tests were performed, by altering probe design, probe size and thermal contacting area, to achieve optimal test parameters. The research concluded the possibility of designing a probe capable of measuring the fat content of milk with a less than 0.1% sensitivity. Research also concluded that the ...
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Thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of two poly(methyl methacrylates) were measured using multiple methods; temperature wave analysis, laser flash, transient plane source, transient line-source probe, and heat flux meter. The main reasoning behind this study was to compare results between methods, to ensure repeatability among methods. Good agreement was shown among thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity results between instruments, however the transient plane source method repeatedly yielded 6% higher results ...
Author(s): A. Dawson, B. Hay, C. Allen, H. Lobo, J. Morikawa, L. Halldahl, M. Rides
To evaluate the effect of climate change on the stability of methane hydrates in the seafloor, thermal conductivity measurements were performed in hydrate-bearing sediment. Using the renormalization and labeling technique methods, alongside of a
thermal constants analyzer, the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of methane hydrate-bearing sand and tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrate-bearing sand were measured and found to be 1 W/mK and 2 W/mK, respectively. The thermal ...
Author(s): D. Huang, S. Fan
This article delves into the depths of the transient plane source (TPS) method for measuring thermal conductivity. When dealing with insulative materials, thermal conductivity is one of the most important thermal properties, as it directly reflects the R-value – amount of heat-transfer resistance the insulation provides. This quick and accurate method was employed in this study to measure the thermal conductivity of insulation materials at room temperature, as well as other ...
Author(s): S. A. Al-Ajlan
