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Author(s): H. Wu, Q. Chen, Y. Lua
Transient Plane SourceClay aerogels are typically used for insulation, filtration and absorption, and are typically favored because of their eco-friendly nature, low density and high porosity. Unfortunately, these aerogels are limiting due ...
Keywords: Aerogel, Clay, composites, Freeze-drying, Pectin, Thermal Conductivity, thermal insulation, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
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): Bin Ding, Haoru Shan, Hongxia Zheng, Jianyong Yu, Lifang Liu, Xianfeng Wang, Ying Bai
Transient Plane SourceSilica aerogels (SA) are identified as one of the most advanced thermal insulating materials to date, however, their range of applications is limited due to a high sensitivity to moisture ...
Keywords: Silica aerogels, silica nanofiber, Thermal Conductivity, thermal insulation, Transient Plane Source
Read MoreAuthor(s): Abdulrahman Th. Mohommad, Hasanen M. Hussen, Hussein J. Akeiber, Mazlan A. Wahid
Transient Plane SourceThis study highlights the ongoing search for sustainable and thermally suitable phase-change materials (PCMs), for hot weather building climates, such as Iraq. This new PCM must have an extraordinary heat ...
Keywords: building materials, construction, Melting Temperature, pcms, phase change materials, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Wax
Read MoreAuthor(s): D. Ferreira, E. M. M. Fonseca, J. M. Meireles, P. A. G. Piloto
Transient Plane SourceWooden cellular slabs with rectangular perforations are commonly used by civil engineers in settings such as concert halls, nurseries, hotels, airports, etc., for noise elimination and heat retention. In this ...
Keywords: charring layer, Fire Resistance, perforations, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Wooden slabs
Read MoreAuthor(s): Heping Zhang, Lunlun Gong, Ruifang Zhang, Wei Cao, Xudong Cheng, Ye Li
Transient Plane SourceThis paper discussed the creation of ceramic foams with various amounts of agar added. The foams used fly ash as the raw material in order to make them more environmentally ...
Keywords: agar, ceramic foams, ceramics, fly ash, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Read MoreAuthor(s): Bijan Adl-Zarrabi, Jan Sundberg, John Wrafter, Rolf Christianson
Transient Plane SourceThis study outlines the design of a final repository for nuclear waste in bedrock, by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company. Thermal property testing is required to determine ...
Keywords: anisotropy, different scales, metagranite, multi probe method, Thermal Conductivity, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Read MoreAuthor(s): Javier Perez-Ramirez, Lars Borchardta, Nina-Luisa Michelsa, Sharon Mitchella, Torsten Nowakb
Transient Plane SourceZeolites are highly insulative, porous minerals. Due to their insulating nature, heat transfer and therefore thermal conductivity is greatly impacted. With the help of a transient plane source (TPS) thermal ...
Keywords: Additives, Shaping, Thermal Conductivity, Thermography, Transient Plane Source, Zeolites
Read MoreAuthor(s): Bijan Adl-Zarrabi, Carl-Eric Hagentoft, Par Johansson
Transient Plane SourceResearchers at the Chalmers University of Technology used the transient plane source (TPS) method to propose a technique for testing layered materials of a low conductive core, coated in a ...
Keywords: Analytical solution, films, measurement, numerical simulation, Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Properties, Transient Plane Source, Transient plane source (TPS) method, Vacuum insulation panel
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
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