Category: Transient Plane Source
Author(s): Chika Matsunaga, Hideki Hyuga, Manabu Fukushima, Yu-ichi Yoshizawa
Keywords: Diatomite, Freeze casting, Porous silica ceramics, Thermal Conductivity, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Abstract: Using a gelation-freezing method, diatomite-derived porous silica ceramics with high porosities up to 90% were fabricated. Diatomite particles contain large numbers of meso- and micropores, intrinsically reducing the thermal conductivity. In this study, thermal conductivity of the sintered specimens was measured. Results indicate that ceramics had a low thermal conductivity due to their very high porosity.
Reference: Journal of the European Ceramic Society (2017), 37(16): 5259-5264
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.05.001