Transient Hot Wire Papers - Thermtest Inc.

Reference Correlations of the Thermal Conductivity of Ethene and Propene

Author(s): Anastasios Koutian, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

Wide-range reference temperature-and-density based equations for the thermal conductivity of ethene and propene are given. These equations are based upon a body of critically assessed data, acquired partially using the ...

Keywords: critical phenomena, density, ethene, Gas, liquid, propene, reference correlation, Temperature, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties

Reference Correlations of the Thermal Conductivity of o-Xylene, m-Xylene, p-Xylene, and Ethylbenzene from the Triple Point to 700 K and Moderate Pressures

Author(s): Konstantinos D. Antoniadis, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, S. K. Mylona

O-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, and ethylbenzene are all given new representative reference equations for their thermal conductivities based upon experimental data that has been critically assessed for consistency and agreement with ...

Keywords: critical phenomena, ethylbenzene, fluids, Gas, Liquids, reference correlation, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties, xylene

Reference Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of n-Heptane from the Triple Point to 600 K and up to 250 MPa

Author(s): I. Bogdanou, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, S. K. Mylona, V. Vesovic

New representative reference equations for the thermal conductivity of n-heptane are expressed based on experimental data that has been critically assessed for consistency and for agreement with theory. A large ...

Keywords: C7H16, critical phenomena, critical region, dilute gas, n-heptane, Temperature, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties

Reference Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of Toluene from the Triple Point to 1000 K and up to 1000 MPa

Author(s): Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, S. K. Mylona

New representative equations for the thermal conductivity of toluene are expressed based on a body of experimental data collected mainly by the transient hot wire method. The data has been ...

Keywords: critical phenomena, critical region, dilute gas, liquid, Temperature, Thermal Conductivity, THW, toluene, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties

Benzene: A further liquid thermal conductivity standard

Author(s): Carlos Nieto de Castro, M. L. V. Ramirez, Marc J. Assael, William A. Wakeham

Analysis of the available data to expand the liquid thermal conductivity standard of benzene along the saturation line. Most of this data has been collected using the transient hot wire ...

Keywords: benzene, C6H6, Gas, liquid, reference materials, standard reference data, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire

The Thermal Conductivity of Methane and Tetrafluoromethane in the Limit of Zero Density

Author(s): J. Millaf, Marc J. Assael, V. Vesovic, William A. Wakeham

An accurate representation of the thermal conductivity of methane and tetrafluoromethane in the limit of zero density valid for the temperature range 120–1000 K with a highest uncertainty of 4%. Also included ...

Keywords: carbon tetrafluoride, correlation, Gas, methane, polyatomic gases, tetrafluoromethane, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties

The viscosity and thermal conductivity of ethane in the limit of zero density

Author(s): E. Vogel, J. Millat, S. Hendl, V. Vesovic, William A. Wakeham

New independent representations of the viscosity and thermal conductivity of ethane in the limit of zero density. For viscosity, the correlation is over the temperature range of 200 to 1000 K, with ...

Keywords: density, ethane, Finite Element Method (FEM), Liquids, low uncertainty, Nanofluids, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, viscosity

The Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Liquids Containing Solid Particles of Nanometer Dimensions: A Critique

Author(s): Georgia J. Tertsinidou, Marc J. Assael, William A. Wakeham

In the past twenty years, the behavior of the apparent thermal conductance of two or three phase systems comprised of solid particles with nanometer dimensions suspended in fluids, dubbed nanofluids, ...

Keywords: Al2O3, Cu, CuO, dispersants, Ethylene glycol, liquid, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, thermal conductance, Thermal conductivity enhancement, THW, TiO2, transient hot wire method, Transient Hot-Wire, Water

Experimental Data for the Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Water and Steam

Author(s): Akira Nagashima, D. G. Frienda, D. Giakoumakis, E. Bekou, J. Millat, M. A. Killeen, Marc J. Assael

All reliable experimental data available relating to the viscosity and thermal conductance of water has been collected and turned into the current temperature scale and a set of units. There ...

Keywords: data, Gas, liquid, properties, steam, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, triple point, Vapor, viscosity, Water

Reference Correlation of the Thermal Conductivity of n-Hexane from the Triple Point to 600 K and up to 500 MPa

Author(s): Ch. A. Tsiglifisi, Marc J. Assael, Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins, S. K. Mylona

New representative equations are put forth for the thermal conductance of n-hexane (C6H14) which are based on data that has been critically assessed for agreement with theory. The data ...

Keywords: C6H14, critical phenomena, Gas, hexane, reference correlation, Thermal Conductivity, THW, Transient Hot-Wire, transport properties, triple point

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