DEStech Publications, Inc Thermal Conductivity, Thermal Expansion: Proceedings of the 28th International Thermal Conductivity Conference and the 16th International Thermal ... June 26-29, 2005, New Brunswick, Canada

TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface CHAPTER 1INSULATION · Detecting Resin Pre-Gelation in Hydro Generator Stator Bar Insulation · Thermal Insulation Using Fullerenes · Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Gels Using the Inverse Heat Transfer Method · Thermodynamic Analysis of High-Temperature, Multilayer Thermal Insulations CHAPTER 2COMPOSITES AND POROUS MATERIALS · Measurement of the Thermophysical Properties of Magnesia-Carbon Refractory Materials · Effect of Interfacial Separation on Composite Thermal Conductivity · Method for Analyzing Thermal Conductivity of Heterogeneous Materials · Heat Conduction in Ceramics: Pores, Cracks and Splat Boundaries · The Long-Term Thermal Performance of Foams having Non-Uniform Density · Analysis of Flash Diffusivity Experiments Performed on Semi-Porous Materials · Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Porous Ceramic Blocks by the Flash Method CHAPTER 3THERMAL EXPANSION · Technique for Volumetric Expansion of Liquids and Solids from 200400K · Negative Thermal Expansion · Variation of the Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Polymers Subject to Tension and Compression CHAPTER 4MODELLING · Repeated Reflections of Acoustic Phonons in Hexagonal Crystals · Measurement and Microstructure-Based Modeling of the Thermal Conductivity of Fire Resistive Materials · Reflection Effects on the Thermal Conductivity of Dielectric Crystals in the Boundary-Scattering Regime CHAPTER 5GASES AND FLUIDS · Thermal Conductivity of MethaneRevised Correlation of Experimental Data CHAPTER 6EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES · Infrared Imaging during Hot Disk Thermal Conductivity Measurements · High-Temperature Guarded Hot Plate ApparatusControl of Edge Heat Loss · Determination of the Thermal and Electrical Contact Resistances at Elevated Temperatures · Fabrication of a Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus for Use Over an Extended Temperature Range and in a Controlled Gas Atmosphere · Determining Thermal Properties of Low-Density Porous Materials Using a Transient Inverse Heat Transfer Approach · Effusivity Sensor Package (ESP) System for Process Monitoring and Control · Radiation Calorimeter for Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Solids from 400 to 800 K · New Transient Hot Bridge Sensor to Measure the Thermal Conductivity · JANUS: High Temperature Transient Hot Bridge Sensor · Improved Transient Hot Strip Sensor Design by Means of FEM Simulations · Rumination on Design and Build of an ASTM D-5470 Thermal Interface Test Instrument · A Mathis Type Microprobe for Thermal Anisotropy Measurements · Modified Line Heat Source Technique for Measurement of Thermal Properties on Mars · Fast Measurements of Absolute Thermal Conductivity Excluding Thermal Contact Resistance · All-Optical Measurement of Local Thermal Diffusivity in Opaque and Transparent Liquids and Solids CHAPTER 7APPLICATIONS · Thermophysical Properties of Tobacco and Cigarettes · Thermogravimetric Methods: Applications to Determination of Residual Moisture in Freeze-Dried Biological Products · Evaluation of Thermal Interface Materials Using the Modified Hot Wire Technique · The Significance of Thermal Conductivity on Nuclear Fuel Oxidation Modelling · Radiative Heat Transfer Across Sugarcane and Coconut Fiber CHAPTER 8NANOMATERIALS · An Optimized Thermo-Reflectance Technique for Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Thin-Film Electronic Materials · Thermal Interface Control: Thermal Performance and Structural Correlations for a Microscale Composite with Dispersed Nanoscale Filler Material · Measurement of the Thermal Diffusivity of Metallic Thin Films: Sn, Mo, and Al0.97Ti0.03 Alloy · Heat Flow in Nanowires · Thermal Conductivity of Heat Spread Films: Effect of Film ·Thickness and Deposition Temperature · High-Temperature Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus: Optimal Locations ·of Circular Heaters · Thermal Conductivity Based on Modified Laser Flash Measurement CHAPTER 9GENERAL · Measurement of Thermal Expansion of High Temperature Resistant Alloys · Laser Flash Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Isotropic Graphite and Glass-Like Carbon · Influence of Free Electrons on Thermal Conductivity: Thomson Effect · Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity Measurements of Paraffin Embedded in a Porous Matrix · Preliminary Investigations on Some Potential Applications of Thermal Effusivity Measurements in the Animal Feed Industry · Mathematical Model of the Structure of Heterogeneous Materials with Interpenetrating Components Author Index Subject Index Closure