Thermal Conductivity 29/Thermal Expansion 17

Preface

CHAPTER 1—PLENARY SESSION

• A Return to Innovative Engineering Design, Critical Thinking and Systems Engineering

CHAPTER 2—BUILDING INSULATION MATERIALS

• Comparative Methodology of Energetic Performance of Buildings
• Infrared Spectroscopy of Cellulose Insulation
• Measuring the Impact of Experimental Parameters upon the Estimated Thermal Conductivity of Closed-Cell Foam Insulation Subjected to an Accelerated Aging Protocol
• Partial Pressure Profiles of Blowing Agent Gas in Polymer Foams having Non-Uniform Density
• Vacuum Insulation Panels with Supporting Elements in Tension
• Performance of Thermal Insulation Containing Microencapsulated Phase Change Material
• Status of NIST Thermal Insulation Reference Materials
• Use of Phase-Change Materials to Enhance the Thermal Performance of Building Insulations

CHAPTER 3—ALLOYS, CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES

• Thermal Properties of Crystalline Silver Bromide in the Temperature Range 77-350K
• High Thermal Conductivity A1N from Combustion Synthesized A1N Powder
• Thermophysical Properties of Pyroceram 9606 Over the Temperature Range of 90 to 1370 K
• Thermophysical Characterization of Calcium Fluoride throughMelting
• Pore-Forming Agents for the Preparation of Thermally Insulating Ceramics
• Development and Thermal Property Evaluation of Chilled Aluminum Alloy-Corundum Particulate Composite for Automotive Applications
• Thermal Contact Resistance Measurement between Conductive Particles and Matrix in Polymer Composites
• Study of the Thermal Expansion Characteristics of Ni53.6Mn27.1Ga19.3 Alloy
• Cryogenic Material Properties Database—Update 2007
• Thermophysical Properties of Polyethylene Filled with Silver Coated Polyamide Particles

CHAPTER 4—PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

• Phase Change Detection with Special Coated Heat Flux Transducers
• Characterization and Evaluation of a Mass Efficient Heat Storage Device

CHAPTER 5—FILMS AND COATINGS

• Thin Films Thermal Conductivity Measurement System Based on Pulsed Photothermal Radiometry and its Application to Industrial Wear Resistant Films
• Processing and Thermal Properties of Diamond Films for Heat Spreader Applications in Electronics

CHAPTER 6—FIBROUS AND AEROGEL MATERIALS

• Thermal Conductivity of Mechanically Compressed Fiber Insulation Materials in a Wide Temperature Range: New Test Method and Experimental Results
• Measurement of Heat Transfer in Unbonded Silica Fibrous Insulation and Comparison with Theory
• Thermal Testing and Analysis of an Efficient High-Temperature Multi-Screen Internal Insulation
• Thermal Conductivity of Titania-Opacified Aerogels Versus Microporous Silica
• Nonflammable, Hydrophobic Aerogel Composites for Cryogenic Applications

CHAPTER 7—FLUIDS

• Thermal Conductivity of Liquids: Correlations and Experimental Evidence
• Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Humid Air: A First Approach
• Review on Gas Thermal Conductivity in Porous Materials and Knudsen Effect

CHAPTER 8—EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS

• Thermal Modeling and Experimental Characterization of a Facility for Testing Materials in Simulated Reentry Profiles
• Thermal Performance Testing of Cryogenic Insulation Systems
• Different Ways of Evaluating Thermal Transport Properties from Measurements with the Transient Plane Source (Hot Disk) Method
• Further Progress in the Development of a Slug Calorimeter for Evaluating the Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Fire Resistive Materials
• Thermophysical Sensors: Theory and Application of the Hot Ball
• Thin Heater Apparatus for Thermal Transmission Properties
• Simultaneous Characterization of Thermophysical Properties using Two Different Methods
• Improving Precision in Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Solid and Semi-Solid Polymers
• Errors of the Heat Flow Meter Method Caused by Thermal Contact Resistance
• Experimental and Computational Analysis of Natural Convection Over a Flat Plate at Different Angle Position with Constant Flux Heating

CHAPTER 9—THERMAL MODELING

• Exponential Porosity Dependence of Thermal Conductivity
• A Transfer-Function Approach to Characterizing Heat Transport in Water Calorimeters Used in Radiation Dosimetry

CHAPTER 10—THERMAL EMISSIVITY

• High Temperature Emissivity Measurement of Thermal Sprayed Ceramic Coatings
• NIST Program for the Infrared Emittance Characterization of Materials
• Emissivity Results on High Temperature Coatings for Refractory Composite Materials
• Effects of Elevated Sample Temperature on Reflectance and Emittance Measurements

CHAPTER 11—THERMAL EXPANSION

• Notable Observations for a Cryogenic Thermal Expansion Facility
• The JPL Cryogenic Dilatometer: Measuring the Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Aerospace Materials
• A Molecular Dynamics Study of the Influence of Atomic Scale Interfaces on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Composite Materials
• Interferometric Technique for the Thermal Expansion Behavior of Carbon Nanocomposites
• Thermal Expansion Measurements on a Proposed Reference Material to be Used for Low and High Temperatures

Author Index