Thermal Conductivity 31/Thermal Expansion 19

Preface
Special Thanks
In Memory of Raymond Taylor

Chapter 1—Transient Measurement Methods

• An Inverse Method for Experimental Determination of Temperature Dependent Thermal Conductivities and Specific Heat of Orthotropic Materials
• Express Methods for Determination of Thermophysical Properties of Different Types of Materials within a Temperature Range of –150°C to +1800°C
• Quantitative Evaluation of the Effect of Black-Coating for Laser Flash Measurement
• Measurement Uncertainty Analysis for the Thermal Conductivity Test Method Using a Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
• Application of the Modified Transient Plane Source Technique in Testing the Thermal Conductivity of Concrete
• Thermal Diffusivity and Conductivity with a Dilatometer
• High-Resolution Adiabatic Scanning Calorimetry Applied to the Phase Transitions in the n-Alkanes Tetradecane and Tetracosane
• Application of Laser-Flash Method to Porous Media: Problems and Challenges
• A Dynamic Test Protocol for Thermal Property Measurements Using the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus
• A New Transient Method to Measure Thermal Conductivity of Asphalt
• Simultaneous Identification of Temperature Dependent Thermophysical Properties from Transient Temperature History by Genetic Algorithm

Chapter 2—Material Properties

• Measuring Thermal Diffusivity of Mechanical and Optical Grades of Polycrystalline Diamond Using an AC Laser Calorimetry Method
• Prediction of the Thermal Conductivity of Ionic Liquids Based on Measurements with a Guarded Parallel Plate Instrument
• Thermophysical Properties of Pyrex 7740 Glass Over the Temperature Range of –180°C to 475°C
• Dependence of Liquid Thermal Conductivity Upon Temperature and Molecular Structure: A Semi-Empirical Approach
• Numerical and Experimental Thermal Analysis of PCM-Enhanced Insulations
• Temperature Conductivity of Hydrazine Hydrate at the Concentration of Nano Catalic TiO2

Chapter 3—Thermal Expansion

• Comparative Measurements of Thermal Expansion Coefficient for Concrete
• Dilatometric Method for the Determination of Internal Stresses in Metals and Alloys

Chapter 4—Steady-State Measurement Methods

• Initial Measurement Results of the NIST 500 mm Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus Under Automated Temperature and Pressure Control
• Metrological Traceability for Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus

Chapter 5—Material Application

• Thermal Conductivity of Metal Powders During De-Binding and Sintering Under Technologically Relevant Heating Rates
• Thermal Model of Area and Edge Losses for Vacuum Insulation Panels Using Tensile Supports and a Stainless Steel Foil Exterior
• Gas Pressure and Temperature Impact on the Thermal Conductivity of Materials for Satellites, Spacecraft, and Protective Structures of Surface-Landed and Re-Entry Space Vehicles
• Influence of Transformer Oil Decay Products on its Thermal Conductivity
• Sol-Gel Deposited Highly Transparent Electrically Conductive and Infrared Reflective Metaloxide Thin Films to Improve Thermal Comfort and to Reduce Thermal Emittance

Chapter 6—Modelling

• Modeling of Thermal Conductivity of Moist Material
• Effects of Knudsen Number on Effective Thermal Conductivity of Two Phase Materials

Chapter 7—General

• An “In Silico Method” to Predict the Thermal Conductivity in Insulating Crystals
• Lattice Thermal Properties of Disordered Alloys: A Theoretical Approach
• Heat Transfer by Convection and Radiation Under High Temperature Gradients

Author Index