Pulse-power integrated-decay technique for the measurement of thermal conductivity

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Kharalkar, Nachiket M ^a   Hayes, Linda J ^a   Valvano, Jonathan W ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

3D finite element modeling; Bioheat transfer; Instrumentation; Self heated thermistor; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HISTOLOGY; PROBES; THERMISTORS; TISSUE;

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; BIO-HEAT TRANSFER; EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; INSTRUMENTATION; SELF-HEATED THERMISTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 46749111880     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/7/075104     Document Type: Article

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