Analysis of the transient hot-wire method to measure thermal conductivity of silica aerogel: Influence of wire length, and radiation properties

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Cohen, Ellann ^a   Glicksman, Leon ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerogel; end effects; thermal conductivity measurement; transient tests

Indexed keywords

END EFFECTS; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; RADIATION PROPERTIES; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; TRANSIENT HOT WIRE METHOD; TRANSIENT TESTS;

AEROGELS; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIATION EFFECTS; SILICA GEL; TESTING; WIRE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84893239539     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4025921     Document Type: Article

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