Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity

1983 ◽  
pp. 133-161
Author(s):  
J. G. Hust

Abstract This chapter presents basic principles and the theoretical results of heat transport in solids. Thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity are the principal properties discussed. Discussions are also included on the effects of temperature, magnetic field, and metallurgical variations caused by composition, processing, and heat-treatment differences. Numerous graphs illustrate the qualitative and quantitative effects of these variables. Measurement methods and associated accuracies and pertinent empirical correlations are presented.

Author(s):  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Nuo Yang ◽  
Gang Wu ◽  
Baowen Li

In this paper, we report the recent developments in the study of heat transport in nano materials. First of all, we show that phonon transports in nanotube super-diffusively which leads to a length dependence thermal conductivity, thus breaks down the Fourier law. Then we discuss how the introduction of isotope doping can reduce the thermal conductivity efficiently. The theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental ones. Finally, we will demonstrate that nanoscale structures are promising candidates for heat rectification.


2011 ◽  
Vol 312-315 ◽  
pp. 489-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Kiełbus ◽  
Tomasz Rzychoń ◽  
Grzegorz Moskal

In the present study, the thermal diffusivity and conductivity of WE54 and Elektron 21 alloys were studied. The results showed the thermal diffusivity of WE54 and Elektron 21 alloys were temperature and microstructure dependent. The thermal diffusivity of both alloys was dependent on the content of the solute element in the α-Mg matrix. The solid solution of Y and Gd in Mg has a lower thermal conductivity than alloys where the intermetallic Mg3(Nd,Gd) and Mg14Y2Nd phases are present. The formation of strengthening phases during ageing caused the consumption of the solute element in the α -Mg matrix, and improved the thermal conductivity of the alloys.


Author(s):  
Yo-Rhin Rhim ◽  
Dajie Zhang ◽  
Dennis C. Nagle ◽  
Michael Rooney ◽  
Cila Herman

The thermal transport properties were studied for carbons produced by the carbonization of microcrystalline cellulose. Thermal diffusivity, specific heat, and thermal conductivity were measured via flash method for cellulose derived carbons prepared at various heat treatment temperatures ranging from 250°C to 1000°C. The thermal diffusivity as a function of increasing heat treatment temperature was observed to have four distinct linear regions, which could be related directly to the microstructures of the materials generated by the specific heat treatment temperature. Specific heat values indicated the coexistence of polar and non-polar phases in both partially carbonized materials obtained at lower heat treatment temperatures and fully carbonized materials formed at higher heat treatment temperatures. For partially carbonized materials, the polar groups consisting of residual hydroxyl and carboxyl were still present. For fully carbonized materials, the polar phases have largely been volatilized and conductive nano-carbon clusters were nucleated and observed to grow in an amorphous carbon bed until percolation effects were observed. Such structural characteristics are well supported by FT-IR characterizations. Lastly, a linear relationship between testing temperature and thermal conductivity indicates boundary scattering between highly conductive carbon clusters as the main mechanism for heat conduction.


1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Woods

A new theory is developed for the transport of energy across a strong magnetic field. The mechanism is micro-convection by sheared fluid elements, and it proves to be much more effective in heat transport than classical conduction. The equivalent thermal conductivity is calculated for the electron gas in a cylindrical plasma carrying an axial current. When the plasma pressure can be neglected, this conductivity is about 400 times greater than the classical value under certain typical conditions.


1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-432
Author(s):  
Jürgen Raeder

An electric arc may be displaced by a magnetic field, by a gas flow and also by unsymmetric heating and cooling. This occurs for instance, if a portion of the wall of a wall-stabilized arc is heated. For this case the displacement is investigated theoretically for steady state conditions. Furthermore the deflection is calculated for an explicit dependence of electrical and thermal conductivity upon a space variable. The different possibilities considered in theory are realized experimentally. The measurements are in good agreement with the theoretical results.


Author(s):  
D. S. Dzhuraev

The paper presents the results of experimental studies of the thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of magnetic fluids based on transformer oil, depending on the effect of a magnetic field in the range of B = 1.59...3.866 mT, and the addition of iron powder 0.1...0.3 g with an interval of 0.05 g. Equations were obtained for calculation with a certain fraction of error in thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of unexplored magnetic fluids.


2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 2028
Author(s):  
А.Б. Гаджиев ◽  
А.Г. Гамзатов ◽  
А.Б. Батдалов ◽  
З.А. Хуршилова ◽  
А.М. Алиев

The results of a study of the effect of partial substitution of Sr2+ ions by Ba2+ ions on the thermophysical and magnetocaloric properties of manganite La0.7Sr0.3-xBaxMnO3 (x = 0; 0.02; 0.05 and 0.10) in the temperature range 100-400 K and in a magnetic field up to 1.8 T. It is shown that such a substitution leads to a significant decrease in TC. In the behaviour of the thermal diffusivity (T) and thermal conductivity (T) near TС, minima were found that are associated with both the scattering of phonons by local distortions of the crystal lattice and by spin fluctuations. The absolute values of thermal conductivity decrease with an increase in the disorder parameter. The magnetocaloric effect exhibits a weak dependence on the substitution level (x).


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