Experimental Study of Thermal Contact Conductance Based on Heat-Transfer Theory with Variable Thermal Conductivity

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 104272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zong Ren Wang ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Mingyuan Yang ◽  
Weifang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermal Contact Conductance ◽  
Contact Conductance ◽  
Transfer Theory ◽  
Heat Transfer Theory

Experimental Study of the Heat Transfer Across Periodically Contacting Surfaces

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Goudarzi ◽  
M. H. Shojaeefard
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Thermal Contact Conductance ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Contact Conductance ◽  
Frequency Of Contact

AbstractAn experimental study for determining the thermal contact conductance between two periodically contacting surfaces is presented. The influence of the frequency of contact upon the thermal contact conductance is investigated. Also, the results show that the thermal contactconductance decreases as the frequency of contact increases. The experimental results obtained from present work are in agreement with the previous published data.

Recent Developments in Contact Conductance Heat Transfer

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (4b) ◽  
pp. 1059-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Thermal Conductance ◽  
Thermal Contact Conductance ◽  
Contact Conductance ◽  
Thermal Rectification ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Theoretical Investigations ◽  
Recent Developments

The characteristics of thermal contact conductance are increasingly important in a wide range of technologies. As a consequence, the number of experimental and theoretical investigations of contact conductance has increased. This paper reviews and categorizes recent developments in contact conductance heat transfer. Among the topics included are the theoretical/analytical/numerical studies of contact conductance for conforming surfaces and other surface geometries; the thermal conductance in such technological areas as advanced or modern materials, microelectronics, and biomedicine; and selected topics including thermal rectification, gas conductance, cylindrical contacts, periodic and sliding contacts, and conductance measurements. The paper concludes with recommendations for emerging and continuing areas of investigation.

Anisotropic Heat Conduction Effects in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (9) ◽  
pp. 1109-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaitanya J. Bapat ◽  
Stefan T. Thynell
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Current Collector ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Thermal Contact Conductance ◽  
Contact Conductance ◽  
Gas Diffusion Layers ◽  
Diffusion Layers ◽  
Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity

The focus of this work is to study the effects of anisotropic thermal conductivity and thermal contact conductance on the overall temperature distribution inside a fuel cell. The gas-diffusion layers and membrane are expected to possess an anisotropic thermal conductivity, whereas a contact resistance is present between the current collectors and gas-diffusion layers. A two-dimensional single phase model is used to capture transport phenomena inside the cell. From the use of this model, it is predicted that the maximum temperatures inside the cell can be appreciably higher than the operating temperature of the cell. A high value of the in-plane thermal conductivity for the gas-diffusion layers was seen to be essential for achieving smaller temperature gradients. However, the maximum improvement in the heat transfer characteristics of the fuel cell brought about by increasing the in-plane thermal conductivity is limited by the presence of a finite thermal contact conductance at the diffusion layer/current collector interface. This was determined to be even more important for thin gas-diffusion layers. Anisotropic thermal conductivity of the membrane, however, did not have a significant impact on the temperature distribution. The thermal contact conductance at the diffusion layer/current collector interface strongly affected the temperature distribution inside the cell.

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