A Flat-Plate Thermal-Conductivity Apparatus for Measuring Low-Conductivity Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1721
Author(s):  
Mario Mora ◽  
Hippolyte Amaveda ◽  
Luis Porta-Velilla ◽  
Germán F. de la Fuente ◽  
Elena Martínez ◽  
...  

The objective of this work is the enhancement of metal-to-metal bonding to provide high thermal conductivity together with electrical insulation, to be used as heat sinks at room and cryogenic temperatures. High thermal conductive metal (copper) and epoxy resin (Stycast 2850FT) were used in this study, with the latter also providing the required electrical insulation. The copper surface was irradiated with laser to induce micro- and nano-patterned structures that result in an improvement of the adhesion between the epoxy and the copper. Thus, copper-to-copper bonding strength was characterized by means of mechanical tensile shear tests. The effect of the laser processing on the thermal conductivity properties of the Cu/epoxy/Cu joint at different temperatures, from 10 to 300 K, is also reported. Using adequate laser parameters, it is possible to obtain high bonding strength values limited by cohesive epoxy fracture, together with good thermal conductivity at ambient and cryogenic temperatures.


2000 ◽  
pp. 1919-1924 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. M. Helvensteijn ◽  
L. J. Salerno ◽  
P. R. Roach ◽  
P. Kittel ◽  
S. M. White

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 1760018 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pandiaraj ◽  
A. Gnanavelbabu ◽  
P. Saravanan

Metallic fluids like CuO, Al2O3, ZnO, SiO2 and TiO2 nanofluids were widely used for the development of working fluids in flat plate heat pipes except magnesium oxide (MgO). So, we initiate our idea to use MgO nanofluids in flat plate heat pipe as a working fluid material. MgO nanopowders were synthesized by wet chemical method. Solid state characterizations of synthesized nanopowders were carried out by Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (UV), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) techniques. Synthesized nanopowders were prepared as nanofluids by adding water and as well as water/ethylene glycol as a binary mixture. Thermal conductivity measurements of prepared nanofluids were studied using transient hot-wire apparatus. Response surface methodology based on the Box–Behnken design was implemented to investigate the influence of temperature (30–60[Formula: see text]C), particle fraction (1.5–4.5 vol.%), and solution pH (4–12) of nanofluids as the independent variables. A total of 17 experiments were accomplished for the construction of second-order polynomial equations for target output. All the influential factors, their mutual effects and their quadratic terms were statistically validated by analysis of variance (ANOVA). The optimum stability and thermal conductivity of MgO nanofluids with various temperature, volume fraction and solution pH were predicted and compared with experimental results. The results revealed that increase in particle fraction and pH of MgO nanofluids at certain points would increase thermal conductivity and become stable at nominal temperature.


2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 149-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Faizal ◽  
Rahman Saidur ◽  
Saad Mekhilef ◽  
M Faizal

The source of fossil fuel is decreasing. The price increased rapidly. Population and demand of energy increased significantly over the years. Carbon pollution and global warming are becoming major issues. The best way to overcome this problem is by changing to renewable source of energy. One of it is solar thermal energy. However, a solar technology is currently still expensive, low in efficiency and takes up a lot of space. Nanofluid is recognized as a solution to overcome this problem. Due to the high thermal conductivity of nanofluids, the thermal efficiency of a solar collector can be increased and thus decreasing the size of the system. This paper analyzes the efficiency of using the Al2O3nanofluid as absorbing medium in flat-plate solar collector and estimated the potential of size reduction. When applying the same output temperature of Al2O3nanofluid as with water, it can be observed that the collectors size can be reduced up to 24% of its original size.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2119 (1) ◽  
pp. 012157
Author(s):  
V V Lukashov ◽  
V S Naumkin

Abstract The paper solves the problem of thermal conductivity inside a flat plate under the impact of a hot jet of nitrogen impinging from one side and cooled by a gas flow from the other side. In this formulation of the problem, there may be local maxima and minima of the temperature inside the plate, caused by an uneven distribution of heat fluxes along the plate.


2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Rahman ◽  
M. A. Alim

The present numerical work describes the effect of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) free convective heat transfer flow along a vertical flat plate with temperature dependent thermal conductivity and heat conduction. The governing equations reduce to local non-similarity boundary layer equations using suitable transformation have been integrated by employing an implicit finite difference method together with the Keller box technique. Comparison with previously published work is performed and excellent agreement is observed. Profiles of the dimensionless velocity and temperature distributions as well as the local skin friction coefficient and surface temperature distribution are shown graphically for various values of the magnetic parameter M, thermal conductivity variation parameter g and Prandtl number Pr.Keywords: Implicit finite difference method, free convection flow, vertical flow, vertical flat plate, temperature dependent thermal conductivityDOI: 10.3329/jname.v6i1.2654Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Vol.6(1) 2009 16-29


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