Simultaneous measurements of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of liquids under microgravity conditions

A transient short-hot-wire technique is proposed and used to measure the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of liquids simultaneously. The method is based on the numerical evaluation of unsteady heat conduction from a wire with the same length diameter ratio and boundary conditions as those in the experiments. To confirm the applicability and accuracy of this method. Measurements were made for five sample liquids with known thermophysical properties and were performed under both normal gravity and microgravity conditions. The results reveal that the present method determines both the thermal conductivity and the diffusivity within 2 and 5%. respectively. The microgravity experiments clearly indicate that even under normal gravity conditions, natural-convection effects are negligible for at least l s after the start of heating. This method would be particularly suitable for a valuable and expensive liquid, and has a potential for application to electrically conducting and or corrosive liquids when the probe is effectively coated with an insulating and anticorrosive material. Paper presented at the Fourth Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference, September 5–8, 1995, Tokyo, Japan.     

Determination of thermal conductivity from specific heat and thermal diffusivity measurements of plasma-sprayed cermets

The thermal conductivities of three plasma-sprayed cermets have been determined over the temperature range 23–630°C from the measurement of the specific heat, thermal diffusivity, and density. These cermets are mixtures of Al and SiC prepared by plasma spray deposition and are being considered for various applications in magnetic confinement fusion devices. The samples consisted of three compositions: 61 vol% Al/39 vol% SiC, 74vol% Al/26vol% SiC, and 83 vol% Al/17 vol% SiC. The specific heat was determined by differential scanning calorimetry through the Al melt transition up to 720°C, while the thermal diffusivity was determined using the laser flash technique up to 630°C. The linear thermal expansion was measured and used to correct the diffusivity and density values. The thermal diffusivity showed a significant increase after thermal cycling due to a reduction in the intergrain contact resistance, increasing from 0.4 to 0.6 cm²·^–1 at 160°C. However, effective medium theory calculations indicated that the thermal conductivities of both the Al and the SiC were below the ideal defect-free limit even after high-temperature cycling. The specific heat measurements showed suppressed melting points in the plasmasprayed cermets. The 39 vol% SiC began a melt endotherm at 577°C, which peaked in the 640–650°C range depending on the sample thermal history. Chemical and X-ray diffraction analysis indicated the presence of free silicon in the cermet and in the SiC powder, which resulted in a eutectic Al/Si alloy.Paper presented at the Ninth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 24–27, 1985, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.     

Differential scanning calorimetry studies of Se85Te15−x Pb x (x = 4, 6, 8 and 10) glasses

Results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies of Se₈₅Te_15−x Pb _x (x = 4, 6, 8 and 10) glasses have been reported and discussed in this paper. The results have been analyzed on the basis of structural relaxation equation, Matusita’s equation and modified Kissinger’s equation. The activation energies of structural relaxation lie in between 226 and 593 kJ/mol. The crystallization growth is found to be onedimensional for all compositions. The activation energies of crystallization are found to be 100–136 kJ/mol by Matusita’s equation while 102–139 kJ/mol by modified Kissinger’s equation. The Hruby number (indicator of ease of glass forming and higher stability) is the highest for Se₈₅Te₉Pb₆ glass while S factor (indicator of resistance to devitrification) is highest for Se₈₅Te₇Pb₈ glass at all heating rates in our experiment. Further the highest resistance to devitrification has the highest value of structural activation energy and the activation energy of crystallization is maximum for the most stable glass by both Matusita’s equation and the modified Kissinger’s equation.     

Simultaneous measurement of thermal diffusivity and specific heat at high temperatures by a single rectangular pulse heating method

A method for the simultaneous measurement of thermal diffusivity and specific heat by a single rectangular heating pulse on a finite cylindrical specimen is described. The method takes into account radiation losses from all the surfaces of the specimen. The theoretical principle of the technique was studied by solving the transient heat conduction equation for a finite disk heated on the front surface by a single rectangular radiant energy pulse. An apparatus was constructed to comply with the theoretical conditions and was connected to a personal computer. Thermal diffusivity and specific heat were determined from the data obtained on the temperature response of the back surface of the specimen and from the theoretical results. This method can be applied to materials having a wide range of thermal conductivity values and has a good accuracy at high temperatures. Examples of the measurements are presented.Invited paper presented at the Ninth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 24–27, 1985, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.     

Thermal conductivity,heat capacity,and thermal diffusivity of selected commercial AlN substrates

The thermal transport properties of four commercially available AlN substrates have been investigated using a combination of steady-state and transient techniques. Measurements of thermal conductivity using a guarded longitudinal heat flow apparatus are in good agreement with published room temperature data (in the range 130–170 W · m^–1 · K^–1). Laser flash diffusivity measurements combined with heat capacity data yielded anomalously low results. This was determined to be an experimental effect for which a method of correction is presented. Low-temperature measurements of thermal conductivity and heat capacity are used to probe the mechanisms that limit the thermal conductivity in AlN.Paper presented at the Tenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 20–23, 1988, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.     

Estimation of Mott parameters in amorphous Se80Te20 and Se80Te10M10 (Cd,In, Sb) alloys

In the present communication, d.c. conductivity of a-Se₈₀Te₂₀ and a-Se₈₀Te₁₀M₁₀ (M = Cd, In, Sb) alloys has been studied in the temperature range 225–311 K in order to identify the conduction mechanism and to analyze the effect of different metallic additives on d.c. conduction in a-Se₈₀Te₂₀ alloy below the room temperature. An analysis of the experimental data confirms that conduction in low temperature region is due to variable range hopping in localized states near the Fermi level. The Mott parameters have been calculated in a-Se₈₀Te₂₀ and a-Se₈₀Te₁₀M₁₀ (M = Cd, In, Sb) alloys. The experimental data is found to fit well with Mott condition of variable range hopping conduction.     

Thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of xylene isomers in the temperature range 308–360 K at pressures up to 0.38 GPa

New, absolute measurements of the thermal conductivity of the three xylene isomers within the temperature range 308–360 K for pressures up to 0.38 GPa are reported. In addition, for two of the isomers, m-xylene and p-xylene, it has been possible to measure the thermal diffusivity simultaneously within the same range of conditions. The accuracy of the thermal conductivity data reported is one of ±0.3%, whereas for the thermal diffusivity the estimated accuracy is ±6%. It is found that the density dependence of the thermal conductivity for all of the xylenes can be well represented by one equation based on a rigid-sphere model in the same way that has proved successful for normal alkanes. The thermal diffusivity data have been employed to derive heat capacities for the xylenes over a range of pressures.     

KZrQ6(Q=Se,Te)的中温固相合成

采用反应性熔盐法,以K₂Se₃：Zr：Q（Q＝Se,Te）＝1：1：5的摩尔比,在500℃下反应五天,生成黑色针状晶体（a）和（b）．元素分析结果表明晶体（a）和（b）分别为新的三元金属硫族化合物KZrSe₆和KZrTe₆,KZrSe₆和KZrTe₆晶体具有热力学介稳相的某些结构特征．     

Specific Heat Capacity and Thermal Conductivity of Foam Glass (Type 150P) at Temperatures from 80 to 400 K1

Low-temperature specific heat capacities of foam glass (Type 150P) have been measured from 79 to 395 K by a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter. Thermal conductivities of the glass foams have been determined from 243 to 395 K with a flat steady-state heat-flow meter. Experimental results have shown that both the specific heat capacities and thermal conductivities of the 150P foam glass increased with temperature. Experimentally measured specific heat capacities have been fitted by a polynomial equation from 79 to 395 K: C _p /J · g⁻¹· K⁻¹=0.6889+0.3332x− 0.0578x ²+0.0987x ³+0.0521x ⁴− 0.0330x ⁵− 0.0629x ⁶, where x=(T/K − 273)/158. Experimental thermal conductivities as a function of temperature (T) have been fitted by another polynomial equation from 243 to 395 K: λ/ W · m⁻¹· K⁻¹=0.14433+0.00129T − 2.834 × 10⁻⁶ T ²+2.18 × 10⁻⁹ T ³. In addition, thermal diffusivities (a) of the form glass sample were calculated from the specific heat capacities and thermal conductivities and have been fitted by a polynomial equation as a function of temperature (T): a/m² · s⁻¹=−1.68285+0.01833T − 5.84891 × 10⁻⁵ T ²+8.11942 × 10⁻⁸ T ³ − 4.24975 × 10⁻¹¹ T ⁴.Paper presented at the Seventh Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference, August 23–28, 2004, Hefei and Huangshan, Anhui, P. R. China.     

Fe80-xCoxZr8Ge2B10 (x=0,8, 16)合金的热性能、结构和磁性能

用单辊快淬法制备Fe80-xCoxZr8Ge2B10(x=0,8,16)非晶合金,再对3种合金进行不同温度下退火处理.利用差热分析仪(DTA)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)等测试手段对样品的热性能、微观结构及磁性能进行研究.结果表明,Fe80-xCox Zr8 Ge2 B10(x=0,8,16)合金在快淬态时均形成非晶.Fe80 Zr8 Ge2B10和Fe72 Co8 Zr8 Ge2 B10的晶化过程类似,比较复杂;Fe64 Co16 Zr8 Ge2 B10合金的晶化过程不同于其他两种合金,相对简单.3种合金的比饱和磁化强度整体上随着Co含量的增加而增大.     

KZrQ6(Q=Se,Te)的中温固相合成

采用反应怀熔盐法,以Ｋ２Ｓｅ３：Ｚｒ：Ｑ（Ｑ＝Ｓｅ,Ｔｅ）＝１：１：５的摩尔比,在５００℃下反应五天,生成黑色针状晶体（ａ）和（ｂ）,元素分析结果表明晶体（ａ）和（ｂ）分别为新的三元金属硫族化合物ＫＺｒＳｅ６和ＫＺｒＴｅ６,ＫＺｒＳｅ６和ＫＺｒＴｅ６晶体具有热力学介稳相的某些结构特征。     

Probing Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides MX2 (M = Mo,W and X = S,Se) using Time‐Domain Thermoreflectance

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a group of layered 2D semiconductors that have shown many intriguing electrical and optical properties. However, the thermal transport properties in TMDs are not well understood due to the challenges in characterizing anisotropic thermal conductivity. Here, a variable‐spot‐size time‐domain thermoreflectance approach is developed to simultaneously measure both the in‐plane and the through‐plane thermal conductivity of four kinds of layered TMDs (MoS₂, WS₂, MoSe₂, and WSe₂) over a wide temperature range, 80–300 K. Interestingly, it is found that both the through‐plane thermal conductivity and the Al/TMD interface conductance depend on the modulation frequency of the pump beam for all these four compounds. The frequency‐dependent thermal properties are attributed to the nonequilibrium thermal resistance between the different groups of phonons in the substrate. A two‐channel thermal model is used to analyze the nonequilibrium phonon transport and to derive the intrinsic thermal conductivity at the thermal equilibrium limit. The measurements of the thermal conductivities of bulk TMDs serve as an important benchmark for understanding the thermal conductivity of single‐ and few‐layer TMDs.     

Physical and dielectric properties of Bi4−xRxSr3Ca3Cu2O10 glasses (x = 0.5 and R = Ag, Ni)

The reflectivity spectra of semiconducting Bi₄Sr₃Ca₃Cu₂O₁₀ glasses were measured over the frequency range between 100 and 4000 cm^–1, and were analysed using Kramer-Kronig routines. It is observed that the static and high frequency dielectric constant varies as the bismuth is partially replaced by silver and nickel. The X-ray diffraction and the dc resisitivity measurements shows a semiconducting behaviour for all the samples. The measured values of the activation energy and other physical parameters based on infrared reflectance measurements are consistent with published work on the similar materials, the activation energy W, hopping energy W_H and other physical parameters vary with the nickel and silver substitutions. It is shown that the hopping in these materials occurs in non-adiabatic regime, unlike other transition metal oxide glasses.     

Thermal expansion and electrical conductivity of M4 ± x V6O16 ± x (M = K,Rb, Cs) polyvanadates

The thermal expansion coefficient of the M_{4 ± x} V₆O_{16 ± x} (M = K, Rb, Cs) polyvanadates is a nonmonotonic function of temperature, with sharp minima at 663, 558, and 713 K, respectively, which are accompanied by no changes in cell symmetry (tetragonal) or a/c axial ratio. The polyvanadates are shown to be ionic-electronic conductors. The activation energy for electronic conduction in the three polyvanadates is 0.43 ± 0.02 eV. In the range 675–740 K, the conductivity of K_4.2V₆O_16.2 shows metallic behavior. Rubidium polyvanadate has a narrower temperature range of unactivated conduction, and Cs_3.8V₆O_15.8 has no such range. The conclusion is made that these phases undergo cation disordering due to deviations from the M₄V₆O₁₆ stoichiometry. Original Russian Text ? V.L. Volkov, N.V. Podval’naya, 2008, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2008, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 221–225.     

The Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Diffusivity of Liquid n-Alkanes: C n H2n+2 (n=5 to 10) and Toluene

Experimental values of the thermal conductivity and the thermal diffusivity of six pure liquid n-alkanes (C _n H_2n+2; n=5 to 10) and toluene are presented in the temperature range of –20 to 70°C under atmospheric or saturation pressure. Measurements were made with the transient hot-wire method, and in the analysis, the temperatures T and T (associated with both and ) were used. In the present work, the values of thermal diffusivity were corrected by the factors k _f (=1.0076 to 0.9892) for data sets obtained with different configurations of the experiment, in which the factors were determined by reference to the thermal diffusivity of n-heptane [= _s/(c _p )_s] at 298.15 K calculated from the volumic heat capacity (c _p )_s as a reference material for heat capacity and the experimentally obtained thermal conductivity _s. The uncertainty of the data is estimated to be 0.48% for the thermal conductivity (absolutely measured) and about 1.8% for the thermal diffusivity (with a coverage factor of k _p =2; p=95%).     

快速凝固Al_(88)Ce_2Ni_(10-x)Fe_x(x=0,1,3,5)非晶铝合金的形成和热稳定性分析

液淬Al(88)Ce2Ni(10-x)Fex(x＝0,1,3,5)非晶铝合金的形成倾向和热稳定随组元Fe含量的增加，表现出较大的差别：前者趋于降低，后者趋于增大。非晶铝合金的形成和热稳定性是由不同微观机理所决定的，其中3d过渡金属Fe与主量元素Al相异原子之间的强烈相互作用是导致热稳定性提高的主要原因。     

Thermal conductivity, heat capacity, and compressibility of atactic poly(propylene) under high pressure

The thermal conductivity λ and the heat capacity per unit volume of atactic poly(propylene) have been measured in the temperature range 90–420 K at pressures up to 1.5 GPa using the transient hot-wire method. The bulk modulus has been measured in the range 200–295 K and up to 0.7 GPa. These data were used to calculate the volume dependence of λ,g=−[∂λ/λ)/(∂V/V)] _T , which yielded the following values for the glassy state (T<256 K at atmospheric pressure): 3.80±0.19 at 200 K, 3.74±0.19 at 225 K, 3.90±0.20 at 250 K, 3.77±0.19 at 271 K, and 3.73±0.19 at 297 K. The resultant value forg of the liquid state was 3.61±0.15 at 297 K. Values forg which are calculated at 295 K, using theoretical models of λ(T), agree to within 12% with the experimental value for the glassy state.     

Low temperature phonon thermal conductivity of the quasi-one-dimensional compounds (NbSe4)3I, (TaSe4)2I and K0.3MoO3

We report on measurements of the thermal conductivity of quasi-one-dimensional compounds K_0.3MoO₃, (NbSe₄)₃I, and (TaSe₄)₂I between 0.07K and 4 K. Despite the presence of a charge-density wave, the observed behaviour is similar to that expected in good insulating crystals, where the thermal conductivity well below 1 K is mainly governed by boundary scattering with some degree of specular reflection. However a pronounced anomaly is detected in (TaSe₄)₂I as a sharp maximum around 1 K, followed by a broad minimum around 3 K. We ascribe this anomaly to strong scattering by low-lying transverse acoustic phonons, with a very weak dispersion over a large part of the Brillouin zone, lying at an unusually low frequency.     

Growth, thermal and spectroscopic characteristics of LiNd(WO4)2 crystal

Crystal growth, thermal and optical characteristics of LiNd(WO₄)₂ crystal have been investigated. The LiNd(WO₄)₂ crystal up to Ø15 × 32 mm³ has been grown by Czochralski technique. The hardness is about 5.0 Mohs’ scale. The specific heat at 50 °C is 0.42 J g⁻¹ K⁻¹. The thermal expansion coefficient for c- and a- axes is 1.107 × 10⁻⁵ and 2.104 × 10⁻⁵ K⁻¹, respectively. The absorption and fluorescence spectra and the fluorescence decay curve of LiNd(WO₄)₂ crystal were measured at room temperature. Some spectroscopic parameters such as the intensity parameters, the spontaneous transition probabilities, the fluorescence branching ratios, the radiative lifetimes and emission cross sections were estimated.