Thermal properties – TechConnect Briefs

Thermodynamic/heat transfer of n-eicosane in silica nano-porous materials

Zhou X., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

This study mainly involved the fabrication of n-eicosane/silica nanocomposite and modeling of combined thermodynamic/heat transfer based on the prepared composite structure and measured thermo-physical data. we performed combined thermodynamic/heat transfer analysis to obtain the total [...]

Interlaminar resistive heating behavior of woven carbon fiber composite laminates modified with ZnO nanorods

Kong K., Deka B.K., Park H-W., Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (, KR

In this study, the electrical resistive heating of the ZnO/woven carbon fiber composite on the interlaminar region was evaluated. In ZnO/woven carbon fiber composite laminates, the interlaminar region, composed of ZnO nanostructured arrays embedded on [...]

Characterizing Thermal Diffusivity of Synthetic Spider Silk using Improved Transient Electrothermal Technique

Munro T., Xing C., Jensen C., Copeland C., Ban H., Lewis R., Utah State University, US

This paper presents results for the thermal diffusivity of a synthetically produced spider silk. This synthetic spider silk is being developed for lightweight thermal management applications. Additionally, an improved method for measurement of the thermal [...]

Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Cryogenic Ball-Milling

Narh K.A., Terife G., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, very low density, and more importantly, excellent physical properties, such as extremely high mechanical strength and stiffness, high electrical and thermal conductivity, make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) perfect [...]

Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene Reinforced with Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Cryogenic Ball-Milling

Narh K.A., Terife G., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

The combination of high aspect ratio, small size, very low density, and more importantly, excellent physical properties, such as extremely high mechanical strength and stiffness, high electrical and thermal conductivity, make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) perfect [...]

Preparation, properties and thermal control applications of silica aerogel infiltrated with solid-liquid phase change materials

Xiangfa Z., Hanning X., Jian F., Changrui Z., Yonggang J., HuNan University, CN

In the present work, silica aerogel saturated with erythritol as phase change materials (PCMs) was prepared by melt infiltration. The properties of the composite were determined by scanning electronic microscope (SEM), Fourier transformation infrared spectroscope [...]

Thermal and Optical investigation of Y2O3 nanocrystalline phosphors

Tatar D., Kaygusuz H., Tezcan F., Erim B., Ovecoglu M.L., Ozen G., Istanbul Technical University, TR

The chemical decomposition technique was used to sythesize Y2O3 nanophospors. This technique (to our knowledge, a new technique used to synthesize Y2O3 nanocrystalline phosphors) is based on the thermal decomposition of Yttrium alginate gels. The [...]