A plane source method has been developed for non-steady-state measurements of the thermal conductivity of transparent liquids. The plane source is realized by using an electrically heated metal foil, suspended in the liquid. The temperature distribution is described by using the concept of instantaneous heat sources giving a simple expression of the optical path, which is recorded with wave-fro...

The conversion into nanofluids is considered a suitable solution to increase the heat transfer efficiency of such fluids. Several theories with an emphasis on different thermal nanofluid mechanisms have appeared to predict enhanced conductivity measurements. There are many ways to measure the thermal conductivity of fluids. Some researchers argued that the anomalous k enhancement data are cause...

A new theory of two-temperature generalized thermoelasticity is constructed in the context of a new consideration of dual-phase-lag heat conduction with fractional orders. The theory is then adopted to study thermoelastic interaction in an isotropic homogenous semi-infinite generalized thermoelastic solids with variable thermal conductivity whose boundary is subjected to thermal and mechanical ...

We describe Raman spectroscopy-based method of measuring thermal conductivity of thin films and review significant results achieved with this technique pertinent to graphene and other two-dimensional materials. The optothermal Raman method was instrumental for the discovery of unique heat conduction properties of graphene. In this method, Raman spectroscopy is used to determine the local temper...

Polycrystalline samples of antimonides with the skutterudite crystal structure with La partially filling the voids have been prepared in an effort to quantify the impact of partial void filling on the lattice thermal conductivity of these compounds. It is observed that a relatively small concentration of La in the voids results in a relatively large decrease in the lattice thermal conductivity....

The photoacoustic (PA) technique is one of many techniques for characterizing thermal conductivity of materials, including thermal interface conductance or resistance. Compared with other techniques, the PA method is relatively simple, yet is able to provide accurate thermal conductivity data over a wide range of materials and properties. In the last decade, the PA method has been developed and...

nanocrystalline particles of cerium oxide (ceo2) have been prepared by the chemical precipitation method using cerium nitrate and urea with a molar ratio of 1:2. the results revealed that the formation of ceo2 fine particles is influenced by molar ratio of metal nitrates to fuel. well faceted ceo2 nanoparticles, were synthesized by thermal-assisted dissociation method at reflux temperature in a...

cu2o nanoparticles were synthesized by thermal treatment in liquid paraffin without any inert gas protection using nano structures of schiff base copper (ii) complex (1) as precursor. liquid paraffin was used as solvent and reductant. span 80 was applied to control the morphology of cuprous oxide nanoparticles. the nano structure of the complex was characterized by x-ray diffraction measurement...

A device is described for studying thermodynamic and surface characteristics of metals as well as for differential thermal analysis of materials. A promise its shown is application for a multiple examination of high-temperature capillarity in a number of technological processes involving the formation or contribution of a liquid phase.