Analysis of Errors in Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Materials

作者： Edward V. Somers , Joseph A. Cyphers

关键词: Thermodynamics 、 Thermal resistance 、 Thermal effusivity 、 Materials science 、 Convection 、 Thermal conductivity 、 Heat transfer coefficient 、 Thermal conductivity measurement 、 Thermal diffusivity 、 Composite material 、 Thermal conduction 、 Instrumentation (computer programming)

摘要: Thermal conductivity measurements made by the guarded‐hot‐plate method are subject to error from heat loss convection at exposed edges of sample. Analytical solutions found and plotted show maximum errors for square round samples in apparatus various dimensions.