Transient plane source techniques for thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity measurements of solid materials
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The general theory of the transient plane source (TPS) technique is outlined in some details with approximations for the two experimental arrangements that may be referred to as ‘‘hot square’’ and ‘‘hot disk.’’ Experimental arrangements and measurements on two materials, Cecorite 130P and Corning 9606 Pyroceram, using a hot disk configuration, are reported and assessed.
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The systematic errors in the hot disk TPS method for low-k materials arise from discrepancies between the idealized model used for data analysis and the actual heat transfer process.
“Despite its well-established reliability for a wide variety of common materials, the hot disk TPS method is also known to suffer from a substantial systematic errors when applied to lowk thermal insulation materials, because of the discrepancies between the idealized model used for data analysis and the actual heat transfer process.”
From Analysis and improvement of the hot disk transient plane source method for low thermal conductivity materials (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
The transient plane source (TPS) technique, especially hot disk variants, has been widely adopted as a convenient tool for fast characterization of thermal properties.
“Among transient methods, the transient plane source (TPS) technique, especially 'hot disk' variants, has been widely adopted as a convenient tool for fast characterization of thermal properties. 3”
From Analysis and improvement of the hot disk transient plane source method for low thermal conductivity materials (2020) · cites this paper as [3]
Transient methods (transient hot wire, transient plane source, laser flash, 3-ω, transient thermoreflectance) provide higher throughput of measurement with advantages: easier application to small millimeter-sized samples, relatively short measurement time, and smaller unwanted heat loss due to controllable thermal penetration depth.
“In comparison, transient methods such as the transient hot wire (ASTM C518), transient plane source, 3 the laser flash method, 4 the 3-ω method, 5, 6 and the transient thermoreflectance methods 7, 8 provide higher throughput of measurement with several advantages.”
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The traditional analytical solution and the corresponding analysis procedure in the standard used in a common commercial software are established based on four assumptions about geometry of the sensor and sample.
“The traditional analytical solution 3, 32 to the heat transfer problem involved in a TPS measurement of isotropic bulk materials and the corresponding analysis procedure in the standard 9 used in a common commercial software (Hot Disk Thermal Constants Analyzer®) is established based on four assumptions about geometry of the sensor and sample. 3, 32”
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The bifilar spiral metal heater together with the dielectric insulation layer are usually approximated by several concentric and equally spaced circular rings with constant power in both analytical and numerical prior models.
“The bifilar spiral metal heater together with the dielectric insulation layer are usually approximated by several concentric and equally spaced circular rings with constant power in both analytical 3, 32 and numerical 20, 27-31 prior models.”
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- Authors
- Gustafsson, S. E.
- Affiliations
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Gustafsson, Silas E.
- ORCID
- Gustafsson, Silas E.
- Venue
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 1991-03-01
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 797-804
- ISSN
- 0034-6748 (ISSN-L)
- 1089-7623
- OpenAlex
- W2005698581
- Semantic Scholar
- 0176621147ce80fca107aee4397517d0d11bf06f
- Cited by
- 1,480
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 4.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Review of Scientific Instruments (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Thermal properties of materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods
- Keywords
- transient plane source, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, hot disk method, solids, thermal properties measurement
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