Carbon thermal conductivity

Changes in thermal conductivity, e.g. carbon dioxide in flue gas. 

Detector cooling often is accompHshed by providing good thermal conductivity to a suitable cryogen (2). The most readily available coolants are sohd carbon dioxide [124-38-9] [124-38-9] at 195 K, Hquid nitrogen, N2, at 77 K, andhquid hehum. He, at 4.2 K (see Carbon dioxide Helium group ... 

Silicon Carbide. Sihcon carbide is made by the electrofusion of siUca sand and carbon. SiUcon carbide is hard, abrasion resistant, and has a high thermal conductivity. It is relatively stable but has a tendency to oxidize above 1400°C. The siUca thus formed affords some protection against further oxidation (see Carbides). 

Carbon—graphite materials do not gall or weld even when mbbed under excessive load and speed. Early carbon materials contained metal fillers to provide strength and high thermal conductivity, but these desirable properties can now be obtained ia tme carboa—graphite materials that completely eliminate the galling teadeacy and other disadvantages of metals. 

Elsewhere, large block carbons are utilized as wall material, generally with thicknesses in the range of 1.5—2.5 m. However, the single-thickness blocks have a tendency to crack and spall because of high mechanical and thermal stress and lack of expansion provisions. To combat this problem, various exotic carbons have been developed to resist hot metal penetration and increase thermal conductivities, but it should be noted that these measures do not solve the cause of the cracking, which is a lack of provisions to accommodate differential expansion. 

Carbon—graphite foam is a unique material that has yet to find a place among the various types of commercial specialty graphites. Its low thermal conductivity, mechanical stabiHty over a wide range of temperatures from room temperature to 3000°C, and light weight make it a prime candidate for thermal protection of new, emerging carbon—carbon aerospace reentry vehicles. 

Acetylene black is very pure with a carbon content of 99.7%. It has a surface area of about 65 m /g, an average particle diameter of 40 nm, and a very high but rather weak stmcture with a DBPA value of 250 mL/100 g. It is the most crystalline or graphitic of the commercial blacks. These unique features result in high electrical and thermal conductivity, low moisture absorption, and high Hquid absorption. 

By beginning with methane, the diamonds formed have only in them. These tiny diamonds may then be used as the carbon source to form large (5 mm) single crystals by growth from molten catalyst metal in a temperature gradient. The resulting nearly pure crystals have outstanding thermal conductivities suitable for special appHcations as windows and heat sinks (24). 

Fig. 8. Comparison of electrical and thermal conductivity of PAN- and pitch-based carbon fiber to metals, where P = pitch, T = Thornel, and...

K, have been tabulated (2). Also given are data for superheated carbon dioxide vapor from 228 to 923 K at pressures from 7 to 7,000 kPa (1—1,000 psi). A graphical presentation of heat of formation, free energy of formation, heat of vaporization, surface tension, vapor pressure, Hquid and vapor heat capacities, densities, viscosities, and thermal conductivities has been provided (3). CompressibiHty factors of carbon dioxide from 268 to 473 K and 1,400—69,000 kPa (203—10,000 psi) are available (4). 

Available data on the thermodynamic and transport properties of carbon dioxide have been reviewed and tables compiled giving specific volume, enthalpy, and entropy values for carbon dioxide at temperatures from 255 K to 1088 K and at pressures from atmospheric to 27,600 kPa (4,000 psia). Diagrams of compressibiHty factor, specific heat at constant pressure, specific heat at constant volume, specific heat ratio, velocity of sound in carbon dioxide, viscosity, and thermal conductivity have also been prepared (5). 

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