Thermal conduction mechanisms

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. 

To design the optimal diffusion layer for a specific fuel cell system, it is important to be able to measure and understand all the parameters and characteristics that have a direct influence on the performance of the diffusion layers. This section will discuss in detail some of the most important properties that affect the diffusion layers, such as thickness, hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity, porosity and permeability (for both gas and liquids), electrical and thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, durability, and flow... 

CNTs are valued for their novel properties mechanical strength, chemical inertness, electronic and thermal conductivity. Mechanical properties of CNTs, especially their extreme flexibility and strength equal to steel with one-sixth the mass, is most impressive. An excellent resistance of carbon nanotubes to bending has been observed experimentally and studied theoretically. CNTs are not nearly as strong under compression. Due to their hollow structure, they undergo buckling when placed under compressive, torsional or bending stress.16... 

Gojny, F. H., Wichmann, M. H. G., Fiedler, B., Kinloch, 1. A., Bauhofer, W., Windle, A. H., and Schulte, K., Evaluation and identification of electrical and thermal conduction mechanisms in carbon nanotube/epoxy composites. Polymer, 47, 2036-2045 (2006). 

In comparison to conventional reactor systems, microreactors are easier to scale up by numbering-up (external or internal numbering). Most microreactors are made from silicon wafer or Si bulk using traditional semiconductor microfabrication methods, whilst other materials such as ceramic, glass and stainless steel have also been used in their design. The design of microreactors made from these materials is based on the application type, thermal conductivity, mechanical, electrical and electronic properties of each material. 

Watari, K., Ishizaki, K and Fujikawa, T. (1992b) Thermal conduction mechanism of aluminum nitride ceramics. J. Mater. Sci., 27, 2627-2630. 

Each of these thermal conductions mechanism is shown in Figure 13-3. Here, the thermal conduction through the air can be regarded as a transport phenomenon with kinetic energy driven by the collision of gas molecules in the air imder a temperature gradient. Therefore, the thermal conductivity of a gas depends on the mean free path of the gas, and the mean free path of a gas (If) enclosed in a narrow space can be given by equation (13-2), from the mean pore size (I,) and the mean free path of the gas in free space (Lg), and this can be transformed as in equation (13-3) (Takahama, 1995 Takita,... 

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Fig. 3.16. Temperature effect of thermal conductivity mechanisms for dielectrics (a) thermal conductivity as a function of temperature for an electrically insulating solid (b) specific heat versus T (c) phonon velocity versus T and (d) mean free path versus T.

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