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- Title
A Simple Approach to Evaluate Thermal Conductivity of Solids.
- Authors
Stephens, Lloyd; Alvarado, Reece; Becker, Austin; Siahpush, Ali S.
- Abstract
This paper is a fourth-generation, ongoing experiment at Southern Utah University to experimentally and analytically evaluate the thermal conductivity of a specific solid and compare the result with the published value. The solid used in this experiment was ultra-high-molecularweight polyethylene. Multiple tests were performed on this material to prove that results, within 2% of the published value, can be achieved through utilizing an insulated short cylinder with a large diameter. This configuration simplified the evaluation and justified the radial onedimensional heat transfer analysis. This configuration can also be used to test the thermal conductivity of other circular solids. The background, equipment, cost, assumptions, and results of the various tests are also discussed in this research paper
- Subjects
SOLIDS thermal conductivity; THERMAL properties of solids; POLYETHYLENE testing; HEAT transfer; HEAT conduction
- Publication
Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, 2019, Vol 96, p141
- Publication type
Article