Researchers have sought for standards, methodologies and procedures to properly
measure the thermal properties of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) materials. Among them …

Fluids containing colloidal suspensions of nanometer-sized particles (nanofluids) have been
extensively investigated in recent decades with promising results. Driven by the increase in …

The use of biological products such as microorganisms, plant extracts or plant biomass is a
better alternative to chemical and physical methods for the engineering of metal oxide …

Silica aerogel is an excellent thermal insulation material for its mesoporous nanostructures
In this study, the aramid fibers were grafted with the mesoporous structure of silica aerogel to …

In the present study SiO 2-Cu nanocomposites are synthesized and characterized. At the
next stage the thermal conductivity of the SiO 2-Cu/water and SiO 2-Cu/EG nanofluids are …

Accurate determination of basic parameters of coal spontaneous combustion process can
not only directly or indirectly characterize the spontaneous combustion of coal, but also …

The accurate determination of the thermal conductivity of any material is a key element in
understanding its actual thermal performance, thus assigning its suitability for a particular …

The lack of a standard experimental procedure to determine thermal conductivity of fluids is
noticeable in heat transfer processes from practical and fundamental perspectives. Since a …

In the present study, a new version of a guarded parallel-plate instrument (GPPI) for the
absolute determination of the thermal conductivity under steady-state conditions is …

The thermal switch is a device that can modulate the heat flux and create a huge gap
between the “On” and “Off” state, which has been widely used in many applications …