ISSN Online: 2377-424X
ISBN Print: 1-56032-797-9
International Heat Transfer Conference 11
ACCURACY OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF LOW CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS USING A GUARDED HOT PLATE
Résumé
The accurate determination of low thermal conductivity is
important in several common practical applications such as in
the study of rocks and food storage. The present paper
attempts to focus on the accurate measurement of thermal
conductivity of materials which have low thermal conductivity
value, ie. less than 5 W/mK, discuss several types of errors
associated with the measurement and suggest some possible
remedies.