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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface CHAPTER 1INSULATION Detecting Resin Pre-Gelation in Hydro Generator Stator Bar Insulation Thermal Insulation Using Fullerenes Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Gels Using the Inverse Heat Transfer Method Thermodynamic Analysis of High-Temperature, Multilayer Thermal Insulations CHAPTER 2COMPOSITES AND POROUS MATERIALS Measurement of the Thermophysical Properties of Magnesia-Carbon Refractory Materials Effect of Interfacial Separation on Composite Thermal Conductivity Method for Analyzing Thermal Conductivity of Heterogeneous Materials Heat Conduction in Ceramics: Pores, Cracks and Splat Boundaries The Long-Term Thermal Performance of Foams having Non-Uniform Density Analysis of Flash Diffusivity Experiments Performed on Semi-Porous Materials Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Porous Ceramic Blocks by the Flash Method CHAPTER 3THERMAL EXPANSION Technique for Volumetric Expansion of Liquids and Solids from 200400K Negative Thermal Expansion Variation of the Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Polymers Subject to Tension and Compression CHAPTER 4MODELLING Repeated Reflections of Acoustic Phonons in Hexagonal Crystals Measurement and Microstructure-Based Modeling of the Thermal Conductivity of Fire Resistive Materials Reflection Effects on the Thermal Conductivity of Dielectric Crystals in the Boundary-Scattering Regime CHAPTER 5GASES AND FLUIDS Thermal Conductivity of MethaneRevised Correlation of Experimental Data CHAPTER 6EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES Infrared Imaging during Hot Disk Thermal Conductivity Measurements High-Temperature Guarded Hot Plate ApparatusControl of Edge Heat Loss Determination of the Thermal and Electrical Contact Resistances at Elevated Temperatures Fabrication of a Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus for Use Over an Extended Temperature Range and in a Controlled Gas Atmosphere Determining Thermal Properties of Low-Density Porous Materials Using a Transient Inverse Heat Transfer Approach Effusivity Sensor Package (ESP) System for Process Monitoring and Control Radiation Calorimeter for Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Solids from 400 to 800 K New Transient Hot Bridge Sensor to Measure the Thermal Conductivity JANUS: High Temperature Transient Hot Bridge Sensor Improved Transient Hot Strip Sensor Design by Means of FEM Simulations Rumination on Design and Build of an ASTM D-5470 Thermal Interface Test Instrument A Mathis Type Microprobe for Thermal Anisotropy Measurements Modified Line Heat Source Technique for Measurement of Thermal Properties on Mars Fast Measurements of Absolute Thermal Conductivity Excluding Thermal Contact Resistance All-Optical Measurement of Local Thermal Diffusivity in Opaque and Transparent Liquids and Solids CHAPTER 7APPLICATIONS Thermophysical Properties of Tobacco and Cigarettes Thermogravimetric Methods: Applications to Determination of Residual Moisture in Freeze-Dried Biological Products Evaluation of Thermal Interface Materials Using the Modified Hot Wire Technique The Significance of Thermal Conductivity on Nuclear Fuel Oxidation Modelling Radiative Heat Transfer Across Sugarcane and Coconut Fiber CHAPTER 8NANOMATERIALS An Optimized Thermo-Reflectance Technique for Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Thin-Film Electronic Materials Thermal Interface Control: Thermal Performance and Structural Correlations for a Microscale Composite with Dispersed Nanoscale Filler Material Measurement of the Thermal Diffusivity of Metallic Thin Films: Sn, Mo, and Al0.97Ti0.03 Alloy Heat Flow in Nanowires Thermal Conductivity of Heat Spread Films: Effect of Film Thickness and Deposition Temperature High-Temperature Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus: Optimal Locations of Circular Heaters Thermal Conductivity Based on Modified Laser Flash Measurement CHAPTER 9GENERAL Measurement of Thermal Expansion of High Temperature Resistant Alloys Laser Flash Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Isotropic Graphite and Glass-Like Carbon Influence of Free Electrons on Thermal Conductivity: Thomson Effect Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity Measurements of Paraffin Embedded in a Porous Matrix Preliminary Investigations on Some Potential Applications of Thermal Effusivity Measurements in the Animal Feed Industry Mathematical Model of the Structure of Heterogeneous Materials with Interpenetrating Components Author Index Subject Index Closure