TEMPERATURE PROFILES PRODUCED BY A SPHERICAL HEAT SOURCE IMMERSED IN AN INFINITE LIQUID MEDIUM

J. D. Brionizio, G. H. Bonnier, A. F. Orlando
Abstract:
Spherical heat source probes, which generate heat and monitor the temperature response with time, have been studied to measure thermal conductivity of different materials. However, for gases and liquids, the measurement of the thermal conductivity has to consider specific parameters. The aim of this paper is to model the physical phenomenon of a spherical device used to measure the thermal conductivity of liquids by means of the finite difference method, using commercial software, and then compare it to analytical equations. The influence of the thermal contact resistance in the process was also analyzed.
Keywords:
thermal conductivity, temperature, liquids, spherical probe
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Event details
Event name:
XX IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Metrology for Green Growth

Place:
Busan, REPUBLIC of KOREA
Time:
09 September 2012 - 12 September 2012