Abstract:The thermal properties of composite materials, such as fluid-saturated solid foams, can be estimated in two ways: using equivalent models based on both the thermal properties of the liquid and solid phases or by direct measurements, which, however, are not always straightforward. In this paper, we provide a new experimental device based on the four-layer (4L) method to measure the effective thermal diffusivity of a solid foam filled with different fluids (glycerol and water). The specific heat of the solid par… Show more
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