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Heat Transfer in Polyolefin Foams

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Heat Transfer in Multi-Phase Materials

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 2))

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This chapter is dedicated to the study of heat transfer in polyolefin-based foams, particularly thermal conductivity, as a function of their structure and chemical composition. A small review of the main experimental techniques used to measure the thermal conductivity of these materials is also given, focusing on the transient plane source method (TPS), as well as different theoretical models commonly used for estimating its value. Alongside cellular structure (cell size, anisotropy, etc) and composition considerations, particular importance is given to the analysis of the presence of micrometric and nanometric-sized fillers in the resulting cellular composite thermal properties. This is a novel research field of particular interest, thought to extend the application range of these lightweight materials by tailoring their conductivity.

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Financial assistance from the Local Government (Junta of Castile and Leon, Excellence Group GR39), Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and FEDER program (projects MAT 2007-62956, MAT 2009 14001-C02-01 and postdoctoral grant 2008-0946) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Centre Català del Plàstic, Departament de Ciència dels Materials i Enginyeria Metal·lúrgica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Colom 114, 08222, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

    Marcelo Antunes & José Ignacio Velasco

  2. Cellular Materials Laboratory (CellMat), Condensed Matter Physics Department, University of Valladolid, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Eusebio Solórzano & Miguel Ángel Rodríguez‐Pérez

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Antunes, M., Velasco, J.I., Solórzano, E., Rodríguez‐Pérez, M.Á. (2010). Heat Transfer in Polyolefin Foams. In: Öchsner, A., Murch, G. (eds) Heat Transfer in Multi-Phase Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8611_2010_44

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