In situ methods for measuring thermal properties and heat flux on planetary bodies

A Hybrid Method for Measuring Heat Flux

This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a novel hybrid method for obtaining heat flux measurements. By combining spatial and temporal temperature measurements, it is shown that both the time response and accuracy of a heat flux sensor can be improved. This hybrid method was shown to increase the time response of a heat flux sensor mounted on a high conductivity material by a fac...

A review of microplastics measuring methods in water and wastewater bodies

Background and Objective: Recently, microplastics (MPs) have been found in the aquatic and terrestrial environments, air, and food. Other pollutants can be transported by MPs and pose a threat to the human, animal, and environment. Measurement and evaluation of microplastics can either increase knowledge about them or boost understanding of their possible harmful effects. However, no standard m...

Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of In-situ Alumina-Zirconia Composite Bodies

In-situ alumina-zirconia composite bodies were fabricated by heat treatment of gibbsite-zircon-kaolinite mixture at 1450℃. The current research investigated crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of the mentioned mixture in the presence of 5 wt.% MgO as an additive. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that alumina, zirconia, and magnesium aluminosilicate were crystallized during ...

Thermal diode: rectification of heat flux.

By coupling two nonlinear one dimensional lattices, we demonstrate a thermal diode model that works in a wide range of system parameters. We provide numerical and analytical evidence for the underlying mechanism which allows heat flux in one direction while the system acts like an insulator when the temperature gradient is reversed. The possible experimental realization in nanoscale systems is ...

Heat flux concentration through polymeric thermal lenses