ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
An analytical equation is derived for the error heat flow due to thermal imbalance between the hot plate and the guard in the case of an infinite strip. Finite element calculations show that the same equation can be used for circular plates with negligible error. The equation can also be extended to square plates if corner effects are neglected. By combining the present solution and a previous one by Woodside [Rev. Sci. Instrum. 28, 1033 (1957)], an expression is derived for the effect of the distortion of heat-flow lines near the gap even when thermal balance is obtained. The availability of this expression opens the possibility of using larger gaps than previously, to reduce thermal imbalance errors. The use of two-material specimens (test material over hot plate, insulant over guard and gap) would lessen thermal imbalance errors, material requirements, and edge effects.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1139127
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