Technical Papers and Publications

Below is a partial list of Published Papers and Technical Treatises. As additional Papers are created they will be added to the list. If you take the time to read some or all of these works you will see LaserComp's commitment to continue to be at the cutting edge of technology in the field of Thermal Conductivity Measurement. Our Product Development staff is devoted to maintaining LaserComp's position as the producer of the finest Thermal Conductivity Instruments available in the world.

Methods and Usage:
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Fox Heat Flow Meters [192kb]	Explains the general principle of the heat flow meter instruments
Tuber100 [148kb]	Explains the Heated Cylinder Method used by the Tuber to test pipe insulation.
Fox50 - Two thickness method [566kb]	Describes the Fox50 instrument and the theory of the Two-Thickness Method.
Fox50 - Testing liquids [587kb]	Explains how to test liquids using the Fox50 instrument.

Papers and Presentations:
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Accurate Simultaneous Measurements of Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat of Rubber, Elastomers, and Other Materials [675kb]	presented at the 12th Brazilian Rubber Technology Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008
Errors of Heat Flow Meter Method Caused by Thermal Contact Resistance [476kb]	presented at the 29th Thermal Conductivity Conference, Birmingham, AL, 2007
Thermal Diffusivity and Volumetric Specific Heat Measurements Using Heat Flow Meter Instruments [512kb]	presented at the 29th Thermal Conductivity Conference, Birmingham, AL, 2007
Fast Measurements of Absolute Thermal Conductivity Excluding Thermal Contact Resistance Errors [914kb]	presented at the 28th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, St.Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada, 2005
Combined Guarded-Hot-Plate and Heat Flow Meter Method for Absolute Thermal Conductivity Tests Excluding Thermal Contact Resistance [805kb]	presented at the 27th International Thermal Conductivity Conference, ORNL 2003
Dynamic Heat Flow Meter for Quick Thermal Properties Measurements Using Finite-Difference Method [594kb]	presented at the 15th Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, NIST 2003
Effects of Interface Resistance on Measurements of Thermal Conductivity of Composites and Polymers [436kb]	presented at the 30th Annual Conference on Thermal Analysis and Applications (NATAS-2002)
Transient Heat Flow Probe for Quick Tests of Vacuum Panels Using Finite-Difference Method [455kb]	presented at the Vacuum Insulation Association Symposium in 2003.
Thermal Properties Calculation Using Finite-Difference Method [383kb]	presented at the Vacuum Insulation Association Symposium in 2002.
Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer in Insulators [972kb]	Review (1998)
Simplified AC-Heated Probe Method[201kb]	presented at the Thirteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June, 1997, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

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