A Case Study to Estimate Thermal Conductivity of ABS in Cold Climate Chamber

Umair N. Mughal^*, Marina Makarova, Muhammad Shakeel Virk, Geanette Polanco

Atmospheric Icing Research Team, Industrial Engineering Department, Narvik University College, Narvik-8505, Norway.

DOI: 10.4236/wjet.2015.33C046                

Abstract

Non steady state thermal conductivity of ABS was estimated using an analytical approach in a Cold Climate Chamber at ?10?C and ?14?C. Two hollow cylinders of ABS of varying thickness were used to estimate the conductivity. The material was porous but the porosity was unknown. This paper is a case study to understand, if it is reasonable to estimate the thermal conductivity using the analytical varying thickness approach.

Keywords

Thermal Conductivity, ABS, Thermocouple, Cold Room, Analytical

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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