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Thermal Diffusivity in Engineering

The document discusses thermal diffusivity, a measure of heat transfer rate in materials, specifically focusing on sand and ceramics. It explains the calculation of thermal diffusivity using the equation α = κ/(ρCp) and describes the flash method for measurement. Additionally, it notes how thermal diffusivity varies with water content in soils and compares the thermal capacity of clayey and sandy soils.

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Thermal Diffusivity in Engineering

The document discusses thermal diffusivity, a measure of heat transfer rate in materials, specifically focusing on sand and ceramics. It explains the calculation of thermal diffusivity using the equation α = κ/(ρCp) and describes the flash method for measurement. Additionally, it notes how thermal diffusivity varies with water content in soils and compares the thermal capacity of clayey and sandy soils.

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Assignment

Topic:
Thermal Diffusivity for sand and ceramics

Submitted by: Kashif Usman

Registration No: 51-FET-PhDME-F22

Department: Mechanical Engineering

Class: PhD Mechanical Engineering

Submitted to: Dr. Adnan Aslam Noon

International Islamic University, Islamabad


Thermal Diffusivity
Thermal diffusivity is the measure of the rate of heat transfer of a material from the
hot end to the cold end. Thermal diffusivity (α with the unit mm2/s) is a material-
specific property for characterizing an unsteady heat conduction. This value
describes how fast heat diffuses through the material.
The thermal diffusivity is calculated from the following Equation:
α = κ/(ρCp)
where κ is the thermal conductivity W/(m·K)
ρ is the density kg/m3
Cp is the specific heat capacity J/kg/K
Most often, thermal diffusivity is measured using the flash method, which involves
heating of a strip or a cylindrical part of a material sample with a short energy pulse
at one end and analyzing the temperature change a short distance away.
Materials of large α will respond quickly to changes in their thermal environment.
In contrast, materials of small α will respond more slowly (heat is mostly absorbed),
taking longer to reach a new equilibrium condition. Below are diffusivity of some
materials.
Thermal diffusivity of sandy or loamy soils increased with water content to the peak
and then decreased with further increase in water content. Soils of fine texture,
however, did not exhibit a distinct thermal diffusivity peak. Volumetric heat capacity
calculated from measured values of thermal conductivity and diffusivity agreed
closely with those estimated from volume fractions of soil components (by the de
Vries equation) for coarse- to medium-textured soils, but not for fine-textured soils.
At air-dry wetness, clayey soils generally had higher thermal capacity than sandy
soils.

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