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A radiant heat flux apparatus for measuring the thermal response of polymeric materials to high temperatures
Author(s) -
Henderson J. B.,
Hagen S. C.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.750060209
Subject(s) - materials science , silicon carbide , radiant flux , heat flux , composite material , radiant heating , thermal , temperature measurement , heating element , carbide , flux (metallurgy) , nuclear engineering , heat transfer , thermodynamics , optics , metallurgy , physics , engineering
An efficient and economical experimental apparatus has been designed and built which delivers a known radiant heat flux and simultaneously measures the in‐depth temperature profiles in polymeric materials. Test samples are maintained in a controlled environment and are heated radiantly by a silicon carbide heating element capable of producing heat fluxes up to 7.0 cal/cm 2 ‐sec. The experimental data produced by this device are extremely accurate and therefore are suitable for use in verification of numerical models. The utility of the apparatus was demonstrated by measuring temperature profiles to approximately 1000°C in a glass‐filled phenol‐formaldehyde resin.