. Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposites

Abstract

CONTENTS 17.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................485 17.2 Methods of Making Polymer Nanocomposites for Thermal ConductivityImprovement ...................................................................................................................... 489 17.3 Measurement of Thermal Conductivity ......................................................................... 48917.3.1 Steady-State Methods ............................................................................................ 490 17.3.1.1 ASTM D5470 ............................................................................................ 490 17.3.1.2 ASTM E1530 ............................................................................................. 491 17.3.1.3 ASTM F433-02 ......................................................................................... 49217.3.2 Transient Methods ................................................................................................. 493 17.3.2.1 Transient Hot-Wire Method................................................................... 493 17.3.2.2 Transient Hot-Disk Method ................................................................... 494 17.3.2.3 Laser Flash Method ................................................................................ 49417.4 Models to Calculate the Thermal Conductivity of Polymer Nanocomposites ......... 495 17.5 Effect of Nanofiller Concentration .................................................................................. 501 17.6 Effect of Surface Treatment of Nanofillers .....................................................................503 17.7 Effect of Fiber Orientation ................................................................................................504 17.8 Use of a Hybrid Mixture ...................................................................................................505 17.9 Concluding Remarks .........................................................................................................508 References .....................................................................................................................................508Sushant Agarwal and Rakesh K. Gupta