Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "thermal conductivity"
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Development and Commissioning of a Large-scale Rotatable Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-26)A large-scale guarded hot plate apparatus was designed and constructed for measurement of the thermal conductivity of thick insulation specimens and specimens containing layers and/or complex 3D heat flows (i.e. thermal ... -
Experimental Measurements of LiFePO4 Battery Thermal Characteristics
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)A major challenge in the development of next generation electric and hybrid vehicle technology is the control and management of heat generation and operating temperatures. Vehicle performance, reliability and ultimately ... -
Measurement and Characterization of Heat and Mass Diffusion in PEMFC Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-19)A single polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is comprised of several sub-millimetre thick layers of varying porosity sandwiched together. The thickness of each layer, which typically ranges from 10 to 200μm, is ...