Thermal conductivity

This book contributes to the highly acclaimed Plenum series by exploring different types of insulation with an emphasis on energy conservation, standard reference materials, and composites and aggregates. Reports on new techniques and apparatus for the measurement of thermal conductivity. Reviews aspects of the thermal conductivity of metals and alloys, liquids and gases, dielectrics, and geological materials. Recommended for researchers in the fields of materials science, solid-state physics, low-temperature physics, thermodynamics, metallurgy, ceramic and glass science, and mechanical engineering. Constitutes the proceedings of the Seventeenth International Thermal Conductivity Conference held at the National Bureau of Standards in Maryland