INVESTIGATION OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY DEVICE FOR USE WITH THERMAL IMAGE HEATING.

Abstract

The 'double-clamshell' imaging system has been successfully used to measure electrical conductivity of single crystal and polycrystalline aluminum oxide and pyrolytic boron nitride in the absence of impressed electric and magnetic fields. A furnace with a controlled atmosphere was designed and constructed for the conductivity measurements up to a temperature greater than 2130K. Two-5000 watt xenon arc lamps were used for energy sources. At 1500K a temperature gradient of 6 deg K along the empty furnace axis was measured with alumina-shielded thermo-coupcouples. The thermal conductivity of a sample reduced the gradient to less than 1 deg K. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0610496

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Hobbs Jr.
  • Philip S. Schaffer
  • Robert C. Folweiler

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Arc Lamps
  • Atmospheres
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Conductivity
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Crystals
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • High Temperature
  • Isotherms
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Single Crystals
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Images

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.