Thermal Applications for Advanced Metallic Materials (Preprint)

Abstract

Various applications for advanced metallic materials in the area of thermal management of potential interest to the United States Air Force are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the following technologies; passive thermal systems utilizing high thermal conductivity metallic composites; lightweight metallic phase-change materials for managing thermal transients; high-efficiency thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting applications. In this paper, a brief background of the current SOA in each technology is presented, along with potential new areas for growing new research directions. Strategies for short-, medium-, and long-term materials and systems development are proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA466545

Entities

People

  • Jonathan E. Spowart

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Conductivity
  • Energy Storage
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Fusion
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Phase Change Materials
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Temperature Control
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Properties
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.