The Knudsen Layer in the Heat Transport Beyond the Fourier Law: Application to the Wave Propagation at Nanoscale [PDF]
EntropyIn agreement with the second law of thermodynamics, a new theoretical model for the description of the heat transfer at nanoscale in a rigid body is derived.
Isabella Carlomagno, Antonio Sellitto
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A mesoscopic description of radiative heat transfer at the nanoscale [PDF]
Physical Review Letters, 2010 We present a formulation of the nanoscale radiative heat transfer (RHT) using concepts of mesoscopic physics. We introduce the analog of the Sharvin conductance using the quantum of thermal conductance.
Biehs, Svend-Age +2 more
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Heat transfer in metallic nanometre-sized gaps [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHeat transfer in nanoscale gaps is of key relevance for a variety of technologies. Recent experiments have reported contradictory results shedding doubts about the fundamental mechanisms for heat exchange when bodies are separated by nanometre-sized gaps.
Rubén López-Nebreda +11 more
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The Knudsen Layer in Modeling the Heat Transfer at Nanoscale: Bulk and Wall Contributions to the Local Heat Flux [PDF]
EntropyStarting from the observation that the influence of the heat carriers’ boundary scattering on the heat flux is mainly felt in the zone near the system’s boundary, the characteristic dimension of which is of the order of the mean-free path of the heat ...
Carmelo Filippo Munafò +2 more
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Thermal Insulation Performance of Aerogel Nano-Porous Materials: Characterization and Test Methods
Gels, 2023 Due to the extremely high porosity and extremely low density of nano-porous thermal insulation materials, the characteristic size of the pores inside the materials and the characteristic size of the solid skeleton structure are on the nanometer scale ...
Fengfei Lou +4 more
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Pico-Watt Scanning Thermal Microscopy for Thermal Energy Transport Investigation in Atomic Materials
Nanomaterials, 2022 The thermophysical properties at the nanoscale are key characteristics that determine the operation of nanoscale devices. Additionally, it is important to measure and verify the thermal transfer characteristics with a few nanometer or atomic-scale ...
Seunghoe Koo, Jaehee Park, Kyeongtae Kim
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A Novel Pressure-Controlled Molecular Dynamics Simulation Method for Nanoscale Boiling Heat Transfer
Energies, 2023 Pool boiling, enabling remarkable phase-change heat transfer, has elicited increasing attention due to its ubiquitous applications in solar thermal power stations.
Cong Wang +4 more
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A review on heat transfer in nanoporous silica aerogel insulation materials and its modeling
Energy Storage and Saving, 2022 Silica aerogels are widely used in many fields for thermal insulation, such as building insulation, electric power energy, energy storage systems, and high-temperature thermal protection due to their excellent insulation performance.
Chuan-Yong Zhu +4 more
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Micro/Nanoscale surface modifications to combat heat exchanger fouling
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023 Fouling is a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in heat transfer devices that inhibits the effective passage of thermal energy, leading to energy and economic losses.
Amit Goswami +2 more
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Materials & Design, 2019 Binder Jetting (BJ) is an efficient, economical, and scalable Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology that can be used in fabricating parts made of reflective and conductive materials like copper, which have applications in advanced thermal and electrical
Ashwath Yegyan Kumar +4 more
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