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Review of Thermal Contact Resistance of Flexible Graphite Materials for Thermal Interfaces in High Heat Flux Applications

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1896991· OSTI ID:1896991
In this report the data is reviewed on thermal contact conductance (TCC) and/or thermal contact resistance (TCR) at material interfaces which employs flexible graphite (FG) materials as thermal interface materials (TIM). FG materials are often used as TIM due to their conforming nature. While the overall TCR can be estimated straightforward from measured data, the interface TCR is much more difficult to obtain. The report also discusses the interfacial thermal contact conductance between FG-tungsten and FG-Glidcop-Al15, which are envisioned for high-heat flux applications.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1896991
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2022/2564
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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