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Additive manufacturing enabled hot-wire apparatus with suppressed edge effect error

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2475267· OSTI ID:2475267
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
This invention describes a method of structuring a metal or metal coated wire in a manner such that it provides enhanced accuracy when used in a hot-wire apparatus for transient thermal conductivity measurements for low-density materials. This is accomplished by using a diameter varying structure with two ends of the wire of sufficiently small diameter that the edge-effect induced error can be reduced by generating a more uniform temperature profile along the wire, whereas in conventional apparatus the temperatures always drop at the ends of a finite wire due to its ends that are being cooled by the wire-supports.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2475267
Report Number(s):
LLNL--TR-870973; 1106859
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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