A restrictive analysis based on a new model is presented for the prediction of thermal contact resistance in a vacuum environment. It is demonstrated that, for many surfaces commonly encountered in engineering practice, the macroscopic constriction has a commanding influence. Extensive results are given for brass, magnesium, stainless steel, and aluminum surfaces which show the effects of material properties and the degree of conformity of mating surfaces under load. Limited results are presented to show the influence of surface films, surface roughness, creep, additional interstitial material, mean interface temperature, etc. Good agreement between the measured and predicted values of the thermal contact resistance was found over wide ranges of the applied load and other system variables.
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Thermal Contact Resistance in a Vacuum Environment
A. M. Clausing,
A. M. Clausing
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
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B. T. Chao
B. T. Chao
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
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A. M. Clausing
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
B. T. Chao
University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.
J. Heat Transfer. May 1965, 87(2): 243-250 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 1965
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April 23, 1964
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Clausing, A. M., and Chao, B. T. (May 1, 1965). "Thermal Contact Resistance in a Vacuum Environment." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. May 1965; 87(2): 243–250. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3689082
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