On the dynamic thermal conductivity and diffusivity observed in heat pulse experiments

Fehér, Anna Éva and Kovács, Róbert Sándor (2024) On the dynamic thermal conductivity and diffusivity observed in heat pulse experiments. JOURNAL OF NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS, 49 (2). pp. 161-170. ISSN 0340-0204

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Abstract

Determining the thermal properties of materials with complex structures is still a major engineering challenge today. The well-known heat pulse experiment can be used to determine the thermal diffusivity by measuring the temperature history as a thermal response for a fast excitation. However, the evaluation of the measurements can be challenging, especially when dealing with non-homogeneous samples. The thermal behavior of such heterogeneous materials may exhibit a response including two-time scales. Therefore, the Fourier equation is not necessarily applicable. The simplest possible alternatives are the 2-temperature models the Guyer–Krumhansl and Jeffreys heat equations. In the present paper, we focus on the interpretation of the Jeffreys heat equation; studying its analytical solution, we present a fitting method for determining the unknown parameters. We also discuss its relation with the other two heat equations, and we offer an interpretation of how to characterize the transient response of heterogeneous materials.

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