1. THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY Dr. E. Marotta Department of Mechanical Engineering Clemson University Clemson, SC

2. THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY Agenda Research Areas Research Graduate Students Possible Research Topics - Honors

3. Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Materials Thin Film Deposition via Sol-Gel Processes Microscale Heat Transfer THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY

4. Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces Measurement and Prediction of Thermal Interface Resistance - High powered electronic packages - Removal of the heat generated during normal operation - Heat sinks are low cost means of increasing the surface area - Dissipate the heat by means of convective air cooling - Lowers the fluid-side thermal resistance but introduces interface resistance THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas

5. Measuring Thermal Interface Resistance - Ceramic Package - Aluminum Heat Sink Assembly THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces

6. Measuring Thermal Interface Resistance - Contact Configurations THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces

7. Calculating Thermal Interface Resistance THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces

8. Measuring Thermal Interface Resistance - Interstitial material layers - Elastomers or adhesive tapes THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces

9. High Powered Electronic Packages - Removal of the heat generated during normal operation - Heat Sinks are low cost means of increasing the surface area - Dissipate the heat by means of convective air cooling THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermal Contact Conductance between Interfaces

10. Measuring thermal properties: - Thermal conductivity - Thermal diffusivity - Specific Heat, c p, of solids - Directional thermal conductivity Composite Materials Ceramics (Bulk and Thin Films) Polymers (Thin Films) THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermophysical Properties of Materials

11. Experimental facility - TCC apparatus THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermophysical Properties of Materials

12. THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thermophysical Properties of Materials Experimental facility - TCC apparatus - Exploded View

13. Objective of the proposed research program is to investigate solution deposition process variables Systems of single component or multi-component species Fundamental understanding of the process-property relationships inherent in the sol-gel fabrication process Impact the film’s thermophysical characteristics THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thin Film Deposition by Sol-Gel

14. Typical structure of pyroelectric infra-red detector Elements with sol-gel deposited PZT thin film fabricated by means of micromachining Electroceramic thin film such as PZT is an especially important material for thermal imaging Heat conduction to the substrate (acting as a heat sink) plays a key role in the functionality of these devices; R b is very important THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thin Film Deposition by Sol-Gel Microscale Heat Transfer

15. Laser Spectroscopy Technique Film Thermal Conductivity Interface Resistance, R b Interface Adhesion Bond Strength THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Research Areas Thin Film Deposition by Sol-Gel Microscale Heat Transfer

16. Jason Fuller, M.S. - Modeling Metal-Polymers Joint Thermal Resistance Cristana Dita, Ph.D. - Microscale Heat Transfer Electroceramic Films Sol-Gel Deposition THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Graduate Students Graduate Students

17. Thermal Contact Conductance Ceramic Interfaces Ceramic Thin Films Thermal Contact Conductance Periodic Contacts Internal Combustion Engines Sol-Gel Deposition Electroceramic (PZT) Films Thermophysical Properties THERMAL CONDUCTION LABORATORY: Graduate Students Research Topics