Thermal
Conductivity
Scanning

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Compared to commonly known divided-bar measurements (stationary) or line-source measurements, the optical scanning principle offers some advantages

TCS is fast:

  • Up to 60 samples per hour (depending on sample length) can be measured.

TCS is easy to use:

  • the measurements are controlled by a portable computer (notebook).
  • software with online help functions and intuitive user interface makes the operation easy.

TCS operation needs almost no sample preparation:

  • non contact measurement
  • no sawing to get special sample dimensions.
  • no polishing, works on various types of surfaces.
  • TCS works on drill cores mantle surfaces as well as on sawed (cut) face ends.
  • The only need  is black line painting along the scanning lines.

TCS observes more than only thermal conductivity:

  • thermal conductivity
  • thermal diffusivity
  • small scale profiles of thermal properties along scanning lines.
  • observation and quantification of: mean and local values of the thermal properties and inhomogeneity factors.
  • automatic calculation of mean values and quality factors.
  • on anisotropic solids: observation of components of the thermal properties tensor.