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The thermal conductivity of some molten salts was measured at atmospheric pressure, using the coaxial cylinder method. The pure compounds NaCO3, KNO3, and NaNO2, the equimolar mixture NaNO3-KNO3, and HITEC, which is a three-component mixture, NaNO3-NaNO2-KNO3 (0.07-0.40-0.53 in weight), were investigated. For mixtures, it was found that the experimental thermal conductivity coefficients are in agreement with calculated values using a simple linear mixing law. The thermal diffusivity was calculated and compared with experimental data.
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Tufeu, R., Petitet, J.P., Denielou, L. et al. Experimental determination of the thermal conductivity of molten pure salts and salt mixtures. Int J Thermophys 6, 315–330 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00500266
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