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An improved parallel-wire technique for simultaneous measurement of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity is presented. The deviation between experimental results and recommended (or another author's) values is less than 5% for fused quartz and refractory brick.
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Zhang, Y.Z., Cheng, S.X., Lee, J.A. et al. Simultaneous measurement of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of solids by the parallel-wire method. Int J Thermophys 12, 577–584 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00502370
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