Experimental investigation of thermal coefficient of the graphene used concrete

Abstract

Today, fossil fuels are used primarily in energy production throughout the world. However, the ever-diminishing energy production and developing technology has encouraged energy recovery, saving or different topics. Grafen is one of the most remarkable studies in the field of nanotechnology in recent years. This nanotechnological product, considered as one of the mainstream products of future technology, has superior properties in some physical and chemical issues compared to many materials. Because of its high conductivity and durability, it continues to attract attention in energy and materials science. In this paper, the concrete samples obtained by mixing the graphene at certain ratios were compared with pure concrete (graphene free concrete) and the thermal conductivity of the grafen added concrete was determined. Finally, the thermal conductivity of the pure concrete (thermal conductivity of 1.3096 W/mK) added with 1 gr, 2 gr, 3 gr, 4 gr and 5 gr graphene were calculated as 1.6516, 1.6668, 1.6773, 1.8080 and 1.8486 (W/mK), respectively.

Keywords

• Graphene,Thermal conductivity coefficient,Concrete materials

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