what factors influcence the thermal performance of FRP?

[Jonmiller]

What factors affect the thermal performance of fiberglass reinforced plastic sheets? Which factor has most impact on the thermal performance? Thanks for any advice.

 

[MintJulep]

And "thermal performance" means what to you?

 

[Jonmiller]

thermal performance such as thermal conductivity and thermal resistance, etc.

 

[Zoobie]

You don't need both thermal conductivity and thermal resistivity....they are the reciprocal of each other.

 

[MintJulep]

The thermal conductivity of a composite will be a function of the thermal conductivity of its constituent components, and the percentage of each in the composite.

If you ask a specific question you stand a better chance of getting a specific answer.

 

[JMiller1357]

Hi Zoobie,

Thermal reistance R=L/(kA). Therefore, R and k are not a reciprocal of each other, right?

 

[Zoobie]

JMiller1357, you are right...and shame on me for not being more careful. What I was trying to get at was that for an object, if you know one than you know the other (assuming you already have L and A at your disposal).

 

[MedicineEng]

I believe that this also depends on the resin that you will use to make the FRP object. I am not an expert, but as far as I know FRP mats or sheets as you call it are not used as is, they are "glued" with resins to given the object both chemical and structural resistance.