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19th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties

The 19th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties (ECTP) will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece) on August 28 – September 1, 2011. It is organized by the Laboratory of Thermophysical Properties & Environmental Processes of the Chemical Engineering Department, with the help of people from other departments and universities in Greece.

The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for academic and industrial researchers to meet and exchange valuable experiences in the field of thermophysical properties of a wide variety of systems covering fluids and solids. The conference concentrates mainly on measurement, theory and modeling of the following properties and materials.

Properties: thermal conductivity, diffusivity, electrical conductivity, viscosity and non-Newtonian properties, mass-diffusion and thermo-diffusion, optical and radiative properties including emissivity, reflectivity and absorptivity, solubility, phase equilibrium including liquid - solid, calorimetric and volumetric properties, speed of sound, interfacial properties including solid-solid and wettability, …

Materials: metals and alloys, ceramics, glasses, composites, multi-functional materials, superconductor, insulation materials, porous materials, granular and thin-film materials, foams, gels, emulsions, soft materials, nano-materials, near critical and super critical fluids, polymers, food and biomaterials, environmentally friendly fluids, aqueous systems, petroleum fluids, ionic liquids, molten salts,…

Special focus on: measuring techniques (including methodology of data evaluation and prediction) and engineering applications (polymerization, casting, sintering, plasma spraying, distillation, refrigerant techniques, thermoelectric cooling, insulation structures in civil engineering, …), standard data and standard substances.

The conference will include invited lectures, oral presentations, poster sessions and workshops on specialized topics. The ECTP Award for lifetime achievements and the ECTP-Netzsch Young Scientist Award will be presented during the event. An exhibition of scientific equipment will also be held during the conference.