ABSTRACT
Although experimental methods of studying convective heat transfer are not discussed in this book, convective cooling of components is ubiquitous in thermal analysis instrumentation. The power-compensated DSC uses water cooling of a metallic alloy block surrounding sample and reference chambers to allow rapid cooling, in order for the system to maintain a null balance. Most dilatometers are constructed with a water cooling system in thermal contact with the LVDT housing to protect against anomalous measurements taken due to inadvertent heating and consequent expansion of the components of the LVDT assembly.
