Thin film based TCi

The thin film TCi project is focused on continuing the improvement of C-Therm’s commercial TCi Thermal Analyzer using thin film materials. This type of material is thinner than those currently used in the commercial product. Thin films have the advantage of being flexible, and having a quicker time response to heat differences due to their smaller mass. Thin films have so far proven to improve the sensor’s electrical response to thermal change, as well as its operating temperature range. A flexible sensor has been obtained by combining the thin films with a commercial flexible electrode substrate. The project proposed here has four objectives: 1) continue testing the thin film TCi prototype under different conditions, 2) improve the uniformity of heat distribution along the surface of the TCi by optimizing the geometry of the sensor components, 3) test the effect of an added thermally conductive dielectric thin film in the fabrication process, and 4) determine the best method of establishing high temperature contacts to the sensor leads. The design of the new thin film TCi will benefit C-Therm in putting out a superior TCi Thermal Analyzer

Faculty Supervisor:

Pandurang Ashrit

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Partner:

C-Therm Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Moncton

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