Transient heat flux shielding using thermal metamaterials

Abstract

We have developed a heat shield based on a metamaterial engineering approach to shield a region from transient diffusive heat flow. The shield is designed with a multilayered structure to prescribe the appropriate spatial profile for heat capacity, density, and thermal conductivity of the effective medium. The heat shield was experimentally compared to other isotropic materials.

8 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, accepted on Applied Physics Letter

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