Thermal Conductivity of Nano-alumina Reinforced Ni-P Hollow Micro-lattice

SHAO Kai; LIU Longquan

doi:10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2025.06.004

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Equipment Environmental Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6) : 26-36. DOI: 10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2025.06.004

Aviation and Aerospace Equipment

Thermal Conductivity of Nano-alumina Reinforced Ni-P Hollow Micro-lattice

SHAO Kai, LIU Longquan^*

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The work aims to study the effect of adding nano-alumina particles to the coating for co-deposition on the thermal conductivity of the coating in nickel-phosphorus hollow micro-lattices used in spacecraft thermal insulation materials, and study the ways to improve its thermal insulation performance. The template method and composite chemical plating method were used to prepare nano-alumina nickel-phosphorus composite coatings and hollow micro-lattices. The microstructure morphology and surface element distribution of the composite coating were studied by SEM and EDS. The thermal diffusion coefficient, specific heat and thermal conductivity of the composite coating were tested by LFA and DSC. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the hollow micro-lattice was obtained by one-dimensional steady-state heat transfer test and finite element method, and the effects of coating thermal conductivity, tube length, tube diameter, wall thickness and unit cell configuration on the thermal conduction performance of hollow micro-lattices were studied. The study showed that the addition of nano-alumina to the nickel-phosphorus coating increased the interfacial thermal resistance and phonon scattering, and improved the thermal insulation performance. The thermal conductivity decreased with the increase of nano-alumina content. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the hollow micro-lattice decreased with the decrease of the thermal conductivity of the coating, the tube diameter and the wall thickness, and decreased with the increase of the tube length. The unit cell configuration also affected the porosity of the hollow micro-lattice and thus affected its equivalent thermal conductivity. This study provides a reference for the design of thermal insulation performance of nano-alumina reinforced hollow micro-lattices.

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nano-alumina / composite electroless plating / microstructure / hollow micro-lattice / thermal conductivity

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SHAO Kai, LIU Longquan. Thermal Conductivity of Nano-alumina Reinforced Ni-P Hollow Micro-lattice[J]. Equipment Environmental Engineering. 2025, 22(6): 26-36 https://doi.org/10.7643/issn.1672-9242.2025.06.004

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