A social system for production and utilization of thermophysical quantity data

Abstract

−49− Synthesiology English edition Vol.7 No.2 pp.49-64 (Sep. 2014) When there was need for thermophysical quantity data, it was a common practice for the researcher to look through data books or databases for the material that was the subject of interest. However, the required thermophysical quantity data often could not be found. Even if some data was found, it was unclear whether the data could be assigned to the exact material of interest. This situation is not so much a problem if one simply needed the thermophysical quantity data as a rough guideline, but such data were insufficient for realizing the maximum function or guaranteeing safety, and the researcher him/herself had to measure the thermophysical quantities or subcontract such measurement to a specialized lab. If measurement is necessary, the next problem is how to choose the appropriate measurement method and how to evaluate reliability of thermophysical quantity data measured by the method. However, there is no such information or guideline yet based on agreement among the academic and technological community.