A new, more accurate approach to estimate thermal properties of mould fluxes is presented, based on the cold-finger technique. This new approach aims to circumvent the dominant effect of convection on steady-state heat flux. Instead, the thickness of the solidified mould flux layer recovered after the tests is correlated with the heat transfer rate during measurements. The cold-finger probe was redesigned to allow reliable measurement of solid film thickness.
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