Abstract

This study report to the improvement of thermo physical properties of cooked clay to obtain a porous and thermal conductor material. For this purpose we fabricates two series of samples having as base material a caolinitic clay of Thicky (Senegal) to which we added respectively cow dung and the copper filings. The tests of characterization that we have carried out showed us an increase of thermal conductivity from 0.308 to 0.476 W/m.K witch corresponding to an optimum percentage of 10% by volume in cow dung and 4% of copper. It would be interest to increase dosage in copper to obtain high value of conductivity.

Keywords:

Clay , copper, cow dung, porosity, thermal characteristics,

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